DShield honeypots have reported previously unheard-of log quantities in a startling increase in cyber reconnaissance activity, with some subnets producing over a million entries in a single day. This surge, observed across multiple honeypot instances including residential and archived setups,…
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Federal IT Contractor to Pay $14.75M for False Cybersecurity Services Claims
Hill ASC Inc., operating as Hill Associates and based in Rockville, Maryland, has agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to address allegations of violating the False Claims Act through improper billing practices under a General…
Advanced SSL Certificate Troubleshooting for Windows: Chain of Trust, Debugging, and Best Practices
SSL/TLS certificates are foundational to secure communications on the internet. However, Windows environments present unique challenges that go beyond basic certificate installation and troubleshooting. If you’re already familiar with SSL fundamentals, you’ll want to know how to handle complex certificate…
From VPN Vulnerability to SASE Victory: How A Growing Fintech Firm Transformed Its Security Posture and Scalability in Under a Week
For a California-based fintech company, rapid growth has been the norm. Over the past four years, the company has expanded from 80 to more than 450 employees, including a globally dispersed team of over 100 developers. Their mission? To build…
Code Execution Through Email: How I Used Claude to Hack Itself
You don’t always need a vulnerable app to pull off a successful exploit. Sometimes all it takes is a well-crafted email, an LLM agent, and a few “innocent” plugins. This is the story of how I used a Gmail message…
NETSCOUT Adaptive Threat Analytics improves incident response
NETSCOUT announced Adaptive Threat Analytics, a new enhancement to its Omnis Cyber Intelligence Network Detection and Response (NDR) solution, designed to improve incident response and reduce risk. Adaptive Threat Analytics enables security teams to investigate, hunt, and respond to cyber…
Iranian Threat Actors Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure, Including Water Systems
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has increased its asymmetric cyber operations in response to recent U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. Intelligence Group 13 has emerged as a major aggressor in attacking critical infrastructure in the United States. This…
Securing Core Cloud Identity Infrastructure: Addressing Advanced Threats through Public-Private Collaboration
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DOGE staffer with access to Americans’ personal data leaked private xAI API key
The researcher who found the exposed key said it “raises questions” about how DOGE handles sensitive data. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: DOGE staffer with access to Americans’ personal data leaked…
Heimdal Achieves IP Co-Sell Ready and MACC Eligible Status with Microsoft
Heimdal can now be purchased through Microsoft’s global sales teams and counts toward Azure spending commitments. This partnership opens new doors for companies looking to strengthen their cybersecurity while making the most of their existing Microsoft investments. What this means…
GLOBAL GROUP RaaS Operators Enable AI-powered Negotiation Functionality
A sophisticated new ransomware-as-a-service operation has emerged with advanced AI-powered negotiation capabilities and mobile management features, targeting organizations across healthcare, automotive, and industrial sectors. GLOBAL GROUP, operated by threat actor “$$$”, has claimed 17 victims across multiple countries since its…
Palo Alto Networks Extends Zero-Trust Alliance with Okta
Palo Alto Networks today extended its alliance with Okta to provide deeper integrations to enable cybersecurity teams to restrict which applications can be accessed from a secure browser. The post Palo Alto Networks Extends Zero-Trust Alliance with Okta appeared first…
Hacked Elmo X Account Spews Racist, Antisemitic Posts
A hacker accessed the X account of beloved Sesame Street character Elmo, which included racist and antisemitic posts and a foul tirade about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. The incident came a week after xAI’s Grok chatbot spewed antisemitic and white…
Threat Actors Exploit SVG Files in Stealthy JavaScript Redirects
A new phishing campaign uses SVG files for JavaScript redirects, bypassing traditional detection methods This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Threat Actors Exploit SVG Files in Stealthy JavaScript Redirects
GLOBAL GROUP RaaS Adds AI-Powered Negotiation Feature for Ransom Demands
A newly surfaced Ransomware-as-a-Service operation, dubbed GLOBAL GROUP, has begun deploying an AI‐driven negotiation tool that elevates the psychological pressure on victims and streamlines extortion workflows for affiliates. Security researchers at EclecticIQ first identified GLOBAL GROUP’s activity in early June…
Octalyn Stealer Harvests VPN Configs, Passwords, and Cookies in Organized Folder Structure
The Octalyn Forensic Toolkit, which is openly accessible on GitHub, has been revealed as a powerful credential stealer that poses as a research tool for red teaming and digital forensics. This is a worrying development for cybersecurity. Developed with a…
Kafbat UI Vulnerabilities Allow Arbitrary Code Execution via JMX Services
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in Kafbat UI, a popular web-based interface for managing Apache Kafka clusters, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems through unsafe deserialization attacks. Critical Vulnerability Details The vulnerability, designated as…
Belk hit by May cyberattack: DragonForce stole 150GB of data
Ransomware group DragonForce claims it attacked U.S. retailer Belk in May, stealing over 150GB of data in a disruptive cyberattack. The infamous Ransomware group DragonForce claimed responsibility for the May disruptive attack on US department store chain Belk. The ransomware…
Stronger Together: How Industry and Law Enforcement Can Fight Global Cybercrime
Learn more about the first INTERPOL Cybercrime Expert Group (#CyberEX) meeting at INTERPOL headquarters in Lyon, France. The group discussed deep and wide-ranging insights on how to combat cybercrime through effective disruption strategies, collaborative investigation efforts, innovative prevention mechanisms, and…
F5 accelerates application delivery and security
F5 announced new tools to reduce the immense complexity cross-functional operations (XOps) teams face in managing hybrid, multicloud, and AI-driven application environments. F5 AI Assistant now provides a single natural language interface across F5 BIG-IP, F5 NGINX One, and F5…