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Dark Reading
The rise of agentic AI means the battle of the machines is just beginning. To win, we'll need our own agents — human and machine — working together.
The Hacker News
Some risks don’t breach the perimeter—they arrive through signed software, clean resumes, or sanctioned vendors still hiding in plain sight. This week, the clearest threats weren’t the loudest—they were the most legitimate-looking. In an environment where identity, trust, and tooling are all interlinked, the strongest attack path is often the one that looks like it belongs. Security teams are
Check Point Research
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 28th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The US Energy Department, including its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), was reportedly breached as part of a Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability exploit. The breach was linked to a broader espionage campaign, that […] The post appeared first on . 28th July – Threat Intelligence Report Check Point Research
The Register
Russia's top airline cancels 49 flights, delays affect many more Russia's largest airline, Aeroflot, canceled numerous flights on Monday morning following what it says was a failure in its IT systems - something hacktivists are claiming responsiblity for.…
The Hacker News
Picture this: you’ve hardened every laptop in your fleet with real‑time telemetry, rapid isolation, and automated rollback. But the corporate mailbox—the front door for most attackers—is still guarded by what is effectively a 1990s-era filter. This isn't a balanced approach. Email remains a primary vector for breaches, yet we often treat it as a static stream of messages instead of a dynamic,
The Hacker News
The notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider is targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors in attacks targeting retail, airline, and transportation sectors in North America. "The group's core tactics have remained consistent and do not rely on software exploits. Instead, they use a proven playbook centered on phone calls to an IT help desk," Google's Mandiant team said in an extensive
The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered over a dozen security vulnerabilities impacting Tridium's Niagara Framework that could allow an attacker on the same network to compromise the system under certain circumstances. "These vulnerabilities are fully exploitable if a Niagara system is misconfigured, thereby disabling encryption on a specific network device," Nozomi Networks Labs said in a
The Register
Plus, leak site for BlackSuit seized, Tea spilt, and avoid crime if you've got a famous dad A computer intrusion hit the US spy satellite agency, but officials insist no classified secrets were lost - just some unclassified ones, apparently.… Infosec in brief
Bleeping Computer
Scattered Spider hackers have been aggressively targeting virtualized environments by attacking VMware ESXi hypervisors at U.S. companies in the retail, airline, transportation, and insurance sectors. [...]
Bleeping Computer
More than 200,000 WordPress websites are using a vulnerable version of the Post SMTP plugin that allows hackers to take control of the administrator account. [...]