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Experts Reports Sharp Increase in Automated Botnet Attacks Targeting PHP Servers and IoT Devices
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a spike in automated attacks targeting PHP servers, IoT devices, and cloud gateways by various botnets such as Mirai, Gafgyt, and Mozi. “These automated campaigns exploit known CVE vulnerabilities and cloud misconfigurations to gain control over exposed systems and expand botnet networks,” the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) said […]
New AI-Targeted Cloaking Attack Tricks AI Crawlers Into Citing Fake Info as Verified Facts
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new security issue in agentic web browsers like OpenAI ChatGPT Atlas that exposes underlying artificial intelligence (AI) models to context poisoning attacks. In the attack devised by AI security company SPLX, a bad actor can set up websites that serve different content to browsers and AI crawlers run by ChatGPT […]
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC). It’s no longer a future concept—it’s here, and it’s already reshaping how teams operate. AI’s capabilities are profound: it’s speeding up audits, flagging critical risks faster, and drastically cutting down on time-consuming manual work. This leads to greater efficiency, higher accuracy, and a more
Preparing for the Digital Battlefield of 2026: Ghost Identities, Poisoned Accounts, & AI Agent Havoc
BeyondTrust’s annual cybersecurity predictions point to a year where old defenses will fail quietly, and new attack vectors will surge. Introduction The next major breach won’t be a phished password. It will be the result of a massive, unmanaged identity debt. This debt takes many forms: it’s the “ghost” identity from a 2015 breach lurking […]
Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian Organizations Using Stealthy Living-Off-the-Land Tactics
Organizations in Ukraine have been targeted by threat actors of Russian origin with an aim to siphon sensitive data and maintain persistent access to compromised networks. The activity, according to a new report from the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team, targeted a large business services organization for two months and a local government […]
Researchers Expose GhostCall and GhostHire: BlueNoroff’s New Malware Chains
Threat actors tied to North Korea have been observed targeting the Web3 and blockchain sectors as part of twin campaigns tracked as GhostCall and GhostHire. According to Kaspersky, the campaigns are part of a broader operation called SnatchCrypto that has been underway since at least 2017. The activity is attributed to a Lazarus Group sub-cluster […]
Why Early Threat Detection Is a Must for Long-Term Business Growth
In cybersecurity, speed isn’t just a win — it’s a multiplier. The faster you learn about emerging threats, the faster you adapt your defenses, the less damage you suffer, and the more confidently your business keeps scaling. Early threat detection isn’t about preventing a breach someday: it’s about protecting the revenue you’re supposed to earn […]
Is Your Google Workspace as Secure as You Think it is?
The New Reality for Lean Security Teams If you’re the first security or IT hire at a fast-growing startup, you’ve likely inherited a mandate that’s both simple and maddeningly complex: secure the business without slowing it down. Most organizations using Google Workspace start with an environment built for collaboration, not resilience. Shared drives, permissive settings, […]
Chrome Zero-Day Exploited to Deliver Italian Memento Labs’ LeetAgent Spyware
The zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome led to the distribution of an espionage-related tool from Italian information technology and services provider Memento Labs, according to new findings from Kaspersky. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-2783 (CVSS score: 8.3), a case of sandbox escape which the company disclosed in March 2025 […]
SideWinder Adopts New ClickOnce-Based Attack Chain Targeting South Asian Diplomats
A European embassy located in the Indian capital of New Delhi, as well as multiple organizations in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, have emerged as the target of a new campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as SideWinder in September 2025. The activity “reveals a notable evolution in SideWinder’s TTPs, particularly the adoption of […]