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China-Linked Hackers Launch Targeted Espionage Campaign on African IT Infrastructure [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as APT41 has been attributed to a new campaign targeting government IT services in the African region. “The attackers used hardcoded names of internal services, IP addresses, and proxy servers embedded within their malware,” Kaspersky researchers Denis Kulik and Daniil Pogorelov said. “One of the C2s [command-and-control servers] was…
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Risk prediction models: How they work and their benefits
Accurate risk prediction models can aid risk management efforts in organizations. Here’s a look at how risk models work and the business benefits they provide.Read More
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⚡ Weekly Recap: SharePoint 0-Day, Chrome Exploit, macOS Spyware, NVIDIA Toolkit RCE and More [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Even in well-secured environments, attackers are getting in—not with flashy exploits, but by quietly taking advantage of weak settings, outdated encryption, and trusted tools left unprotected. These attacks don’t depend on zero-days. They work by staying unnoticed—slipping through the cracks in what we monitor and what we assume is safe. What once looked suspicious now…
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Assessing the Role of AI in Zero Trust [email protected] (The Hacker News)
By 2025, Zero Trust has evolved from a conceptual framework into an essential pillar of modern security. No longer merely theoretical, it’s now a requirement that organizations must adopt. A robust, defensible architecture built on Zero Trust principles does more than satisfy baseline regulatory mandates. It underpins cyber resilience, secures third-party partnerships, and ensures uninterruptedRead…
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Microsoft SharePoint attacks target on-premises servers
Thousands of organizations, including government agencies, running SharePoint on-premises are vulnerable after Microsoft issued a security alert warning of active attacks.Read More
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What is a CISO (chief information security officer)?
The CISO (chief information security officer) is a senior-level executive responsible for developing and implementing an information security program.Read More
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An explanation of data breaches
Data breaches can be intentional or accidental and come in various forms, but all types have the potential to cause considerable harm to individuals and organizations.Read More
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PoisonSeed Hackers Bypass FIDO Keys Using QR Phishing and Cross-Device Sign-In Abuse [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a novel attack technique that allows threat actors to bypass Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) key protections by deceiving users into approving authentication requests from spoofed company login portals. The activity, observed by Expel as part of a phishing campaign in the wild, has been attributed to a threat actor named PoisonSeed,…
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Microsoft Releases Urgent Patch for SharePoint RCE Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Cyber Attacks [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Microsoft on Sunday released security patches for an actively exploited security flaw in SharePoint and also released details of another vulnerability that it said has been addressed with “more robust protections.” The tech giant acknowledged it’s “aware of active attacks targeting on-premises SharePoint Server customers by exploiting vulnerabilities partially addressed by the July SecurityRead More
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Hard-Coded Credentials Found in HPE Instant On Devices Allow Admin Access [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has released security updates to address a critical security flaw affecting Instant On Access Points that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication and gain administrative access to susceptible systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-37103, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. “Hard-coded login credentials were found…