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Anthropic Disrupts AI-Powered Cyberattacks Automating Theft and Extortion Across Critical Sectors

Anthropic Disrupts AI-Powered Cyberattacks Automating Theft and Extortion Across Critical Sectors

Anthropic on Wednesday revealed that it disrupted a sophisticated operation that weaponized its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot Claude to conduct large-scale theft and extortion of personal data in July 2025. “The actor targeted at least 17 distinct organizations, including in healthcare, the emergency services, and government, and religious institutions,” theRead More »Anthropic Disrupts AI-Powered Cyberattacks Automating Theft and Extortion Across Critical Sectors

ShadowSilk Hits 35 Organizations in Central Asia and APAC Using Telegram Bots

ShadowSilk Hits 35 Organizations in Central Asia and APAC Using Telegram Bots

A threat activity cluster known as ShadowSilk has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government entities within Central Asia and Asia-Pacific (APAC). According to Group-IB, nearly three dozen victims have been identified, with the intrusions mainly geared towards data exfiltration. The hacking group shares toolset and infrastructuralRead More »ShadowSilk Hits 35 Organizations in Central Asia and APAC Using Telegram Bots

Nevada State Offices Closed Following Disruptive Cyberattack

State websites and phone lines were taken offline, but officials say emergency services and personal data remain unaffected. The post Nevada State Offices Closed Following Disruptive Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Infostealers: The Silent Smash-and-Grab Driving Modern Cybercrime

Competition among malware-as-a-service developers has transformed infostealers into refined, accessible tools for cybercriminals worldwide. The post Infostealers: The Silent Smash-and-Grab Driving Modern Cybercrime appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Citrix Patches Exploited NetScaler Zero-Day

Zero-day exploited in the wild forces Citrix and CISA to push emergency patch deadlines for federal agencies. The post Citrix Patches Exploited NetScaler Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.

PromptLock: First AI-Powered Ransomware Emerges

Proof-of-concept ransomware uses AI models to generate attack scripts in real time. The post PromptLock: First AI-Powered Ransomware Emerges appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q2 2025

Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q2 2025

Vulnerability registrations in Q2 2025 proved to be quite dynamic. Vulnerabilities that were published impact the security of nearly every computer subsystem: UEFI, drivers, operating systems, browsers, as well as user and web applications. Based on our analysis, threat actors continue to leverage vulnerabilities in real-world attacks as a meansRead More »Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q2 2025

Salesloft OAuth Breach via Drift AI Chat Agent Exposes Salesforce Customer Data

Salesloft OAuth Breach via Drift AI Chat Agent Exposes Salesforce Customer Data

A widespread data theft campaign has allowed hackers to breach sales automation platform Salesloft to steal OAuth and refresh tokens associated with the Drift artificial intelligence (AI) chat agent. The activity, assessed to be opportunistic in nature, has been attributed to a threat actor tracked by Google Threat Intelligence GroupRead More »Salesloft OAuth Breach via Drift AI Chat Agent Exposes Salesforce Customer Data

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