AI Agents: The Next Wave Identity Dark Matter
The Rise of MCPs in the Enterprise The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is quickly becoming a practical way to push LLMs from “chat” into real…
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Open-Source CyberStrikeAI Deployed in AI-Driven FortiGate Attacks Across 55 Countries
Ravie LakshmananMar 03, 2026Vulnerability / Artificial Intelligence The threat actor behind the recently disclosed artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted campaign targeting Fortinet FortiGate appliances leveraged an open-source,…
The 3 Steps CISOs Must Follow
Every CISO knows the uncomfortable truth about their Security Operations Center: the people most responsible for catching threats in real time are the people with…
Fake Tech Support Spam Deploys Customized Havoc C2 Across Organizations
Threat hunters have called attention to a new campaign as part of which bad actors masqueraded as fake IT support to deliver the Havoc command-and-control…
CISA Adds Actively Exploited VMware Aria Operations Flaw CVE-2026-22719 to KEV Catalog
Ravie LakshmananMar 04, 2026Vulnerability / Enterprise Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Broadcom…
APT41-Linked Silver Dragon Targets Governments Using Cobalt Strike and Google Drive C2
Ravie LakshmananMar 04, 2026Malware / Windows Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed Silver Dragon that has been…
Fake Laravel Packages on Packagist Deploy RAT on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Ravie LakshmananMar 04, 2026Threat Intelligence / Application Security Cybersecurity researchers have flagged malicious Packagist PHP packages masquerading as Laravel utilities that act as a conduit…
New RFP Template for AI Usage Control and AI Governance
The Hacker NewsMar 04, 2026Artificial Intelligence / SaaS Security As AI becomes the central engine for enterprise productivity, security leaders are finally getting the green…
149 Hacktivist DDoS Attacks Hit 110 Organizations in 16 Countries After Middle East Conflict
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a surge in retaliatory hacktivist activity following the U.S.-Israel coordinated military campaign against Iran, codenamed Epic Fury and Roaring Lion.…
FBI and Europol Seize LeakBase Forum Used to Trade Stolen Credentials
Ravie LakshmananMar 05, 2026Malware / Dark Web A joint law enforcement operation has dismantled LeakBase, one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to…
Europol-Led Operation Takes Down Tycoon 2FA Phishing-as-a-Service Linked to 64,000 Attacks
Tycoon 2FA, one of the prominent phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkits that allowed cybercriminals to stage adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) credential harvesting attacks at scale, was dismantled by a…
APT28-Linked Campaign Deploys BadPaw Loader and MeowMeow Backdoor in Ukraine
Ravie LakshmananMar 05, 2026Cyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Russian cyber campaign that has targeted Ukrainian entities with…