A dangerous shift in phishing tactics, with threat actors increasingly hosting malicious infrastructure on trusted cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure, Google Firebase, and AWS CloudFront. Unlike traditional phishing campaigns that rely on newly registered suspicious domains, these attacks leverage legitimate…
Orion Security raises $32 million to build AI-powered data loss prevention solution
Orion Security has raised $32 million in a Series A round led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from IBM and existing investors including PICO Venture Partners, Lama Partners, and others. The round comes less than a year after the…
CISA Adds Actively Exploited SolarWinds Web Help Desk RCE to KEV Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw impacting SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, flagging it as actively exploited in attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-40551…
Eclipse Foundation Mandates Pre-Publish Security Checks for Open VSX Extensions
The Eclipse Foundation, which maintains the Open VSX Registry, has announced plans to enforce security checks before Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions are published to the open-source repository to combat supply chain threats. The move marks a shift…
Ingress-NGINX Flaw Enables Arbitrary Code Execution Attacks
A high-severity vulnerability has been discovered in the Kubernetes ingress-nginx controller, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code and potentially compromise entire clusters. Tracked as CVE-2026-24512, this high-severity flaw enables malicious actors to inject configuration directives through the ingress controller and…
Shadow DNS Operation Abuses Compromised Routers to Manipulate Internet Traffic
A sophisticated shadow DNS network that hijacks internet traffic by compromising home and business routers. The operation, active since mid-2022, manipulates DNS resolution through malicious resolvers hosted by Aeza International (AS210644), a bulletproof hosting provider sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury…
Global Threat Map: Open-source real-time situational awareness platform
Global Threat Map is an open-source project offering security teams a live view of reported cyber activity across the globe, pulling together open data feeds into a single interactive map. It visualizes indicators such as malware distribution, phishing activity, and…
Critical Django Flaw Allows DoS and SQL Injection Attacks
The Django Software Foundation has issued emergency security patches addressing six critical vulnerabilities affecting multiple versions of the popular Python web framework. Released on February 3, 2026, the updates fix severe flaws that could enable attackers to execute SQL injection…
Chrome Add-On Caught Stealing Amazon Commissions
A Chrome extension posing as an Amazon ad blocker was caught hijacking affiliate links in the background, redirecting commissions without user consent. The post Chrome Add-On Caught Stealing Amazon Commissions appeared first on TechRepublic. This article has been indexed from…
Why incident response breaks down when it matters most
In this Help Net Security video, Jon David, Managing Director, NR Labs, discusses why incident response often breaks down during a breach. Drawing on years of experience watching real attackers operate across many industries, he walks through what tends to…
How Secure by Design helps developers build secure software
Security isn’t just a feature, it’s a foundation. As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and regulations tighten, developers are being asked to do more than just write clean code. They’re being asked to build software that’s secure by design throughout…
One Identity Appoints Gihan Munasinghe as Chief Technology Officer
Alisa Viejo, United States, 4th February 2026, CyberNewsWire This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More Read the original article: One Identity Appoints Gihan Munasinghe as Chief Technology Officer
Hackers Actively Exploit React Native Metro Server to Target Software Developers
Threat actors are exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in React Native’s Metro development server to deploy sophisticated malware payloads targeting software developers worldwide. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-11953 and nicknamed “Metro4Shell,” allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands…
Clouds rush to deliver OpenClaw-as-a-service offerings
As analyst house Gartner declares AI tool ‘comes with unacceptable cybersecurity risk’ and urges admins to snuff it out If you’re brave enough to want to run the demonstrably insecure AI assistant OpenClaw, several clouds have already started offering it…
Critical Cybersecurity Updates: Fortinet, Docker, and Android Malware
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, Jim Love covers major vulnerabilities and security threats, including the exposure of over 3 million Fortinet devices, a critical flaw in Docker’s AI assistant, and a sophisticated Android malware campaign using Hugging Face repositories.…
Microsoft Outlines Three-Stage Plan to Disable NTLM and Strengthen Windows Security
Microsoft has detailed a structured, three-phase roadmap to gradually retire New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM), reinforcing its broader push toward more secure, Kerberos-based authentication within Windows environments. The announcement follows Microsoft’s earlier decision to deprecate NTLM, a legacy authentication…
Why Emails Pretending to Be from NGOs and Banks Are Becoming More Dangerous
A new cyber threat campaign has been identified in South Korea in which attackers pretended to represent human rights groups and financial institutions to trick people into opening harmful files. The findings were published on January 19 by United Press…
Auto finance fraud is costing dealers up to $20,000 per incident
Auto retailers see fraud as a regular part of selling and financing vehicles, something that shows up often enough to plan around, according to Experian. Income and identity fraud lead the list Most fraud problems start with the borrower. Income…
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Visa Application Process: Costs and Requirements
A deep dive into the Visa Application Process: Costs and Requirements for developers and tech firms. Learn about B-1/H-1B fees, ds-160 filing, and security protocols. The post Visa Application Process: Costs and Requirements appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article…
Hackers Exploiting React Server Components Vulnerability in the Wild to Deploy Malicious Payloads
Two months following the disclosure of CVE-2025-55182, exploitation activity targeting React Server Components has evolved from broad scanning into consolidated, high-volume attack campaigns. According to telemetry from GreyNoise collected between January 26 and February 2, 2026, threat actors are actively…
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, February 4th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9794, (Wed, Feb 4th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, February 4th, 2026…
Why Smart People Fall For Phishing Attacks
Why do successful phishing attacks target our psychology rather than just our software? Discover Unit 42’s latest insights on defeating social engineering and securing your digital life. The post Why Smart People Fall For Phishing Attacks appeared first on Unit…
AI agents can’t yet pull off fully autonomous cyberattacks – but they are already very helpful to crims
Don’t relax: This is a ‘when, not if’ scenario AI agents and other systems can’t yet conduct cyberattacks fully on their own – but they can help criminals in many stages of the attack chain, according to the International AI…