The Cronos blockchain network has resumed trading activity after a price-manipulation attack on the Tectonic cryptocurrency lending platform allowed an attacker to borrow $74 million. […]
Microsoft warns of TerminalFix attacks deploying reverse tunnels
A new ClickFix variant dubbed TerminalFix uses fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA prompts on compromised websites to trick victims into running malicious PowerShell commands in Windows Terminal. […]
North Korean Job Fraud Expands Beyond IT Into Healthcare and Sales
Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka DPRK or North Korea) have been observed seeking job opportunities beyond the information technology (IT) sector, with recent investigations identifying suspected workers employed in sales and marketing and the medical profession.
The ongoing insider threat is part of what has been described as the IT worker scheme,
Microsoft Exchange Online outage causes email failures, auth issues
Microsoft is investigating a widespread service issue causing authentication issues and email delays and failures for Exchange Online customers. […]
OpenAI confirms ChatGPT outage as users report errors
ChatGPT Work is experiencing a partial outage, and users across multiple subscription plans may be unable to start or continue tasks. […]
Chinese Fire Ant hackers turn Cisco routers into spying platforms
The researchers discovered Fire Ant’s new tactic after finding an active GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) tunnel interface on a Cisco IOS XR router that could not be explained by a running configuration or commit history. […]
Nightmare Eclipse Drops ‘HardBreacher’ Kaspersky Product Exploit
Kaspersky told SecurityWeek that it patched the vulnerability affecting its Endpoint Security product.
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File servers are here to stay. Here’s how to manage them securely
File servers remain a critical part of many IT environments, but managing access securely can become complex as permissions accumulate. tenfold Software outlines five best practices for simplifying file server administration and maintaining least-privilege access. […]
ServiceNow Patches 3 Critical Code Injection Vulnerabilities
Attackers could exploit the security defects to execute arbitrary code and access or tamper with data.
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⚡ Weekly Recap: Chinese Spy Proxy, AI Agents Go Off-Task, Router Backdoors and More
The boring parts caused most of the trouble.
A router shipped ready to listen. A fake check turned the user into the installer. Trusted systems collected traffic and passwords, then cleaned the logs. Old bugs formed new attack chains. Even an AI agent decided its assigned task was optional.
Elsewhere, fake apps, helpful support calls, cheap banking kits, exposed systems, and weak defaults kept