Internet security watchdog Shadowserver tracks nearly 800,000 IP addresses with Telnet fingerprints amid ongoing attacks exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the GNU InetUtils telnetd server. […]
6 Okta security settings you might have overlooked
Okta misconfigurations can quietly weaken identity security as SaaS environments evolve. Nudge Security shows six Okta security settings teams often overlook and how to fix them. […]
Upwind Raises $250 Million at $1.5 Billion Valuation
The CNAPP company will use the fresh investment to scale its runtime-first cloud security offering across data, AI and code.
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Hackers can bypass npm’s Shai-Hulud defenses via Git dependencies
The defense mechanisms that NPM introduced after the ‘Shai-Hulud’ supply-chain attacks have weaknesses that allow threat actors to bypass them via Git dependencies. […]
Crunchbase Confirms Data Breach After Hacking Claims
Crunchbase was targeted alongside SoundCloud and Betterment in a ShinyHunters campaign.
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Cyber Insights 2026: Threat Hunting in an Age of Automation and AI
Understanding how threat hunting differs from reactive security provides a deeper understanding of the role, while hinting at how it will evolve in the future.
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⚡ Weekly Recap: Firewall Flaws, AI-Built Malware, Browser Traps, Critical CVEs & More
Security failures rarely arrive loudly. They slip in through trusted tools, half-fixed problems, and habits people stop questioning. This week’s recap shows that pattern clearly.
Attackers are moving faster than defenses, mixing old tricks with new paths. “Patched” no longer means safe, and every day, software keeps becoming the entry point.
What follows is a set of small but telling signals.
Attackers are moving faster than defenses, mixing old tricks with new paths. “Patched” no longer means safe, and every day, software keeps becoming the entry point.
What follows is a set of small but telling signals.
CISA says critical VMware RCE flaw now actively exploited
CISA has flagged a critical VMware vCenter Server vulnerability as actively exploited and ordered U.S. federal agencies to secure their servers within three weeks. […]
‘Stanley’ Malware Toolkit Enables Phishing via Website Spoofing
Priced $2,000 – $6,000 on a cybercrime forum, the MaaS toolkit promises publication on the Chrome Web Store.
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Winning Against AI-Based Attacks Requires a Combined Defensive Approach
If there’s a constant in cybersecurity, it’s that adversaries are always innovating. The rise of offensive AI is transforming attack strategies and making them harder to detect. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, recently reported on adversaries using Large Language Models (LLMs) to both conceal code and generate malicious scripts on the fly, letting malware shape-shift in real-time to evade