Infosecurity News
Most Fraudulent Hires Receive Credentials Before Detection
A new report highlights the vast growth in fraudulent candidates, presenting significant insider threat challenges to organizations
Most Firms Unable to Recover Quickly from Ransomware
Fenix24 found only four of more than 800 clients came close to stated ransomware recovery targets of 24-48 hours
Black Axe Members Extradited to US Over Internet Fraud Claims
Alleged Black Axe leaders extradited to the US over romance scams, BEC and money laundering claims
AI the Top Priority for New Spend as Cyber Budgets Flatline
IANS finds AI is dominating net-new budgets even as overall funding for the function is flat
Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch to Fix RDS Vulnerability
Microsoft has been forced to issue an out-of-band fix for several issues stemming from this month’s Patch Tuesday
Malicious Twitch Extension Exposes 31,000 Users' OAuth Tokens
Socket has discovered a Twitch browser extension forwarding users' OAuth tokens to a Russian bot service
Human Attacker Hits Machine-Speed Exploitation of Marimo RCE
A human attacker exploited a Marimo RCE and reached an SSH bastion in eight seconds
Defense Cyber Spending Set to Surge Amid Rising Attacks on Military Systems
MarketsandMarkets has projected the cyber warfare market to double by 2031, amid growing demand for defensive and offensive cyber capabilities in the military
Revolut Confirms Data Breach Through Fake Government Requests
An unauthorized party used a legitimate government email domain to fraudulently request Revolut customer data
Hackers Exploit Maximum Severity Flaw in GitLab
CISA warns that threat actors are exploiting a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0
OpenAI Agent Swarm Hacks RubyGems Package Manager
Researchers confirm that OpenAI agents uploaded hundreds of malicious packages to RubyGems
Hackers Favor US Eastern Business Hours in M365 Phishing Campaign
KnowBe4 researchers observed a new phishing campaign leveraging Microsoft 365’s Direct Send to send malicious emails
Most Organizations Skip Permissions Reviews Before Deploying AI Tools
A new Syskit study has shown that only 43% of organizations with AI agents deployed in Microsoft 365 environments completed a permission review before doing so
CISA Updates Insider Threat Guide With New Mitigation Advice
CISA has updated its insider threat guide with new advice on remote work, AI and risk detection
MantaxOtax Android Malware Combines Ransomware With Spyware
MantaxOtax Android malware combines ransomware with extensive spyware capabilities
FBI Publishes First-Ever Cyber Strategy, With Focus on Disrupting Threat Actors
The new document appears to be part of a broader shift by the US government towards the proactive disruption of cyber threat actors
Anthropic Reveals Yet Another Cybersecurity Incident
Anthropic has found a fourth case of its model accessing third-party systems without authorization
OFAC Sanctions Chinese Scam Platform Xinbi Guarantee
The US Treasury has placed sanctions on notorious Chinese cybercrime marketplace Xinbi Guarantee
Researchers Build WeChat Zero-Click Worm Hijacking Phones via Calls
The hacking tool, built using a combination of AI models, is effective against Android and iOS devices
Gigabud Uses Android App Cloning to Evade Fraud Detection
Gigabud clones banking apps into a work profile to break the link between malware alerts and fraud
