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Russian-Alligned TA488 Returns With Persistent Outlook Web Access Attack
TA488 returned with OWA half-click exploit deploying OWAReaper implant that survived re-imaging
Laundry Bear’s webmail hackers had more in store after February, report says
Researchers say the Russian state-linked hacking group tracked as Laundry Bear recently began exploiting a bug in Microsoft Outlook Web Access.
Windows 11 KB5101684 update released with 42 changes and fixes
Microsoft has released the KB5101684 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which 42 bug fixes and additional feature improvements for the...
Long-Lived Vulnerability in Microsoft Secure Boot
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has had a serious vulnerability for most of its existence. An industry-wide standard Microsoft invented to protect Windows, and later...
Attackers Abuse GitHub Actions Workflow to Publish Provenance-Signed npm Malware
Attackers have been observed abusing GitHub Actions workflows to distribute provenance-signed malicious npm packages, marking a significant escalation in sof...
Proof-of-concept exploit released for Certighost Windows AD CS vulnerability
Reported by Bleeping Computer. A proof-of-concept exploit was released for a vulnerability in Windows Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) known as ...
German government report details Windows Hello for Business biometric security limitations
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) published a technical analysis of Windows Hello for Business, detailing how the system performs biome...
Google introduces new cybercrime naming taxonomy, diverging from Microsoft's initiative
The Register reports that Google unveiled its own taxonomy for categorizing cybercrime groups, a move that appears to sideline a previous industry-wide effor...
SpecterOps brings AWS attack path management and AI to hybrid identity security
SpecterOps has announced new capabilities built to give defenders a dynamic understanding of how adversaries traverse their hybrid environment and the abilit...
Microsoft Launches Flurry of AI Security Initiatives to Combat AI-Enabled Threats
Microsoft has launched a new agentic security system for cyber defenders as well as its first cyber-focused AI model
Dismantled Kratos Phishing Kit Becomes Blueprint for Attacks on Microsoft 365 Users
The takedown of the Kratos phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform in July 2026 has done little to slow the broader threat landscape. As security researchers ...
Nimbus Manticore Deploys NightLedger and Turns Victim Systems Into Covert Relays
The Iranian state-backed hacking group tracked as Nimbus Manticore (aka GalaxyGato, Mirage Kitten, Smoke Sandstorm, Subtle Snail, and UNC1549) has been attri...
Microsoft Unveils MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, Its First Cybersecurity AI Model
The company claims MAI-Cyber-1-Flash tops Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol in CyberGym testing.
Fake IT Calls on Microsoft Teams Lead to GoGRPC Backdoor Infections
Fake helpdesk callers use Microsoft Teams and Quick Assist to access employee computers, where attackers install new GoGRPC backdoor in suspected ransomware ...
LegacyHive Exploit Abuses Windows Profile Loading to Hijack User Registry Hives
LegacyHive is a newly discovered proof-of-concept (PoC) for Windows that exploits profile initialization and offline registry hive manipulation to redirect u...
Hackers Pose as IT Helpdesk on Microsoft Teams to Deploy GoGRPC Backdoor
An evolving intrusion campaign in which threat actors impersonate IT helpdesk personnel via Microsoft Teams to gain initial access and deploy a custom Go-bas...
Microsoft Says New Cybersecurity AI Model Helps MDASH Hit 95.95% at Half the Cost
Microsoft has launched its first cybersecurity-specific model inside MDASH, its multi-model vulnerability identification and remediation harness. The company...
Operation BlueDash Maintains Redundant Remote Access Even After One RMM Tool Is Removed
A newly analyzed phishing-driven intrusion set tracked as Operation BlueDash demonstrates how threat actors are operationalizing legitimate remote monitoring...
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