His conclusion: Context wins Basically whoever can see the most about the target, and can hold that picture in their mind the best, will be best at finding the vulnerabilities the fastest and taking advantage of them. Or, as the defender, applying patches or mitigations the fastest. And if you’reRead More »Daniel Miessler on the AI Attack/Defense Balance
The threat actor known as Confucius has been attributed to a new phishing campaign that has targeted Pakistan with malware families like WooperStealer and Anondoor. “Over the past decade, Confucius has repeatedly targeted government agencies, military organizations, defense contractors, and critical industries — especially in Pakistan – using spear-phishing andRead More »Confucius Hackers Hit Pakistan With New WooperStealer and Anondoor Malware
ENISA has published its 2025 Threat Landscape report, highlighting some of the attacks aimed at OT systems. The post Many Attacks Aimed at EU Targeted OT, Says Cybersecurity Agency appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that claims to offer the ability to create a SOCKS5 proxy service, while also providing a stealthy backdoor-like functionality to drop additional payloads on Windows systems. The deceptive package, named soopsocks, attracted a total of 2,653Read More »Alert: Malicious PyPI Package soopsocks Infects 2,653 Systems Before Takedown
The Canadian airline fell victim to a cyberattack in June and has completed the analysis of stolen information. The post 1.2 Million Impacted by WestJet Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Penetration testing is critical to uncovering real-world security weaknesses. With the shift into continuous testing and validation, it is time we automate the delivery of these results. The way results are delivered hasn’t kept up with today’s fast-moving threat landscape. Too often, findings are packaged into static reports, buried inRead More »Automating Pentest Delivery: 7 Key Workflows for Maximum Impact
The hackers stole names, contact details, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers in an August 19 ransomware attack. The post 766,000 Impacted by Data Breach at Dealership Software Provider Motility appeared first on SecurityWeek.
From unpatched cars to hijacked clouds, this week’s Threatsday headlines remind us of one thing — no corner of technology is safe. Attackers are scanning firewalls for critical flaws, bending vulnerable SQL servers into powerful command centers, and even finding ways to poison Chrome’s settings to sneak in malicious extensions.Read More »ThreatsDay Bulletin: CarPlay Exploit, BYOVD Tactics, SQL C2 Attacks, iCloud Backdoor Demand & More
Google Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) have disclosed that they are tracking a new cluster of activity possibly linked to a financially motivated threat actor known as Cl0p. The malicious activity involves sending extortion emails to executives at various organizations and claiming to have stolen sensitive data fromRead More »Google Mandiant Probes New Oracle Extortion Wave Possibly Linked to Cl0p Ransomware
The attack uses a passive interposer to control the SGX enclave and extract the DCAP attestation key, breaking the mechanism. The post WireTap Attack Breaks Intel SGX Security appeared first on SecurityWeek.
