5 things to do after discovering a cyberattack
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Scores of Australian Cisco devices remain BADCANDY infected
More than 150 Australian Cisco routers and switches remain infected with the BADCANDY webshell as of late October 2025, despite patches being available for over…
Prosecutors allege incident response pros used ALPHV/BlackCat to commit string of ransomware attacks
Federal prosecutors allege that three cybersecurity professionals, whose job was to help companies respond to ransomware attacks, instead carried out their own ransomware schemes against…
Just weeks left until Companies House ID changes: how to prepare
In a mere few weeks, Companies House will bring into force one of the most significant identity verification changes in its history. From 18 November,…
SesameOp malware abuses OpenAI Assistants API in attacks
Microsoft security researchers have discovered a new backdoor malware that uses the OpenAI Assistants API as a covert command-and-control channel. The company’s Detection and Response…
Microsoft Patch for WSUS Flaw has Broken Hotpatching on Windows Server 2025
In a recent setback for Windows administrators, Microsoft’s October 2025 security update addressing a critical vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) has inadvertently broken…
Malicious VSX Extension “SleepyDuck” Uses Ethereum to Keep Its Command Server Alive
Nov 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious extension in the Open VSX registry that harbors a remote access…
Hackers Can Manipulate Claude AI APIs with Indirect Prompts to Steal User Data
Hackers can exploit Anthropic’s Claude AI to steal sensitive user data. By leveraging the model’s newly added network capabilities in its Code Interpreter tool, attackers…
New Dante Spyware Linked to Rebranded Hacking Team, Now Memento Labs – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More
A new global cyber-espionage threat has surfaced with the discovery of Dante, a commercial surveillance tool developed by the Italian company Memento Labs. For your…
CISOs in court: Balancing cyber resilience and legal accountability
Today, the role of chief information security officer (CISO) role has transcended traditional boundaries, moving beyond managing firewalls and compliance checklists. The current landscape, marked…
Cybercrime groups team with organized crime in massive cargo theft campaigns
Financially motivated cyber gangs are working with organized crime to steal massive amounts of cargo through the abuse of remote monitoring tools, according to a…
US cybersecurity experts indicted for BlackCat ransomware attacks
Three former employees of cybersecurity incident response companies DigitalMint and Sygnia have been indicted for allegedly hacking the networks of five U.S. companies in BlackCat…