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A new ClickFix variant dubbed TerminalFix uses fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA prompts on compromised websites to trick victims into running malicious PowerShell commands in Windows Terminal. [...]
OpenAI's Hugging Face attack postmortem shows agents don't care about rules - they need strong controls.
Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (aka DPRK or North Korea) have been observed seeking job opportunities beyond the information technology (IT) sector, with recent investigations identifying suspected workers employed in sales and marketing and the medical profession. The ongoing insider threat is part of what has been d...
Microsoft is investigating a widespread service issue causing authentication issues, email delays and failures, and various other issues for Exchange Online customers. [...]
ChatGPT Work is experiencing a partial outage, and users across multiple subscription plans may be unable to start or continue tasks. [...]
The researchers discovered Fire Ant's new tactic after finding an active GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) tunnel interface on a Cisco IOS XR router that could not be explained by a running configuration or commit history. [...]
Kaspersky told SecurityWeek that it patched the vulnerability affecting its Endpoint Security product. The post Nightmare Eclipse Drops ‘HardBreacher’ Kaspersky Product Exploit appeared first on SecurityWeek.
File servers remain a critical part of many IT environments, but managing access securely can become complex as permissions accumulate. tenfold Software outlines five best practices for simplifying file server administration and maintaining least-privilege access. [...]
Attackers could exploit the security defects to execute arbitrary code and access or tamper with data. The post ServiceNow Patches 3 Critical Code Injection Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The boring parts caused most of the trouble. A router shipped ready to listen. A fake check turned the user into the installer. Trusted systems collected traffic and passwords, then cleaned the logs. Old bugs formed new attack chains. Even an AI agent decided its assigned task was optional. Elsewhere, fake apps, helpful support calls, cheap banking kits, ...
Berlin's city administration has confirmed that cybercriminals are attempting to extort the city after the Rhysida ransomware gang listed it on their data leak site. [...]
The ShinyHunters extortion group has claimed the theft of 284 million records from the company’s systems. The post McKesson Confirms Data Breach as Attacker Deadline Looms appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Security teams must treat autonomous agents as highly privileged identities. The post What the Hugging Face Incident Teaches Security Leaders About AI Agent Access appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The threat actor known as Silver Fox has been observed distributing the ValleyRAT backdoor disguised as a signed Chinese adware application, running the malware under a trusted process to slip past users who add such software to their antivirus exclusions. Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky said the attackers built the disguise around QN Wallpaper, a ...
The AI giant is logging customers out of their accounts and removing payment data to prevent unauthorized Claude usage. The post Anthropic Warns Claude Users of Infostealer Malware Infections appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Threat actors associated with Aurora (aka Aur0ra) ransomware have been observed using SpaceX's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant Cursor to break into target networks, according to findings from CloudSEK and Gambit Security. The two independent analyses are based on exposed infrastructure associated with the Russian-speaking cybercrime ...
Claude Code reads files, runs shell commands, invokes MCP tools, and acts through the credentials available on a developer’s machine. Anthropic’s new Compliance API endpoints give security teams their clearest view yet into that activity. They also expose a larger problem: activity logs alone cannot tell you whether an agent’s access is legitimate. AI has...
Named KindaRails2Shell, the arbitrary file read flaw allows attackers to extract secrets and execute arbitrary code remotely. The post Critical Ruby on Rails Vulnerability in Attackers’ Crosshairs appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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