“Cyber warfare is as much about psychological strategy as technical prowess.”
― James Scott
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UNG0002 Group Hits China, Hong Kong, Pakistan Using LNK Files and RATs in Twin Campaigns [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Multiple sectors in China, Hong Kong, and Pakistan have become the target of a threat activity cluster tracked as UNG0002 (aka Unknown Group 0002) as part of a broader cyber espionage campaign. “This threat entity demonstrates a strong preference for using shortcut files (LNK), VBScript, and post-exploitation tools such as Cobalt Strike and Metasploit, while…
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Ivanti Zero-Days Exploited to Drop MDifyLoader and Launch In-Memory Cobalt Strike Attacks [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malware called MDifyLoader that has been observed in conjunction with cyber attacks exploiting security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) appliances. According to a report published by JPCERT/CC today, the threat actors behind the exploitation of CVE-2025-0282 and CVE-2025-22457 in intrusions observed between December 2024 and JulyRead…
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How to create a risk management plan: Template, key steps
A risk management plan provides a framework for managing business risks. Here’s what it includes and how to develop one, plus a downloadable plan template.Read More
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CISO role in ASM could add runtime security, tokenization
Runtime security and tokenization stand to play a bigger role in attack surface management, a development that could influence security leaders’ responsibilities.Read More
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News brief: Cyberattack trends signal security arms race
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team.Read More
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How to build a cybersecurity team to maximize business impact
How CISOs design and build their security teams is as important as the technology they select to safeguard their organizations’ digital assets.Read More
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CERT-UA Discovers LAMEHUG Malware Linked to APT28, Using LLM for Phishing Campaign [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a phishing campaign that’s designed to deliver a malware codenamed LAMEHUG. “An obvious feature of LAMEHUG is the use of LLM (large language model), used to generate commands based on their textual representation (description),” CERT-UA said in a Thursday advisory. The activity has…
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Google Sues 25 Chinese Entities Over BADBOX 2.0 Botnet Affecting 10M Android Devices [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Google on Thursday revealed it’s pursuing legal action in New York federal court against 25 unnamed individuals or entities in China for allegedly operating BADBOX 2.0 botnet and residential proxy infrastructure. “The BADBOX 2.0 botnet compromised over 10 million uncertified devices running Android’s open-source software (Android Open Source Project), which lacks Google’s security protections,”Read More
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Critical NVIDIA Container Toolkit Flaw Allows Privilege Escalation on AI Cloud Services [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical container escape vulnerability in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit that could pose a severe threat to managed AI cloud services. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-23266, carries a CVSS score of 9.0 out of 10.0. It has been codenamed NVIDIAScape by Google-owned cloud security company Wiz. “NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all…
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From Backup to Cyber Resilience: Why IT Leaders Must Rethink Backup in the Age of Ransomware [email protected] (The Hacker News)
With IT outages and disruptions escalating, IT teams are shifting their focus beyond simply backing up data to maintaining operations during an incident. One of the key drivers behind this shift is the growing threat of ransomware, which continues to evolve in both frequency and complexity. Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platforms have made it possible for even…
“Security used to be an inconvenience sometimes, but now it’s a necessity all the time.”
― Martina Navratilova