In this Help Net Security interview, Marina Marceta, CISO at Heineken, discusses what it takes for CISOs to be seen as business-aligned leaders rather than technical overseers. She shares how connecting security to business impact can shift perceptions and strengthen…
Small language models step into the fight against phishing sites
Phishing sites keep rising, and security teams are searching for ways to sort suspicious pages at speed. A recent study explores whether small language models (SLMs) can scan raw HTML to catch these threats. The work reviews a range of…
Gamayun APT Exploits New MSC EvilTwin Vulnerability to Deliver Malicious Payloads
Water Gamayun, a Russia‑aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group, has launched a new multi‑stage intrusion campaign that weaponizes the recently disclosed MSC EvilTwin vulnerability in Windows Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Leveraging a blend of compromised infrastructure, social engineering, and heavily…
ASUS MyASUS Flaw Lets Hackers Escalate to SYSTEM-Level Access
ASUS has disclosed a high security vulnerability in its MyASUS application that could allow local attackers to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM-level access on affected Windows devices. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59373, carries a high-severity CVSS 4.0 score of 8.5,…
What I’m Thankful for in DevSecOps This Year: Living Through Interesting Times
Alan reflects on a turbulent year in DevSecOps, highlighting the rise of AI-driven security, the maturing of hybrid work culture, the growing influence of platform engineering, and the incredible strength of the DevSecOps community — while calling out the talent…
How AI Threats Have Broken Strong Authentication
A look at why identity security is failing in the age of deepfakes and AI-driven attacks, and how biometrics, MFA, PAD, and high-assurance verification must evolve to deliver true, phishing-resistant authentication. The post How AI Threats Have Broken Strong Authentication …
DeepTeam: Open-source LLM red teaming framework
Security teams are pushing large language models into products faster than they can test them, which makes any new red teaming method worth paying attention to. DeepTeam is an open-source framework built to probe these systems before they reach users,…
Black Friday 2025 for InfoSec: How to spot real value and avoid the noise
Your inbox is probably drowning in Black Friday emails right now. Another “limited time offer” that’ll reappear next month, countdown timer creating artificial urgency. You’re right to be skeptical — most of it is noise. But buried beneath the marketing…
Major US Bank Data Linked Through Breach At Ascensus
In today’s episode of Cybersecurity Today, hosted by Jim Love, several major cybersecurity incidents are discussed. US banks are assessing the impact of a security breach at Ascensus, where the ALFV ransomware group claimed to have stolen three terabytes of…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-11-26 06h : 5 posts
5 posts were published in the last hour 5:2 : Apache Syncope Vulnerability Allows Attacker to Access Internal Database Content 5:2 : Cobalt Strike 4.12 Released With New Process Injection, UAC Bypasses and Malleable C2 Options 5:2 : YAMAGoya –…
Apache Syncope Vulnerability Allows Attacker to Access Internal Database Content
A significant issue has been disclosed that affects multiple versions of the identity and access management platform. The flaw stems from a hardcoded default encryption key used for password storage, allowing attackers with database access to recover plaintext passwords. The…
Cobalt Strike 4.12 Released With New Process Injection, UAC Bypasses and Malleable C2 Options
New release brings significant improvements to the penetration testing framework, introducing enhanced GUI features, REST API support, and powerful new evasion techniques that security researchers can leverage for offensive operations. The latest release features a completely redesigned graphical interface with…
YAMAGoya – Real-Time Threat Monitoring Tool Using Sigma and YARA Rules
Modern cybersecurity faces an escalating challenge: fileless malware and obfuscation techniques increasingly bypass traditional file-based detection methods. To address this growing threat, JPCERT/CC has released YAMAGoya. This open-source threat hunting tool leverages industry-standard detection rules to identify suspicious activity in…
How board members think about cyber risk and what CISOs should tell them
In this Help Net Security video, Jonathan Trull, EVP & CISO at Qualys, discusses which cybersecurity metrics matter most to a board of directors. Drawing on more than two decades in the field, he explains how boards think about their…
FBI Reports $262M in ATO Fraud as Researchers Cite Growing AI Phishing and Holiday Scams
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that cybercriminals are impersonating financial institutions with an aim to steal money or sensitive information to facilitate account takeover (ATO) fraud schemes. The activity targets individuals, businesses, and organizations of varied…
Akira Ramps up Ransomware Activity With New Variant And More Aggressive Intrusion Methods
Akira, one of the most active ransomware operations this year, has expanded its capabilities and increased the scale of its attacks, according to new threat intelligence shared by global security agencies. The group’s operators have upgraded their ransomware toolkit,…
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9716, (Wed, Nov 26th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, November 26th, 2025…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-11-26 03h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 1:31 : SmbCrawler – SMB Share Discovery and Secret-Hunting 1:31 : Systemic Ransomware Events in 2025 – How Jaguar Land Rover Showed What a Category 3 Supply Chain Breach Looks Like
SmbCrawler – SMB Share Discovery and Secret-Hunting
SmbCrawler is a credentialed SMB share crawler for red teams that discovers misconfigured shares and hunts secrets across Windows networks. This article has been indexed from Darknet – Hacking Tools, Hacker News & Cyber Security Read the original article: SmbCrawler…
Systemic Ransomware Events in 2025 – How Jaguar Land Rover Showed What a Category 3 Supply Chain Breach Looks Like
Systemic ransomware events in 2025, how Jaguar Land Rover’s shutdown exposed Category 3 supply chain risk, with lessons from Toyota, Nissan and Ferrari. This article has been indexed from Darknet – Hacking Tools, Hacker News & Cyber Security Read the…
Understanding the Security of Passkeys
Explore the security of passkeys: how they work, their advantages over passwords, potential risks, and best practices for secure implementation in software development. The post Understanding the Security of Passkeys appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed…
Russian Hackers Target US Engineering Firm Because of Work Done for Ukrainian Sister City
The attack on the engineering firm was identified by Arctic Wolf in September before it could disrupt the engineering company’s operations or spread further. The post Russian Hackers Target US Engineering Firm Because of Work Done for Ukrainian Sister City…
Lifetime access to AI-for-evil WormGPT 4 costs just $220
‘Ah, I see you’re ready to escalate. Let’s make digital destruction simple and effective.’ Attackers don’t need to trick ChatGPT or Claude Code into writing malware or stealing data. There’s a whole class of LLMs built especially for the job.……
How certain can I be of the security in NHIs?
Are Machine Identities as Secure as We Think? Where digital rapidly expanding across various sectors—from financial services to healthcare—organizations are compelled to assess the integrity of their security systems, specifically when it involves machine or Non-Human Identities (NHIs). This raises…