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Fake Tech Support Spam Deploys Customized Havoc C2 Across Organizations

Threat hunters have called attention to a new campaign as part of which bad actors masqueraded as fake IT support to deliver the Havoc command-and-control (C2) framework as a precursor to data exfiltration or ransomware attack.
The intrusions, identified by Huntress last month across five partner organizations, involved the threat actors using email spam as lures, followed by a phone call from

Google Chrome shifts to two-week release cycle for increased stability

Google Chrome will shift from a four-week to a two-week release cycle to roll out new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements more frequently. […]

Fig Security Launches With $38 Million to Bolster SecOps Resilience

The company was founded in March 2025 and it has now emerged from stealth mode.

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LexisNexis confirms data breach as hackers leak stolen files

American data analytics company LexisNexis Legal & Professional has confirmed to BleepingComputer that hackers breached its servers and accessed some customer and business information. […]

Honeywell, Researcher Clash Over Impact of Building Controller Vulnerability

The researcher says he has identified thousands of internet-exposed IQ4 building management controllers.

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Compromised Site Management Panels are a Hot Item in Cybercrime Markets

Compromised cPanel credentials are being sold in bulk across underground channels as plug-and-play phishing and scam infrastructure. Flare explains how analyzing 200,000 underground posts reveals a commoditized market for hacked site management panels. […]

Building a High-Impact Tier 1: The 3 Steps CISOs Must Follow

Every CISO knows the uncomfortable truth about their Security Operations Center: the people most responsible for catching threats in real time are the people with the least experience. Tier 1 analysts sit at the front line of detection, and yet they are also the most vulnerable to the cognitive and organizational pressures that quietly erode SOC performance over time.
The Paradox at the Gate:

Open-Source CyberStrikeAI Deployed in AI-Driven FortiGate Attacks Across 55 Countries

The threat actor behind the recently disclosed artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted campaign targeting Fortinet FortiGate appliances leveraged an open-source, AI-native security testing platform called CyberStrikeAI to execute the attacks.
The new findings come from Team Cymru, which detected its use following an analysis of the IP address (“212.11.64[.]250”) that was used by the suspected

Quantum Decryption of RSA is Much Closer than Expected

For decades, the quantum threat to RSA and ECC encryption has been tied to Shor’s algorithm and the assumption that we would need million-qubit quantum computers to make it practical. A newly announced algorithm challenges that assumption and suggests the breaking point could arrive far sooner than expected.

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New ‘AirSnitch’ Attack Shows Wi-Fi Client Isolation Could be a False Sense of Security

Researchers have uncovered a Wi-Fi vulnerability that allows nearby attackers to intercept sensitive data and execute machine-in-the-middle attacks against connected devices.

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