How Does Managing Non-Human Identities Revolutionize Cyber Defense? How can organizations enhance their defenses while managing the myriad of machine identities that populate their networks? The answer lies in Non-Human Identities (NHIs), which is revolutionizing cyber defense and creating a…
How an ex-L3 Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia
Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer’s highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the…
Detecting Supply Chain Attacks in NPM, PyPI, and Docker: Real-World Techniques That Work
The digital ecosystem breathes through trust. Every npm install, every pip install, every docker pull represents a leap of faith — a developer placing confidence in code written by strangers, maintained by volunteers, distributed through systems they’ve never seen. This…
Defense in Depth for AI: The MCP Security Architecture You’re Missing
As AI agents become integral to cloud native applications, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) has emerged as a leading standard for enabling these agents to interact with external tools and data sources. But with this new architectural pattern comes a…
Jabber Zeus developer ‘MrICQ’ extradited to US from Italy
Ukrainian Yuriy Rybtsov, aka MrICQ, a suspected Jabber Zeus developer, was extradited from Italy to the US to face cybercrime charges. Ukrainian national Yuriy Igorevich Rybtsov (41), aka MrICQ, an alleged Jabber Zeus developer, was arrested in Italy, lost his…
AWS, Nvidia, Crowdstrike seek security startups to enter the arena
Last year’s winner scored a $65M funding round on a $300M valuation Cloud and AI security startups have two weeks to apply for a program that fast-tracks access to investors and mentors from Amazon Web Services, CrowdStrike, and Nvidia.… This…
Sketchy Graphics: Windows GDI Flaws Open RCE and Data Loss
Check Point finds Windows GDI bugs enabling RCE and data leaks. Learn how Microsoft patched and how to protect your systems. The post Sketchy Graphics: Windows GDI Flaws Open RCE and Data Loss appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article…
DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks
Three people, including two U.S. ransomware negotiators, are accused of working on behalf of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their…
How Ransomware Attacks Leverage Cyber Insurance Policies
Ransomware attacks continue to evolve into sophisticated strategic and psychological operations. Threat actors are always seeking ways to maximize their illicit gains, and they’ve now discovered a powerful piece to leverage: a company’s cyber insurance policy. When attackers gain access…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-11-03 21h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 19:9 : Browser detection and response fills gaps in security programs 19:9 : Malicious VSX Extension “SleepyDuck” Uses Ethereum to Keep Its Command Server Alive
Browser detection and response fills gaps in security programs
<p>Targeted detection and response software has become a crucial component of network security. Lately, it seems that for every technology an organization uses, a dedicated detection and response tool exists to secure it — such as network detection and response,…
Malicious VSX Extension “SleepyDuck” Uses Ethereum to Keep Its Command Server Alive
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious extension in the Open VSX registry that harbors a remote access trojan called SleepyDuck. According to Secure Annex’s John Tuckner, the extension in question, juan-bianco.solidity-vlang (version 0.0.7), was first published on October 31,…
Unauthenticated RCE in WSUS Puts Organizations at Risk
Microsoft patches WSUS RCE flaw letting attackers gain SYSTEM access. Learn how to secure servers and prevent exploitation. The post Unauthenticated RCE in WSUS Puts Organizations at Risk appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity…
Analysis Playbooks: USB
In 2005, Cory Altheide and I published the first peer-reviewed paper to address tracking USB devices on Windows systems. Over the years, it’s been pretty amazing to see not only the artifacts expand and evolve, but to also see folks…
Microsoft Patch for WSUS Vulnerability has Broken Hotpatching on Windows Server 2025
In a recent setback for Windows administrators, Microsoft’s October 2025 security update addressing a critical vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) has inadvertently broken hotpatching functionality on a subset of Windows Server 2025 systems. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59287,…
Hackers Can Manipulate Claude AI APIs with Indirect Prompts to Steal User Data
Hackers can exploit Anthropic’s Claude AI to steal sensitive user data. By leveraging the model’s newly added network capabilities in its Code Interpreter tool, attackers can use indirect prompt injection to extract private information, such as chat histories, and upload…
SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Assistants API for command and control
Microsoft Incident Response – Detection and Response Team (DART) researchers uncovered a new backdoor that is notable for its novel use of the OpenAI Assistants Application Programming Interface (API) as a mechanism for command-and-control (C2) communications. Instead of relying on…
New Dante Spyware Linked to Rebranded Hacking Team, Now Memento Labs
Kaspersky researchers uncovered Operation ForumTroll, an attack campaign utilising the new ‘Dante’ spyware developed by Memento Labs, the rebranded Hacking Team. The attacks used a Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-2783) and COM hijacking for persistence, confirming the continued deployment of advanced…
Is Your Tech Stack Killing Profitability? The Silent Bug Crippling MSP Growth
Many MSPs want to grow, but internal complexity often holds them back. In this guest article, Portland, a Heimdal partner, breaks down how fragmented systems and unclear value messaging can quietly erode profits, compliance, and trust – and how to…
Cyber Insurance Statistics for 2025
More and more businesses are taking out cyber insurance in 2025. Read our statistics rundown to understand why. Investing in cyber insurance is a smart move. In case of a cyber attack, it can reduce the financial burden of a…
Cybercrooks team up with organized crime to steal pricey cargo
Old-school cargo heists reborn in the cyber age Cybercriminals are increasingly orchestrating lucrative cargo thefts alongside organized crime groups (OCGs) in a modern-day resurgence of attacks on freight companies.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read…
NDSS 2025 – Statically Discover Cross-Entry Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities In The Linux Kernel
SESSION Session 1D: System-Level Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Hang Zhang (Indiana University Bloomington), Jangha Kim (The Affiliated Institute of ETRI, ROK), Chuhong Yuan (Georgia Institute of Technology), Zhiyun Qian (University of California, Riverside), Taesoo Kim (Georgia Institute of Technology)…
Bridging the Trust Gap with 1Password
We have spent what seems like an eternity of our careers trying to wrangle access issues. We set up our shiny SSO portals, federate the big apps, and feel pretty good. We have a “bubble” of control. But that bubble…
400,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Account Takeover Vulnerability in Post SMTP WordPress Plugin
On October 11th, 2025, we received a submission for an Account Takeover via Email Log Disclosure vulnerability in Post SMTP, a WordPress plugin with more than 400,000 active installations. The post 400,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Account Takeover Vulnerability in…