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Attackers use “Contact Us” forms and fake NDAs to phish industrial manufacturing firms

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Attackers use “Contact Us” forms and fake NDAs to phish industrial manufacturing firms 2025-08-29 at 14:19 By Zeljka Zorz A recently uncovered phishing campaign – carefully designed to bypass security defenses and avoid detection by its intended victims – is targeting firms in industrial manufacturing and other companies critical to various supply chains, Check Point […]

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New framework aims to outsmart malware evasion tricks

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New framework aims to outsmart malware evasion tricks 2025-08-29 at 10:03 By Mirko Zorz Attackers have learned how to trick machine learning malware detectors with small but clever code changes, and researchers say they may finally have an answer. In a new paper, academics from Inria and the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security describe […]

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AI isn’t taking over the world, but here’s what you should worry about

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AI isn’t taking over the world, but here’s what you should worry about 2025-08-29 at 10:03 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Josh Meier, Senior Generative AI Author at Pluralsight, debunks the myth that AI could “escape” servers or act on its own. He explains how large language models actually work, […]

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Finding connection and resilience as a CISO

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Finding connection and resilience as a CISO 2025-08-29 at 10:03 By Mirko Zorz With sensitive information to protect and reputational risk always in the background, it isn’t easy for security leaders to have open conversations about what’s working and what isn’t. Yet strong peer networks and candid exchanges are critical for resilience, both organizationally and […]

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Agentic AI coding assistant helped attacker breach, extort 17 distinct organizations

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Agentic AI coding assistant helped attacker breach, extort 17 distinct organizations 2025-08-28 at 15:29 By Zeljka Zorz Cybercriminals have started “vibe hacking” with AI’s help, AI startup Anthropic has shared in a report released on Wednesday. An attacker used the agentic AI coding assistant Claude Code for nearly all steps of a data extortion operation […]

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ScamAgent shows how AI could power the next wave of scam calls

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ScamAgent shows how AI could power the next wave of scam calls 2025-08-28 at 09:03 By Mirko Zorz Scam calls have long been a problem for consumers and enterprises, but a new study suggests they may soon get an upgrade. Instead of a human scammer on the other end of the line, future calls could […]

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Where security, DevOps, and data science finally meet on AI strategy

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Where security, DevOps, and data science finally meet on AI strategy 2025-08-28 at 08:34 By Mirko Zorz AI infrastructure is expensive, complex, and often caught between competing priorities. On one side, security teams want strong isolation and boundaries. On the other, engineers push for performance, density, and cost savings. With GPUs in short supply and […]

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Can AI make threat intelligence easier? One platform thinks so

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Can AI make threat intelligence easier? One platform thinks so 2025-08-28 at 07:38 By Mirko Zorz When analysts at RH-ISAC found themselves spending 10 hours a week just collecting threat intelligence, they knew their process wasn’t sustainable. They were manually tracking blogs, RSS feeds, and social media channels, but it took too long to separate […]

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Hundreds of Salesforce customer orgs hit in clever attack with potentially huge blast radius

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Hundreds of Salesforce customer orgs hit in clever attack with potentially huge blast radius 2025-08-27 at 17:47 By Zeljka Zorz A threat group Google tracks as UNC6395 has pilfered troves of data from Salesforce corporate instances, in search of credentials that can be used to compromise those organizations’ environments. “[Google Threat Intelligence Group] observed UNC6395 […]

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300k+ Plex Media Server instances still vulnerable to attack via CVE-2025-34158

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300k+ Plex Media Server instances still vulnerable to attack via CVE-2025-34158 2025-08-27 at 14:29 By Zeljka Zorz Over 300,000 internet-facing Plex Media Server instances are still vulnerable to attack via CVE-2025-34158, a critical vulnerability for which Plex has issued a fix for earlier this month, Censys has warned. About CVE-2025-34158 Plex Media Server (PMS) is […]

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AI Security Map: Linking AI vulnerabilities to real-world impact

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AI Security Map: Linking AI vulnerabilities to real-world impact 2025-08-27 at 09:40 By Mirko Zorz A single prompt injection in a customer-facing chatbot can leak sensitive data, damage trust, and draw regulatory scrutiny in hours. The technical breach is only the first step. The real risk comes from how quickly one weakness in an AI […]

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How compliance teams can turn AI risk into opportunity

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How compliance teams can turn AI risk into opportunity 2025-08-27 at 08:52 By Mirko Zorz AI is moving faster than regulation, and that creates opportunities and risks for compliance teams. While governments work on new rules, businesses cannot sit back and wait. In this Help Net Security video, Matt Hillary, CISO at Drata, look at […]

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Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: August 2025

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Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: August 2025 2025-08-27 at 08:02 By Sinisa Markovic This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Buttercup: Open-source AI-driven system detects and patches vulnerabilities Buttercup is a free, automated, AI-powered platform that finds and fixes vulnerabilities in open-source […]

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What CISOs can learn from Doppel’s new AI-driven social engineering simulation

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What CISOs can learn from Doppel’s new AI-driven social engineering simulation 2025-08-27 at 07:51 By Sinisa Markovic Doppel has introduced a new product called Doppel Simulation, which expands its platform for defending against social engineering. The tool uses autonomous AI agents to create multi-channel simulations that mirror how attackers operate across email, SMS, messaging apps, […]

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Social media apps that aggressively harvest user data

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Social media apps that aggressively harvest user data 2025-08-27 at 07:10 By Sinisa Markovic Both domestic and foreign technology companies collect vast amounts of Americans’ personal data through mobile applications, according to Incogni. Some apps leverage data for marketing and advertising purposes, feeding algorithms to calculate optimal prices based on consumer behavior, often leading to […]

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NetScaler ADC/Gateway zero-day exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-7775)

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NetScaler ADC/Gateway zero-day exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-7775) 2025-08-26 at 16:35 By Zeljka Zorz Three new vulnerabilities affecting (Citrix) NetScaler application delivery controller (ADC) and Gateway devices have been made public, one of which (CVE-2025-7775) has been targeted in zero-day attacks. “Exploits of CVE-2025-7775 on unmitigated appliances have been observed,” Citrix has confirmed, and released security […]

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Git vulnerability leading to RCE is being exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-48384)

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Git vulnerability leading to RCE is being exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-48384) 2025-08-26 at 13:47 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-48384, a recently patched vulnerability in the popular distributed revision control system Git, is being exploited by attackers. Details about the attacks are not public, but the confirmation of exploitation comes from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]

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Protecting farms from hackers: A Q&A with John Deere’s Deputy CISO

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Protecting farms from hackers: A Q&A with John Deere’s Deputy CISO 2025-08-26 at 09:24 By Mirko Zorz Agriculture is a connected, software-driven industry where cybersecurity is just as essential as tractors and harvesters. From embedded hardware in smart fleets to defending against advanced persistent threats, protecting the agricultural supply chain requires a layered, collaborative approach. […]

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LLMs at the edge: Rethinking how IoT devices talk and act

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LLMs at the edge: Rethinking how IoT devices talk and act 2025-08-26 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz Anyone who has set up a smart home knows the routine: one app to dim the lights, another to adjust the thermostat, and a voice assistant that only understands exact phrasing. These systems call themselves smart, but in […]

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How to build a secure AI culture without shutting people down

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How to build a secure AI culture without shutting people down 2025-08-26 at 07:32 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Michael Burch, Director of Application Security at Security Journey, explains how organizations can build a secure AI culture. He highlights the risks of banning AI outright, the dangers of shadow AI, […]

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