In this interview with Help Net Security, Dr. Yaakov Stein, VP CTO of Allot, discusses what post-quantum readiness looks like inside a mobile network. The discussion covers which operator traffic stays sensitive for years, including subscriber identity mappings, billing record...
Security Engineer, PSO Google | USA | On-site – View job details As a Security Engineer, you will provide technical guidance to customers adopting Google Cloud Platform, helping them navigate their cloud journey with the Professional Services team. The role includes advising o...
The major healthcare sector vendor did not identify the attackers, but ShinyHunters, a prolific group increasingly targeting the sector, claimed responsibility. The post McKesson copes with fallout from data theft extortion attack appeared first on CyberScoop.
The Cronos blockchain network has resumed trading activity after a price-manipulation attack on the Tectonic cryptocurrency lending platform allowed an attacker to borrow $74 million. [...]
While guardrails are critical, as evidenced by recent high-profile incidents, defenders need help staying ahead of attackers who do not play by the rules.
One of my internet-exposed inference honeypots was discovered, relabeled with sought-after model names, and incorporated into infrastructure apparently used to provide "free" LLM backends. It then received a real coding-agent session &#;x26;#;xe2;&#;x26;#;x80;&#;x26;#;x94; his...
ValleyRAT hides behind legitimate adware, using DLL sideloading to evade detection, steal data and give Silver Fox control of infected systems. ValleyRAT doesn’t always need to disguise itself as a cracked game or a fake browser update. It can also hide behind something much m...
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. [...]
The six-month program will be overseen by the Office of the National Cyber Director and Texas Cyber Command to “find out what works.” The post ‘Watershed 250’ test program in Texas looks to private sector for water cybersecurity help appeared first on CyberScoop.
It sure seems like it. The stores confirmed to be affected include Fort Irwin, Calif.; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.; Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; Naval Station Newport, R.I.; Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.; and Travis Air Force Base, Calif., according to announcements made online...
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 a...
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. [...]
Attackers are disguising automated scanning as traffic from AI crawlers operated by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Perplexity and other companies while searching websites for exposed credentials and configuration files, according to GreyNoise. (Source: GreyNoise) “Every program th...
The threat actor targeting internet-facing PaperCut Application Servers is covertly installing legitimate remote access software on them, PaperCut Software shared in the most recent update on the ongoing attack campaign. PaperCut zero-days exploited to deploy remote access too...
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...
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. [...]
PaperCut RCE Chain: CVE-2026-82078 Exploited PaperCut disclosed two vulnerabilities in PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF that can be chained into a pre-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE) path against vulnerable Applica
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.
ServiceNow Patches Multiple CVSS 10.0 Flaws ServiceNow disclosed four vulnerabilities affecting its AI Platform and related Now Platform components on August 27, 2026 . Three received vendor-assigned CVSS v4.0 scores of
The pharmaceutical and healthcare technology company McKesson informed regulators it is in the early stages of investigating a cybersecurity incident involving an unnamed third-party application.
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 cybersecurit...
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.
CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-81578 PaperCut NG/MF Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability CVE-2026-82078 PaperCut NG/MF Unsafe Reflection Vulne...
The AWS Management Console now loads inside a network with no path to the public internet. Console Private Access became generally available on August 28 for virtual private clouds, the isolated networks customers run inside AWS, that have no internet connectivity at all. Auth...
Healthcare company McKesson disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which hackers got into third-party applications and stole data. McKesson is a major U.S. healthcare company that distributes pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and other healthcare products to pharmacies, hospita...
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 ...
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: act...
Anthropic has started locking users out of their Claude accounts due to their login sessions having been compromised through infostealer malware. “The malware identified in this campaign so far include Vidar, Lumma (LummaC2), StealC, RedLine and Acreed on Windows, and Atomic S...
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.
Fire Ant hijacked Cisco routers, stole credentials and altered logs to hide its tracks, using trusted infrastructure to reach high-value networks. Chinese-linked cyber espionage group Fire Ant has spent the past year quietly graduating from hacking individual computers to hack...
Finnish Kennel Club, Shell Access, UK Iframe, Salt Mobile, and Brazil SERPRO Claims SOCRadar Dark Web Team identified several new underground posts, including an alleged Finnish Kennel Club and Showlink dog-show database
The company has called in CrowdStrike and others to investigate the attack that caused global network disruption. The post Boston Scientific Still Recovering From Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
FulcrumSec says it stole over 80 GB of data from Manchester Airports Group and plans to leak it online. The post Extortion Group Claims Manchester Airports Group Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Microsoft has confirmed that mouse settings are being reverted on Windows 11 systems after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 non-security preview update. [...]
Learn how the Spring Ring campaign abuses Microsoft Teams and voice phishing to deploy malware and target enterprise domain controllers. The post Spring Ring: An Inside Look at Voice Phishing Campaigns in Microsoft Teams appeared first on Unit 42.
Mandating ‘kill switches’ for AI agents would threaten the security of America’s critical infrastructure and undercut U.S. AI leadership. Congress must reject the AI Kill Switch Act. The post The AI Kill Switch Act is repeating the Clipper Chip’s mistakes appeared first on Cyb...
Russian state hackers are trying to interfere with AI-assisted malware analysis in Ukraine by deliberately setting off AI safety mechanisms, ESET has found. The technique, named GuardBreaker by ESET, appeared in a malicious VBS script tied to UAC-0099, a Russia-aligned group p...
Anthropic Links Claude Session Theft to Infostealer Malware An affected Claude user has shared a warning from Anthropic stating that infostealer malware can steal active Claude login sessions from infected computers. Att
Two Nigerian men extradited to the U.S. on Thursday have been charged with involvement in sextortion schemes that resulted in the deaths of two minor victims in Mississippi and North Carolina. [...]
Infostealers can steal active Claude sessions, bypass 2FA and drain paid usage. Anthropic is revoking access and refunding unauthorized charges. Anthropic confirmed that several infostealer malware can hijack an active Claude login session and let attackers burn through your u...
The ruling is part of Anthropic's legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year. The post Judge Says Pentagon’s Measures Against Anthropic Were ‘Illegal and Baseless’ appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A China-nexus cyber espionage actor tracked as Fire Ant has expanded a long-running campaign beyond VMware hypervisors to compromise Cisco IOS XR routers, Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System (TACACS) servers, and Linux management hosts used to route, authenticate,...
Details about the Hugging Face hack, critical infrastructure under attack, a spoofed in-flight Wi-Fi network, and more of this month's cybersecurity news
The Rhysida ransomware group has claimed the exfiltration of over 5TB of data, including personal information and credentials. The post Berlin Won’t Pay Extortion Group Claiming Data Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek.