Infosecurity News

  1. AI-Driven Insider Risk Now a “Critical Business Threat,” Report Warns

    Malicious insiders are using misusing AI for nefarious gain, while employees cutting corners also creates risk, warns Mimecast

  2. ContextCrush Flaw Exposes AI Development Tools to Attacks

    Critical flaw "ContextCrush" in Context7 MCP Server could allow malicious instructions into AI tools

  3. Coruna Exploit Kit Targets Older iPhones in Multi-Stage Campaigns

    Exploit kit "Coruna" targets iPhones running iOS 13.0 to 17.2.1, focusing on financial data theft

  4. Zero-Click FreeScout Bug Enables Remote Code Execution

    Ox Security warns that Mail2Shell could enable threat actors to hijack FreeScout systems without user interaction

  5. Cisco Issues Patches for 48 Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Networking Products

    Two of the 48 Cisco vulnerabilities, affecting Secure Firewall Management Center, are maximum-severity flaws

  6. Europol Operation Seizes LeakBase Data Breach Site

    A global operation has resulted in the takedown of popular cybercrime forum LeakBase

  7. Coalition of Western Countries Launches 6G Cybersecurity Guidelines

    A coalition of seven Western nations has launched guidelines to help integrate security-by-design principles into future 6G standards

  8. Global Takedown Neutralizes Tycoon2FA Phishing Service

    Law enforcers and industry partners have taken down notorious phishing-as-a-service platform Tycoon2FA

  9. Surge in Attacks on Surveillance Cameras Linked to Iranian Hackers

    Increased attempts to compromise surveillance cameras linked to Iran during Middle East conflict

  10. Multi-Stage "BadPaw" Malware Campaign Targets Ukraine

    Malware campaign uses Ukrainian email service for credibility, deploying "BadPaw" to execute attacks

  11. Calls for Global Digital Estate Standard as Posthumous Deepfake Fraud Risk Grows

    The OpenID Foundation warns that fragmented policies on posthumous digital accounts could open the door for fraudsters to exploit AI deepfakes

  12. Israel: RedAlert Spyware Campaign Exploits Wartime Panic With Trojanized App

    Espionage campaign exploits Israel-Iran conflict, distributing a trojanized Red Alert app via SMS

  13. AI and Deepfakes Supercharge Sophisticated Cyber-Attacks, Says Cloudflare

    Cloudflare Threat Report warns that AI tools enable attackers who lacked required skills to generate effective attacks rapidly and at scale

  14. Leaked Database Sheds Light on Iranian Crypto Sanctions Evasion

    Ariomex database reveals potential sanctions evasion and capital transfers tied to Iranian actors

  15. Half of US CISOs Work the Equivalent of a Six-Day Week

    Seemplicity finds US security leaders work 11 or more extra hours per week

  16. Huge “Shadow Layer” of Organizations Hit by Supply Chain Attacks

    Black Kite reveals 26,000 unnamed corporate victims linked to 136 third-party breaches

  17. Iranian Cyber Threat Actor Targets Iraqi Government Officials in AI-Powered Campaign

    Zscaler ThreatLabz assessed with medium to high confidence that an Iranian adversary targeted Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a new cyber-attack

  18. Chrome Unveils Plan For Quantum-Safe HTTPS Certificates

    Google Chrome initiates quantum-resistant measures via Merkle Tree Certificates to secure HTTPS

  19. Expect Iran to Launch Cyber-Attacks Globally, Warns Google Head of Threat Intel

    John Hultquist suggests “aggressive” Iranian cyber attackers will target the US and its Gulf allies with plausibly deniable ransomware attacks, hacktivist campaigns and more

  20. Hybrid Middle East Conflict Triggers Surge in Global Cyber Activity

    Military strikes in the Middle East escalate cyber ops, raising spillover risks globally for firms

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