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Today's cyber news highlights several key threats and trends. Hackers are increasingly targeting AI systems, as demonstrated by a recent incident where credentials were stolen, leading to $740,000 in unauthorized compute usage for a cloud provider. Microsoft researchers revealed vulnerabilities in AI models, showing that attackers can create backdoors by manipulating just a few neurons. Additionally, recent updates for Slackware address critical security issues, including remote code execution and memory errors in their httpd and Git packages. The ongoing risk of vehicle hacking is underscored by a podcast discussing how attackers can gain control over car systems. As cyber threats evolve, organizations must prioritize robust security measures against these emerging vulnerabilities.
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Secure your AI applications with system prompt hardening.
The post Introducing System Prompt Hardening: production-ready protection for system prompts appeared first on Security Boulevard.
During an investigation into a large-scale automated account creation attack targeting one of our customers, we observed a burst of suspicious registration activity.
In less than a week, the attackers attempted more than 80,000 registrations.
While investigating the registrations, we identified sev...
Log Explorer customers can now identify and investigate multi-vector attacks. Log Explorer supports 14 additional Cloudflare datasets, enabling users to have a 360-degree view of their network.
Cloudflare's new Security Overview dashboard transforms overwhelming security data into prioritized, actionable insights, empowering defenders with contextual intelligence on vulnerabilities.
FortiGate SSO flaws allows attackers to steal configs, abuse AD creds, deploy RMM tools, and exfiltrate NTDS files.
Strong authentication isn’t enough. Learn why attackers target browser sessions after login and how session-level controls close the gap.
The post Securing the Browser Session, Not Just the Login – Blog | Menlo Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.
APT28 Uses BEARDSHELL and COVENANT Malware to Spy on Ukrainian Military ESET researchers have published a deep-dive on Russia’s APT28 (Fancy Bear/Sednit), revealing that the GRU-linked group has been conducting sustained espionage against Ukrainian military personnel since April 2024 using two custo...
Salesforce has confirmed that customers are being targeted via poorly secured instances.
The post Hundreds of Salesforce Customers Allegedly Targeted in New Data Theft Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Attackers are mass-scanning Salesforce Experience Cloud sites using a modified AuraInspector tool to exploit misconfigurations and access sensitive data. Salesforce CSOC warns that threat actors are mass-scanning publicly accessible Experience Cloud sites using a modified version of the AuraInspecto...
Crooks used simple phone scam to compromise vendor account, spilling personal and financial data belonging to more than 15,000 people A voice-phishing scam targeting one of Ericsson's service providers has exposed the personal data of more than 15,000 individuals after attackers sweet-talked an empl...
Digital freedom needs a Kali Linux for the rest of us Opinion The hacker mind is a curious way to be. To have it means to embody endless analytical curiosity, an awareness of any given rule set as just one system among many, and an ability to see any system in ways that its creators never expected....
When cybersecurity teams talk about risk, they usually speak in technical terms like vulnerabilities, exploits, and attack vectors. But when they walk into the boardroom, they need to speak a different language. They need to speak about cost. In the era of AI, the cost of insecure APIs has shifted f...
The company will deepen its platform's AI agent capabilities and scale engineering and go-to-market teams.
The post Escape Raises $18 Million to Automate Pentesting appeared first on SecurityWeek.
CISA has added the high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability to its KEV list, along with SolarWinds and Workspace One bugs.
The post Recent Ivanti Endpoint Manager Flaw Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Terra Security has announced the launch of Terra Portal, its agentic desktop app that serves as an execution layer for pentesters to direct and oversee AI-driven testing in live production environments. Terra Portal reduces the discovery-to-fix cycle for vulnerabilities from the industry average of...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a tool we talk to; it is a tool that does things for us. These are called AI Agents. They can send emails, move data, and even manage software on their own.
But there is a problem. While these agents make work faster, they also open a new "back door" fo...
Kids profited from tools used to attack popular websites, say officials Polish police have referred seven suspected juvenile cybercriminals to family court over an alleged scheme to flog DDoS kits online.…
CISA flagged a high-severity Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) vulnerability as actively exploited in attacks and ordered U.S. federal agencies to patch systems within three weeks. [...]
Dutch intelligence warns that attackers are hijacking Signal and WhatsApp accounts by tricking users into sharing verification codes or linking a malicious device.
In the evolving digital economy, adopting a prevention-first strategy for cloud workflows is essential. This article explores the importance of preemptive security measures to protect sensitive operations from breaches, detailing steps for organizations to enhance their security posture.
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