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Today's cybersecurity landscape highlights several significant threats and trends. Microsoft reported an alarming 7.3 billion phishing emails detected in Q3 2026, indicating a surge in phishing tactics. U.S. agencies warned of attacks on industrial refrigeration systems, potentially causing severe disruptions and hazards. The CISA flagged a critical vulnerability in SonicWall SonicOS, emphasizing the urgency for organizations to address this flaw amid reports of exploitation. Additionally, hackers are logging in using stolen credentials within an average of just eight minutes post-infection. On a more positive note, open-source solutions like Wirken are emerging to mitigate risks associated with AI agents. Finally, a notable incident involves a major data breach of 22 million French motorists' data, underscoring ongoing data security challenges.
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The stealthy Python-based backdoor framework deploys a persistent Windows implant likely designed for espionage.
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313 Team tells Canonical: pay up or the packets keep coming
313 Team tells Canonical: pay up or the packets keep coming Canonical says its web infrastructure is under attack after a pro-Iran hacktivist group instructed its members to target the open source giant.…
A vulnerability in the cPanel/WHM admin interface lets attackers access websites without a username and password.
A researcher from offensive security firm Theori has found a nine-year-old flaw in the Linux kernel with the help of AI
The managed security services market is projected to grow from $38.31 billion in 2025 to $69.16 billion by 2030[1], with cybersecurity being the fastest-growing sector[2]. Despite this opportunity, many MSPs leave revenue on the table because their go-to-market strategy fails to connect technical ex...
We always think we are more vulnerable than our fellow contemporaries! In general sense, this shows lack of confidence, but when you are dealing with security, this is one of the best traits you can have! Sounds strange, right! Let’s be honest, most security teams aren’t short on vulnerability data....
The new kit aims to address risks related to poisoned models, regulatory issues, supply chain integrity, and incident response.
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NIST Cybersecurity Framework for UK SMEs: A Practical Guide to Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover The NIST Cybersecurity Framework is a useful way to organise cybersecurity work around business risk. For UK SMEs, that matters because most teams do not have the time or budget to do every...
Microsoft has released the KB5083631 optional cumulative update for Windows 11, which includes 34 changes, such as a new Xbox mode for Windows PCs, enhanced security and performance for batch files, and performance improvements for launching startup apps. [...]
Business email compromise (BEC) is still thriving even in organizations that have implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA). As security professionals, we often assume that MFA is the silver bullet for email security, but real-world incidents suggest otherwise. Attackers e...
I’ve been thinking about coal mines. How you dig a hole in the earth, extract everything valuable, leave a scar, and walk away. Then someone comes along decades later and says, what if we filled it with water and made it beautiful? Feels like a metaphor for something, but I can’t quite land it. Germ...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the sentencing of two cybersecurity professionals to four years each in prison for their role in facilitating BlackCat ransomware attacks in 2023.
Ryan Goldberg, 40, of Georgia, and Kevin Martin, 36, of Texas, were accused of deploying the r...
A new software supply chain attack campaign has been observed using sleeper packages as a conduit to subsequently push malicious payloads that enabled credential theft, GitHub Actions tampering, and SSH persistence.
The activity has been attributed to the GitHub account "BufferZoneCorp," which has p...
Start date pushed back a year, annual cost up a third, and UK's now handing out eight million passports a year
Anthropic launched Claude Security to counter faster AI-driven cyberattacks, as tools like Mythos enable near-instant exploitation by threat actors. Anthropic introduced Claude Security to help defenders keep up with a surge in AI-powered cyberattacks. As models like Mythos drastically reduce the ti...
Start date pushed back a year, annual cost up a third, and UK's now handing out eight million passports a year The Home Office has increased the annual value and overall duration of its new passport production contract, increasing it to a total of £576 million as it starts a third round of engagemen...
Explore how geofence warrants and AI-assisted searches challenge the Fourth Amendment. Can 18th-century privacy laws survive 21st-century digital surveillance?
The post Geofence Warrants and Artificial Intelligence – What Happens When Robots Enforce the 4th Amendment? appeared first on Security Bou...
Declining job satisfaction means that only one in three (34%) cybersecurity professionals plan to stay with their current employer, increasing the pressure on CISOs’ talent retention strategies.
And according to a survey of 500 cybersecurity professionals by IANS and Artico...
Cybersecurity financial risk is rising in commodity markets as breaches, data loss and espionage threaten operations and investor trust.
The post The Overlap of Cybersecurity and Financial Risk: Protecting Sensitive Data in Commodity Markets appeared first on Security Boulevard.