A newly identified two-component Remote Access Trojan (RAT) toolkit built in Rust, dubbed SpankRAT, is being used by threat actors to abuse legitimate Windows processes, bypass reputation-based security controls, and maintain persistent access to compromised environments while largely evading detection…
North Korea targets macOS users in latest heist
Social engineering: ‘low-cost, hard to patch, and scales well’ North Korean criminals set on stealing Apple users’ credentials and cryptocurrency are using a combination of social engineering and a fake Zoom software update to trick people into manually running malware…
Point-in-time GRC is obsolete. What’s replacing it? It isn’t AI alone
The last generation of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software built a multi-billion dollar ecosystem by becoming systems of record for risk. ServiceNow became the system of IT workflows. Archer for audits. Diligent for policy management. Own the control framework,…
AI Security Risks in 2026
Explore the top AI security risks in 2026, from OAuth abuse to shadow AI, and how SaaS access drives modern AI threats. The post AI Security Risks in 2026 appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from…
Microsoft Introduces Secure Boot Status Dashboard Ahead of Certificate Expiry
Microsoft is preparing for the upcoming expiration of its original 2011 Secure Boot certificates, set for June 2026, by introducing a new Secure Boot status dashboard within Windows. This feature is designed to help users verify whether their systems…
Building your cryptographic inventory: A customer strategy for cryptographic posture management
Learn how to build a comprehensive cryptographic inventory and strengthen quantum‑safe readiness using Microsoft Security tools, best‑practice lifecycle models, and partner solutions. The post Building your cryptographic inventory: A customer strategy for cryptographic posture management appeared first on Microsoft Security…
Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in Ninja Forms – File Upload Plugin
On April 6th, 2026, we publicly disclosed a critical Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability in Ninja Forms – File Upload, a WordPress plugin with an estimated 50,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files,…
The Q1 vulnerability pulse
Thor provides an overview of the Q1 2026 vulnerability statistics, highlighting key trends in legacy CVEs and the evolving impact of AI on the threat landscape. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: The…
UK Government Sound Alarm Over AI Security Risk
This week, UK government leaders and cyber officials are sounding an increasingly urgent alarm over the security risks posed by artificial intelligence, warning that the technology is both amplifying existing cyber threats and reshaping the balance between attackers and defenders.…
Q&A: Your Face Is Now Part of the Threat Landscape, Warns Sarah Armstrong-Smith
Sarah Armstrong-Smith brings rare front-line authority to the cyber resilience conversation, with a career shaped by some of the most defining digital threats of the modern era. From the Millennium Bug through to board-level cyber strategy at Microsoft and the…
Women-in-cyber training model SHE@CYBER spreads beyond EU funding as new countries adopt it independently
A cybersecurity training programme designed to widen access to the profession for women and non-technical entrants is expanding without EU funding, after being voluntarily adopted by organisations in Poland and North Macedonia following the formal close of its Erasmus+ project…
What to do When Your AI Guardrails Fail
I want to talk about a bug. Not because the bug itself was exceptional, but because what it exposed should change how every organisation architects AI governance. For several weeks earlier this year, Microsoft 365 Copilot read and summarised confidential…
It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down
Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down
Government Can’t Win the Cyber War Without the Private Sector
Securing national resilience now depends on faster, deeper partnerships with the private sector. The post Government Can’t Win the Cyber War Without the Private Sector appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 6, 2026 to April 12, 2026)
Last week, there were disclosed in and that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not…
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7 with automated cybersecurity safeguards
Software teams building agentic AI workflows have been pushing frontier models toward longer, unsupervised task runs. Claude Opus 4.7, now generally available from Anthropic, is aimed squarely at that demand, with particular gains in software engineering, multimodal processing, and the…
NIST admits defeat on NVD backlog, will enrich only highest-risk CVEs going forward
NIST is overhauling how it manages the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and switching to a risk-based model that prioritizes “enrichment” of only the most critical CVE-numbered security vulnerabilities. “This change is driven by a surge in CVE submissions, which increased…
Malicious WordPress Plugins with Backdoors Compromise Thousands of Websites
More than 30 WordPress plugins were shut down after a supply-chain backdoor compromised thousands of sites through the Essential Plugin portfolio. The post Malicious WordPress Plugins with Backdoors Compromise Thousands of Websites appeared first on TechRepublic. This article has been…
Two Americans sentenced for helping North Korea steal $5 million in fake IT worker scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that two Americans were sentenced to years in prison for helping the North Korean government place fake IT workers in U.S. companies. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
APK Malformation Found in Thousands of Android Malware Samples
APK malformation tactic now appears in over 3000 Android malware samples evading static analysis This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: APK Malformation Found in Thousands of Android Malware Samples
US Nationals Jailed for Operating Fake Remote Worker Laptop Farms for North Korea
US authorities jail two Americans for aiding North Korean laptop farm scams that infiltrated over 100 firms This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Nationals Jailed for Operating Fake Remote Worker Laptop Farms for North…
Payouts King Takes Aim at the Ransomware Throne
IntroductionIn February 2022, BlackBasta emerged as a successor to Conti ransomware and quickly rose to prominence. BlackBasta was operational for three years until February 2025 when their internal chat logs were leaked online, exposing the group’s inner workings. This led…
The Reality of Resilience with Commvault
The industry is talking about cyber resilience like it is a new brand of coffee, but it is really the evolution of disaster recovery for a world that is actively trying to destroy your data. We used to care about…
Beyond Basic Monitoring: Why 2026 Demands Advanced Credential Defense
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, stolen credentials represent a paramount threat, with infostealers harvesting 4.17 billion credentials in 2025 alone. A Lunar survey reveals that 85% of organizations view them as a high or very high risk, ranking them among…