Since emerging in the mid-2010s as a persistent threat actor, the IRGC-linked APT35 collective has continually adapted its tactics to target government entities, energy firms, and diplomatic missions across the Middle East and beyond. Initially focused on credential harvesting via…
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The Evolution of Chaos: Ransomware’s New Era of Speed and Intelligence
In 2025, the notorious Chaos ransomware has undergone a dramatic transformation, emerging with a sophisticated C++ variant that represents the most dangerous iteration to date. This marks the first time Chaos has departed from its traditional .NET foundation, introducing destructive…
Rethinking Security Data Management with AI-Native Pipelines
AI-native security data pipelines transform security operations by using machine learning for adaptive filtering, automation, and 90% lower overhead. The post Rethinking Security Data Management with AI-Native Pipelines appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security…
Why Businesses Must Act Now to Prepare for a Quantum-Safe Future
As technology advances, quantum computing is no longer a distant concept — it is steadily becoming a real-world capability. While this next-generation innovation promises breakthroughs in fields like medicine and materials science, it also poses a serious threat to…
Chinese Hackers Weaponize Nezha Tool to Run Commands on Web Servers
Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated cyberattack campaign where Chinese threat actors are exploiting web applications using an innovative log poisoning technique to deploy web shells and subsequently weaponize Nezha, a legitimate server monitoring tool, for malicious command execution. Creative…
Researchers develop AI system to detect scam websites in search results
Scam websites tied to online shopping, pet sales, and other e-commerce schemes continue to cause millions in losses each year. Security tools can accurately detect fraudulent sites once they are found, but identifying new ones remains difficult. To close that…
CrowdStrike Falcon Windows Sensor Flaw Could Let Attackers Execute Code and Delete Files
CrowdStrike has disclosed two critical vulnerabilities affecting its Falcon sensor for Windows that could enable attackers to delete arbitrary files and potentially compromise system stability. The cybersecurity company released patches for both security flaws in its latest sensor version 7.29,…
Turning the human factor into your strongest cybersecurity defense
In this Help Net Security video, Jacob Martens, Field CISO at Upwind Security, explores one of cybersecurity’s most enduring challenges: the human factor behind breaches. Despite advances in technology, most attacks still begin with people, not code. He explains how…
Behind the screens: Building security customers appreciate
In this Help Net Security interview, Jess Vachon, CISO at PRA Group, discusses the company’s multi-layered defense against fraud and its commitment to protecting customer trust. Vachon explains how PRA Group balances identity verification with a seamless customer experience. Vachon…
2025-10-08: Infection from Kongtuke campaign’s ClickFix page
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from Malware-Traffic-Analysis.net – Blog Entries Read the original article: 2025-10-08: Infection from Kongtuke campaign’s ClickFix page
Microsoft 365 Outage Blocks Access to Teams, Exchange Online, and Admin Center – Updated
A significant Microsoft 365 outage blocked user access to several critical services, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, and the Microsoft 365 admin center. The incident began late on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, leaving organizations worldwide unable to utilize essential communication…
Six metrics policymakers need to track cyber resilience
Most countries are still making national cyber policy decisions without reliable numbers. Regulations often focus on incident reporting after damage is done, but they fail to give governments a forward-looking picture of resilience. A new report from Zurich Insurance Group…
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, October 9th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9648, (Thu, Oct 9th)
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 Thursday, October 9th, 2025…
[Guest Diary] Building Better Defenses: RedTail Observations from a Honeypot, (Thu, Oct 9th)
[This is a Guest Diary by Jin Quan Low, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu Bachelor's Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS) program [1].] This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original…
CrowdStrike Falcon Windows Sensor Vulnerability Enables Code Execution and File Deletion
CrowdStrike has disclosed and released patches for two medium-severity vulnerabilities in its Falcon sensor for Windows that could allow an attacker to delete arbitrary files. The security vulnerabilities, designated as CVE-2025-42701 and CVE-2025-42706, require an attacker to have already gained…
Discord Data Breach – 1.5 TB of Data and 2 Million Government ID Photos Extorted
The popular communication platform Discord is facing an extortion attempt following a significant data breach at one of its third-party customer service providers, Zendesk. Threat actors claim to have stolen 1.5 terabytes of sensitive data, including over 2.1 million government-issued…
FreePBX SQL Injection Vulnerability Exploited to Modify The Database
A critical SQL injection vulnerability in FreePBX has emerged as a significant threat to VoIP infrastructure worldwide, enabling attackers to manipulate database contents and achieve arbitrary code execution. FreePBX, a widely deployed PBX system built around the open-source Asterisk VoIP…
Crimson Collective Leverages AWS Services to Exfiltrate Sensitive Data
A new threat group calling itself Crimson Collective has emerged as a significant cybersecurity concern, targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environments with sophisticated data exfiltration and extortion campaigns. The group has recently claimed responsibility for attacking Red Hat, asserting…
Exciting Developments in Cloud-Native Security
Are Machine Identities the Hidden Key to Cloud-Native Security? Effective cybersecurity strategies rely not only on safeguarding human credentials but also on ensuring the security of non-human identities (NHIs). These machine identities, often overshadowed by their human counterparts, play a…
Zero Trust for AI Agents: Implementing Dynamic Authorization in an Autonomous World
Traditional role-based access control assumes predictable behavior, but AI agents exhibit emergent behaviors no human anticipated. Dynamic authorization using ABAC and JWT tokens enables real-time policy decisions that adapt to AI behavior, environmental context, and risk levels automatically. The post…