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Unit 42Global
Vulnerability
3 Consulting Myths Debunked by Unit 42 Experts
Unit 42 security experts address critical cybersecurity misconceptions, offering practical insights to help your organization reinforce its enterprise defenses. The post 3 Consulting Myths…
KrebsOnSecurityUS
Ransomware
U.S. Soldier Gets 70 Months in Prison for AT&T, Verizon Extortions
A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to hacking into multiple telecommunications companies and stealing mobile call and text metadata for more than 100…
CyberScoopUS
Cyber security
Army soldier sentenced for spree of attacks on AT&T, Snowflake and other major companies
Cameron Wagenius was involved in some of the most high-profile attacks of 2024 while on active duty. The post Army soldier sentenced for spree…
Security AffairsGlobal
Vulnerability
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft SharePoint and Mikrotik RouterOS flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft SharePoint and Mikrotik RouterOS flaws flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and…
The RecordGlobal
Cyber security
Kiteworks urges customers to stop using platform after warning from federal intelligence agencies
Frank Balonis, CISO at Kiteworks, told Recorded Future News that the company “received credible threat intelligence from federal intelligence authorities indicating that a threat…
The RecordGlobal
Cyber attack / incident
Labcorp to overhaul data security practices, pay $2.3 million fine for cybersecurity failings
Security changes include creating an incident response plan for vendor security failings, limiting how much data Labcorp shares with vendors and building an expansive…
Dark ReadingGlobal
AI security
AI Sandbox Escapes: Why Forensic Readiness Matters More Than Containment
When autonomous AI agents "escape the sandbox," the real story isn't rogue machines — it's the same access-control failures we've seen for decades.
Security AffairsGlobal
Cyber attack / incident
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget Says North Korea-Linked Hackers Stole $351.6 Million
Bitget says suspected North Korea-linked actors stole $351.6M from hot and warm wallets. Withdrawals were suspended while Mandiant investigates. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget says suspected…
Dark ReadingGlobal
Cyber attack / incident
What We Missed: Google Gemini Joins the AI Escape Party
In this video conversation, Dark Reading editors discuss some of the news they didn't get a chance to cover, from Google Gemini models breaking…
CyberScoopUS
Cloud
Supreme Court permits states to use SAVE database for citizenship checks
Three justices wrote in a dissent that longstanding privacy laws protecting sensitive personal data held by the government should prevent the use of the…
Microsoft Security BlogGlobal
Vulnerability
Storm-3168: Agentic-driven cloud attacks using compromised service principals
Microsoft details JADEPUFFER-linked Azure reconnaissance, resource deletion, and credential access using compromised service principals, identifying the activity as associated with Storm-3168 and providing guidance…
The RecordGlobal
Cyber security
Crypto CEO accuses North Korea of stealing $387 million from Bitget platform
The CEO said the company has a User Protection Fund that has over $464 million and those funds will be used to cover the…
SecurityWeekGlobal
Data breach
In Other News: Clop Leak Site Takeover, Docker Botnet Hunts AI Keys, Water Utility Exposure
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: BragJack attack against browser AI assistants, TDengine flaw threatens industrial telemetry uptime, Ubuntu update overhaul.…
The RecordGlobal
Vulnerability
Cyberattack hits Welsh police force, may have affected staff data
Dyfed-Powys Police in Wales said a cyberattack affecting the force disrupted some non-emergency systems and may have compromised staff information.
Dark ReadingGlobal
Vulnerability
Stopping IT Worker Scams Requires Revamped HR Process
Training human-resource managers in the latest tactics and warning signs goes a long way toward blunting the threat, but automated analysis can help even…
The Hacker NewsGlobal
Cyber attack / incident
Compromised GitHub Actions Came Back Online and Resumed Executing Mini Shai-Hulud Malware
Two actions-cool GitHub Actions have been disabled for a second time after the repositories became accessible last week, months after they were compromised during…
SecurityWeekGlobal
Cyber security
North Korea Suspected in $351 Million Bitget Crypto Heist
Bitget’s security systems caught the unauthorized transfers on September 24, and some wallet addresses linked to the attacker have been frozen. The post North…
Security AffairsGlobal
Cyber attack / incident
ClickFix Campaign Abuses Trusted Websites to Deploy Psychedelic Stealer
Attackers hijacked Ukrainian websites to deliver a fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA that installs Psychedelic Stealer and steals browser and crypto credentials. Psychedelic Stealer is being…
The Hacker NewsGlobal
Malware
PamStealer macOS Malware Adds Live C2 Payload Decryption and Multi-Layer Persistence
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new version of PamStealer that ensures that the main payload can only be recovered using a server-side decryption chain.…
SANS Internet Storm CenterGlobal
Malware
A Closer Look at Malware From the Macfinger ClickFix Campaign, (Fri, Sep 25th)
Introduction
SecurityWeekGlobal
Vulnerability
CISA Election Security Plan Flags Patching Barriers, Voter Database Attacks
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin tasked CISA with developing the plan in July. The post CISA Election Security Plan Flags Patching Barriers, Voter Database…
SecurityWeekGlobal
Cyber security
Kosovar Owner of Rydox Marketplace Pleads Guilty in US Court
Ardit Kutleshi created and operated Rydox, which allowed miscreants to trade PII and cybercrime tools and services. The post Kosovar Owner of Rydox Marketplace…
The RecordGlobal
Cyber attack / incident
Doubts grow over claims OpenAI agent hacked Australian Medicare portal
Researchers are questioning whether an OpenAI agent needed to hack an Australian government health portal to access it, after a review of the website’s…
The Hacker NewsGlobal
Cyber attack / incident
The SOC Doesn't Need to Start Over with Every Alert
Security leaders keep debating whether AI will produce an entirely new class of cyberattack. The nearer change is quieter and already visible: AI has…
SecurityWeekGlobal
Data breach
Windows, Linux, Android File Notification Systems Leak User Activity
Researchers show that file-change notification systems can leak keystroke timing, browsing activity, and WhatsApp media events. The post Windows, Linux, Android File Notification Systems…
The Hacker NewsGlobal
Cyber attack / incident
Bitget Says Suspected North Korean Hackers Stole $351.6M After Backend Compromise
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget said suspected North Korean threat actors have stolen $351.6 million from its hot and warm wallets. "At 18:31 UTC on September…
The Hacker NewsGlobal
Vulnerability
Roundcube Pre-Auth SQL Injection Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security has warned that a now-patched Roundcube Webmail vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in…
Security AffairsGlobal
Vulnerability
AI-Powered CARBONATO Botnet Steals Credentials to Fund Its Own LLM Gateway
CARBONATO exploits exposed Docker daemons, installs an AI agent, steals API keys and spreads across networks with autonomous command execution. CARBONATO is a Docker-based…
SecurityWeekGlobal
Vulnerability
‘SalesBleed’ Flaws in Salesforce Agentforce Enabled Zero-Click Data Exfiltration
Three vulnerabilities in Salesforce Agentforce allowed hackers to hijack trusted agents, steal data, and launch phishing attacks. The post ‘SalesBleed’ Flaws in Salesforce Agentforce…
Security AffairsGlobal
Vulnerability
U.S. CISA adds Adobe and WSO2 flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Adobe and WSO2 flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
Dark ReadingGlobal
Cyber security
Russia's Hybrid Cyber-Physical War in Europe Heats Up
A storm is raging in the form of cyber sabotage, disinformation, and drone attacks on European nations, particularly those that provide material support to…
SecurityWeekGlobal
Vulnerability
Roundcube Webmail Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs
Tracked as CVE-2026-48842, the exploited bug is an SQL injection that can be exploited without authentication. The post Roundcube Webmail Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs…
The Hacker NewsGlobal
Cyber security
Cloudflare Fixes Flaw That Let One Container Read Another Customer's Leftover Disk Data
A flaw in Cloudflare Containers let a paying customer read data that other customers' containers had left behind on the same server, Cloudflare and…
The Hacker NewsGlobal
Vulnerability
WSO2 and Adobe Commerce Flaws Exploited in Attacks, Added to CISA KEV
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), on Thursday, added two critical security flaws impacting WSO2 and Adobe Commerce and Magento to its…
SANS Internet Storm CenterGlobal
Cyber security
ISC Stormcast For Friday, September 25th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10110, (Fri, Sep 25th)
(c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
CyberScoopUS
Critical infrastructure
House and Senate members propose legislation for CISA to step up cyber defenses for biotech
Biotechnology doesn’t have its own critical infrastructure designation, so the bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to make sure it’s protected like it. The post…
Dark ReadingGlobal
Vulnerability
'Salesbleed' Exploits Salesforce Agents to Enable Slack Phishing
Agentic AI can smuggle arbitrary instructions from the Web, across multiple apps, into trusted internal communications channels.
Security AffairsGlobal
Cyber security
Ryuk Member Karen Vardanyan Sentenced to Two Years in U.S. Prison
Ryuk member Karen Vardanyan was sentenced to 24 months in U.S. prison after extradition from Ukraine and ordered to pay $1.2M in restitution. Karen…
SecurityWeekGlobal
AI security
Autonomous AI Hacks Raise Thorny Questions of Legal Accountability
The prospect of legal accountability is unclear. Lawsuits are a possibility, but some legal experts believe any criminal investigations would face an extremely high…
Dark ReadingGlobal
Malware
SectopRAT Returns, Hiding Inside a Legitimate Application
The latest activity from the remote access Trojan (RAT) shows why organizations should monitor the behavior of applications rather than blindly trusting them, experts…
The RecordGlobal
Critical infrastructure
Digital forensics firm with US federal contracts covered up ties to Russia, DOJ alleges
Two executives at a data extraction and digital forensics company that sold several U.S. agencies its software were arrested for allegedly lying about the…
The RecordGlobal
Data breach
Lawmakers introduce bill for voluntary telecom cyber rules after Salt Typhoon hacks
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act on Thursday, arguing that the new effort was…
The RecordGlobal
Cyber security
Rydox cybercriminal marketplace operator pleads guilty following co-conspirator brothers’s deportation
Ardit Kutleshi, 28, was extradited from his home country of Kosovo last year after prosecutors accused him and his older brother of running Rydox…
Security AffairsGlobal
Vulnerability
AI Helps Uncover MikroTrick Attack Chain in MikroTik RouterOS
MikroTrick chains two RouterOS flaws to bypass authentication and gain admin access. AI helped researchers uncover the attack chain within days. MikroTik pushed out…
The Hacker NewsGlobal
Vulnerability
Unpatched OnePlus Flaws Let Installed Android Apps Gain Root Without Permissions
A OnePlus 15 running the latest OxygenOS can be rooted by a malicious app the owner installs, one that asks for no special permissions.…
CyberScoopUS
Cyber attack / incident
New bill would create federal investigative body for AI-driven hacks
A new Democratic bill in Congress would establish a federal Cybersecurity and AI Board of Investigations to provide independent government oversight of cyberattacks carried…
Cisco TalosGlobal
Vulnerability
Trust and the enticing consultancy offer
In this week’s newsletter Martin muses over a very suspicious elicitation over social media and the true value of trust within the cyber ecosystem.…
The Hacker NewsGlobal
Vulnerability
ThreatsDay: AI Search Poisoning, AI Coding Tool Leaking Repos, One-Click Code Execution and 13 More Stories
This week, the dangerous stuff keeps arriving dressed as something boring. An update. A login box. A search answer. A coding tool. A link…
CyberScoopUS
Cyber security
Phone-hacking company that won U.S. security agency contracts hid Russian ownership, DOJ alleges
The Justice Department said two leaders of the company have been arrested and face conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The post Phone-hacking company that…
Microsoft Security BlogGlobal
Ransomware
Beyond the ransomware: Tracking Storm-2570’s consistent tradecraft across deployments
Storm-2570 is a ransomware affiliate that uses consistent post-compromise tools and techniques across deployments involving Qilin, DragonForce, Anubis, and BERT ransomware, and provides guidance…
Microsoft Security BlogGlobal
AI security
What’s new in Microsoft Security: September 2026
This month's updates help you discover and control local AI agents, extend Zero Trust to agent traffic, and strengthen SOC foundations. The post What’s…
SecurityWeekGlobal
Vulnerability
Kontext Security Emerges With $4 Million for AI Agent Runtime Controls
The startup’s runtime enforcement platform evaluates AI agents in real time to provide visibility and control over their actions. The post Kontext Security Emerges…
The Hacker NewsGlobal
Cyber security
Placeholder third-party[.]com Referenced Across 1,700+ Repositories Now Serves Malicious Content
The "third-party[.]com" domain, commonly used as a documentation placeholder, has been observed serving a ClickFix lure to Windows browsers while displaying a harmless decoy…
Dark ReadingGlobal
Ransomware
3 Cyber Threats That Defined the Summer of 2026
This installment of the Reporters' Notebook video series discusses the impact of AI agents breaching Hugging Face, Fairlife's ransomware attack, and Iranian-linked threat actors…
SecurityWeekGlobal
Vulnerability
OpenAI Agents Probed Websites for Vulnerabilities While Fetching Public Data
Australia disclosed that an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to non-public government information. The post OpenAI Agents Probed Websites for Vulnerabilities While Fetching Public…
The Hacker NewsGlobal
Cyber attack / incident
Hacked Ukrainian Sites Serve Fake Cloudflare ClickFix Lures for Psychedelic Stealer
An active ClickFix campaign has been observed compromising legitimate Ukrainian business websites to inject bogus Cloudflare verification pages and trick victims into downloading a…
Dark ReadingGlobal
Cyber security
How to Build a SASE Framework for Modern Cybersecurity
Securing edge computing requires organizations to fundamentally rethink security governance. This step-by-step guide to building a SASE framework provides the path forward. (Third in…
CyberScoopUS
Vulnerability
Bipartisan Senate leaders introduce bill to bolster telecom cybersecurity in response to Salt Typhoon hacks
The legislation from Senate Intelligence Vice-Chairman. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Tex., would create a government-industry group to write voluntary…
Dark ReadingGlobal
Cyber security
Ghost Service Accounts Enable M365 Data Theft in Chile
Even if the organization locks down employee accounts, forgotten and lost service accounts can still undo the organization's entire M365 environment.
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