Microsoft has resolved a known issue that was causing security applications to incorrectly flag a core Windows component, the company said in a service alert posted this week. […]
AI Agents Are Becoming Privilege Escalation Paths
AI agents have quickly moved from experimental tools to core components of daily workflows across security, engineering, IT, and operations. What began as individual productivity aids, like personal code assistants, chatbots, and copilots, has evolved into shared, organization-wide agents embedded in critical processes. These agents can orchestrate workflows across multiple systems, for example:
ConsentFix debrief: Insights from the new OAuth phishing attack
ConsentFix is an OAuth phishing technique abusing browser-based authorization flows to hijack Microsoft accounts. Push Security shares new insights from continued tracking, community research, and evolving attacker techniques. […]
RedVDS Cybercrime Service Disrupted by Microsoft and Law Enforcement
RedVDS enables threat actors to set up servers that can be used for phishing, BEC attacks, account takeover, and fraud.
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Hackers Exploit c-ares DLL Side-Loading to Bypass Security and Deploy Malware
Security experts have disclosed details of an active malware campaign that’s exploiting a DLL side-loading vulnerability in a legitimate binary associated with the open-source c-ares library to bypass security controls and deliver a wide range of commodity trojans and stealers.
“Attackers achieve evasion by pairing a malicious libcares-2.dll with any signed version of the legitimate ahost.exe (
“Attackers achieve evasion by pairing a malicious libcares-2.dll with any signed version of the legitimate ahost.exe (
Reprompt attack let hackers hijack Microsoft Copilot sessions
Researchers identified an attack method dubbed “Reprompt” that could allow attackers to infiltrate a user’s Microsoft Copilot session and issue commands to exfiltrate sensitive data. […]
Predator Spyware Turns Failed Attacks Into Intelligence for Future Exploits
The Predator spyware is more sophisticated and dangerous than previously realized.
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Novee Emerges From Stealth With $51.5 Million in Funding
Novee provides continuous AI-driven penetration testing to uncover and address novel vulnerabilities.
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Cloud marketplace Pax8 accidentally exposes data on 1,800 MSP partners
Cloud marketplace and distributor Pax8 has confirmed that it mistakenly sent an email to fewer than 40 UK-based partners containing a spreadsheet with internal business information, including MSP customer and Microsoft licensing data. […]