Security

AI-driven API vulnerabilities have skyrocketed by 1205% in the past year. The figures come from the 2025 API ThreatStats Report by Wallarm, which highlights how AI has become the biggest driver of API security threats, with nearly 99% of AI-related vulnerabilities tied to API flaws. The study also found that 57% of AI-powered APIs were accessible externally,

US energy contractor ENGlobal has revealed that sensitive personal data was stolen after it was hit by a cyber-attack in November 2024. In an updated filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dated January 27, 2025, the engineering firm said the threat actor gained access to a portion of its IT system that contained

A new report has revealed a surge in the use of so-called “hidden text salting” techniques to evade email security measures in the latter half of 2024.  This method, also known as “poisoning,” allows cybercriminals to bypass spam filters, confuse email parsers and evade detection engines by embedding invisible elements in the HTML source code

The FBI has warned that North Korean IT worker schemes are stealing data to extort their victims as part of efforts to generate revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The US intelligence agency confirmed it has observed North Korean IT workers engaging in this tactic over recent months. This involves exfiltrating stolen

A new report by Recorded Future has revealed new elements about the sophisticated techniques by which a well-known Russian crypto scamming group operates. The group, Crazy Evil, is a collective of social engineering specialists tasked with redirecting legitimate traffic to malicious landing pages – commonly called a ‘traffer team.’ Since 2021, the group has been

Amazon’s cloud branch, Amazon Web Services (AWS), is launching a £5m ($6.2m) grant to help strengthen the cybersecurity capabilities of educational institutions across the UK. According to a January 24 announcement, the AWS UK Cyber Education Grant Program aims to enhance security capabilities in UK educational institutions, advance ransomware protection, upskill the IT workforce in

Threat actors have been actively exploiting chained vulnerabilities in Ivanti Cloud Service Appliances (CSA), significantly amplifying the impact of their cyber-attacks. The vulnerabilities—CVE-2024-8963, CVE-2024-9379, CVE-2024-8190 and CVE-2024-9380—were leveraged in September 2024 to breach systems, execute remote code (RCE), steal credentials and deploy webshells on victim networks. Exploiting Chained Vulnerabilities According to a joint advisory from

A cyber espionage operation targeting South Korean VPN software was conducted in 2023 by a previously undocumented advanced persistent threat (APT) group, PlushDaemon. According to new research by ESET, the attack involved the compromise of legitimate VPN installer files, embedding a malicious backdoor called SlowStepper alongside the original software. ESET reported that the malware-infected installer

A significant botnet campaign leveraging a new variant of the infamous Mirai malware, dubbed Murdoc_Botnet, has been observed targeting AVTECH cameras and Huawei HG532 routers, exploiting known vulnerabilities to infect devices and establish a vast network for malicious activities. Identified by researchers at Qualys, the Murdoc_Botnet campaign uses exploits such as CVE-2024-7029 and CVE-2017-17215 to

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has launched an investigation into claims by prominent hacker, IntelBroker, who alleges to have stolen sensitive data from the tech giant. The hacker announced on January 16 on BreachForums that they are selling files purportedly taken from HPE systems. The data allegedly includes source code for products like Zerto and iLO, private

Russian nation-state group Star Blizzard has been targeting WhatsApp accounts, with the group shifting its focus following a law enforcement takedown of its infrastructure. Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed Star Blizzard undertake a social engineering campaign in mid-November 2024. This new campaign aimed to compromise the WhatsApp accounts of individuals working in government and other policy-related

Notorious North Korea state-sponsored Lazarus group is targeting software developers in an ongoing campaign, researchers from SecurityScorecard have revealed. The campaign, dubbed ‘Operation 99’, was identified on January 9. It is designed to steal sensitive data from developer environments, including source code, secrets and configuration files and cryptocurrency wallet keys. The researchers said the campaign

Latest action by the US Supreme Court has inched social media giant TikTok towards an outright ban in the US unless the platform is sold to a US firm.   On January 17, the US Supreme Court rejected a free speech challenge filed by ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, over a bill requiring ByteDance

Real estate scams have been rising across the Middle East as scammers exploit the trust associated with online listings and the urgency often felt when securing a property.  With the increasing use of digital platforms for property searches, many users skip essential verification steps, leaving them vulnerable to fraudsters. Group-IB’s latest analysis, published today, highlights

A new initiative aimed at improving collaboration on artificial intelligence (AI) cybersecurity across critical infrastructure has been introduced by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the US. The JCDC AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook provides detailed guidance for AI developers, providers and adopters on voluntarily sharing cybersecurity information with CISA and its Joint Cyber

The Biden-Harris Administration has introduced a new Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion aimed at enhancing US national security and preventing the misuse of advanced US technology by countries of concern. The rule strengthens protections against misuse of advanced AI technologies by countries of concern. Measures defined in the new rule include: Continuing restrictions on

A cyber-espionage campaign targeting diplomatic entities in Kazakhstan and Central Asia has been linked to the Russia-aligned intrusion setUAC-0063. According to recent findings by cybersecurity firm Sekoia, the campaign involved weaponized Microsoft Word documents designed to deliver HatVibe and CherrySpy malware, collecting strategic intelligence on Kazakhstan’s diplomatic and economic relations. Infection Chain and Malware Analysis Sekoia’s

US dental and medical billing firm Medusind is notifying over 360,000 customers that their personal, financial and medical data may have been accessed by a cybercriminal actor. The breach relates to a cyber incident that took place back on December 29, 2023, and was discovered later the same day. After taking affected systems offline, Medusind

A large-scale cyber-attack originating from outside Slovakia’s borders has hit the information system of the Office of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre of the Slovak Republic (UGKK). The UGKK is used by the cadastral departments to record and manage information about land and property. All systems have been shut down as a response to the incident.