Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Google Adds 24-Hour Wait for Unverified App Sideloading to Reduce Malware and Scams

Google on Thursday announced a new "advanced flow" for Android sideloading that requires a mandatory 24-hour wait period to install apps from unverified developers in an attempt to balance openness with safety. The new changes come against the backdrop of a developer verification mandate the tech giant announced last year that requires all Android apps to be registered by verified developers to

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Thousands of Magento Sites Hit in Ongoing Defacement Campaign

The attacks started on February 27 and have targeted e-commerce platforms, global brands, and government services. The post Thousands of Magento Sites Hit in Ongoing Defacement Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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The Importance of Behavioral Analytics in AI-Enabled Cyber Attacks

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how individuals and organizations conduct many activities, including how cybercriminals carry out phishing attacks and iterate on malware. Now, cybercriminals are using AI to generate personalized phishing emails, deepfakes and malware that evade traditional detection by impersonating normal user activity and bypassing legacy security models. As a result,

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Magento PolyShell Flaw Enables Unauthenticated Uploads, RCE and Account Takeover

Sansec is warning of a critical security flaw in Magento's REST API that could allow unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary executables and achieve code execution and account takeover. The vulnerability has been codenamed PolyShell by Sansec owing to the fact that the attack hinges on disguising malicious code as an image. There is no evidence that the shortcoming has been exploited in

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Allure Security Raises $17 Million for Online Brand Protection

The company will invest in expanding its digital brand protection platform and in scaling its go-to-market efforts. The post Allure Security Raises $17 Million for Online Brand Protection appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Critical Langflow Vulnerability Exploited Hours After Public Disclosure

Because attacker-supplied flow data is used in public flows, the bug leads to unauthenticated remote code execution. The post Critical Langflow Vulnerability Exploited Hours After Public Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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The FBI Buys Data to Track Movement, Location History

Director Patel stated the FBI purchases data that can be leveraged to track a person’s movement and location history.

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Aisuru and Kimwolf DDoS Botnets Disrupted in International Operation

The lesser-known JackSkid and Mossad botnets have also been targeted in the operation. The post Aisuru and Kimwolf DDoS Botnets Disrupted in International Operation appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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DoJ Disrupts 3 Million-Device IoT Botnets Behind Record 31.4 Tbps Global DDoS Attacks

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the disruption of command-and-control (C2) infrastructure used by several Internet of Things (IoT) botnets like AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad as part of a court-authorized law enforcement operation. The effort also saw authorities from Canada and Germany targeting the operators behind these botnets, with a number of private

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Apple Warns Older iPhones Vulnerable to Coruna, DarkSword Exploit Kit Attacks

Apple is urging users who are still running an outdated version of iOS to update their iPhones to secure against web-based attacks carried out via powerful exploit kits like Coruna and DarkSword. These attacks employ malicious web content to target out-of-date versions of iOS, triggering an infection chain that leads to the theft of sensitive data. "For example, if you're using an older

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Feds Disrupt IoT Botnets Behind Huge DDoS Attacks

The U.S. Justice Department joined authorities in Canada and Germany in dismantling the online infrastructure behind four highly disruptive botnets that compromised more than three million hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as routers and web cameras. The feds say the four botnets -- named Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid and Mossad -- are responsible for a series of recent record-smashing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks capable of knocking nearly any target offline.

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Speagle Malware Hijacks Cobra DocGuard to Steal Data via Compromised Servers

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware dubbed Speagle that hijacks the functionality and infrastructure of a legitimate program called Cobra DocGuard. "Speagle is designed to surreptitiously harvest sensitive information from infected computers and transmit it to a Cobra DocGuard server that has been compromised by the attackers, masking the data exfiltration process as legitimate

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54 EDR Killers Use BYOVD to Exploit 34 Signed Vulnerable Drivers and Disable Security

A new analysis of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers has revealed that 54 of them leverage a technique known as bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) by abusing a total of 34 vulnerable drivers. EDR killer programs have been a common presence in ransomware intrusions as they offer a way for affiliates to neutralize security software before deploying file-encrypting malware. This

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Oasis Security Raises $120 Million for Agentic Access Management

The company will invest in R&D, product expansion across AI frameworks, and in scaling go-to-market and sales efforts. The post Oasis Security Raises $120 Million for Agentic Access Management appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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1stProtect Emerges From Stealth With $20 Million in Funding

The company’s endpoint security platform monitors behavior and verifies user intent to stop cyberattacks in real time. The post 1stProtect Emerges From Stealth With $20 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Critical ScreenConnect Vulnerability Exposes Machine Keys

Latest ScreenConnect version adds encrypted storage and management to prevent unauthorized access to machine keys. The post Critical ScreenConnect Vulnerability Exposes Machine Keys appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Privacy Platform Cloaked Raises $375M to Expand Consumer Tools and Enterprise Reach

Cloaked plans to introduce AI agents designed to act on behalf of users to monitor, manage, and enforce privacy preferences and security postures. The post Privacy Platform Cloaked Raises $375M to Expand Consumer Tools and Enterprise Reach appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Iran Readied Cyberattack Capabilities for Response Prior to Epic Fury

Analysis reveals a six-month buildup of Iran-linked cyber infrastructure, including US-based shell companies, designed to weather kinetic strikes and ensure the resilience of its global hacking operations. The post Iran Readied Cyberattack Capabilities for Response Prior to Epic Fury appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Marquis Data Breach Affects 672,000 Individuals

It was previously estimated that more than 1.6 million people may be affected by the Marquis data breach. The post Marquis Data Breach Affects 672,000 Individuals appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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ThreatsDay Bulletin: FortiGate RaaS, Citrix Exploits, MCP Abuse, LiveChat Phish & More

ThreatsDay Bulletin is back on The Hacker News, and this week feels off in a familiar way. Nothing loud, nothing breaking everything at once. Just a lot of small things that shouldn’t work anymore but still do. Some of it looks simple, almost sloppy, until you see how well it lands. Other bits feel a little too practical, like they’re already closer to real-world use than anyone