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APR18
Tycoon 2FA Loses Phishing Kit Crown Amid Surge in Attacks

Threat actors are reusing Tycoon 2FA tools across other phishing kits following the platform’s disruption. The post Tycoon 2FA Loses Phishing Kit Crown Amid Surge in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Ionut Arghire
APR18
[Webinar] Eliminate Ghost Identities Before They Expose Your Enterprise Data

In 2024, compromised service accounts and forgotten API keys were behind 68% of cloud breaches. Not phishing. Not weak passwords. Unmanaged non-human identities that nobody was watching. For every employee in your org, there are 40 to 50 automated credentials: service accounts, API tokens, AI agent connections, and OAuth grants. When projects end or employees leave, most

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APR18
$13.74M Hack Shuts Down Sanctioned Grinex Exchange After Intelligence Claims

Grinex, a Kyrgyzstan-incorporated cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.K. and the U.S. last year, said it's suspending operations after it blamed Western intelligence agencies for a $13.74 million hack. The exchange said it fell victim to what it described as a large-scale cyber attack that bore hallmarks of foreign intelligence agency involvement. This attack led to the theft of over 1

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APR18
Mirai Variant Nexcorium Exploits CVE-2024-3721 to Hijack TBK DVRs for DDoS Botnet

Threat actors are exploiting security flaws in TBK DVR and end‑of‑life (EoL) TP-Link Wi-Fi routers to deploy Mirai-botnet variants on compromised devices, according to findings from Fortinet FortiGuard Labs and Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. The attack targeting TBK DVR devices has been found to exploit CVE-2024-3721 (CVSS score: 6.3), a medium-severity command injection vulnerability affecting

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APR17
White House Chief of Staff to Meet With Anthropic CEO Over Its New AI Technology

A White House official said the administration is engaging with advanced AI labs about their models and the security of software. The post White House Chief of Staff to Meet With Anthropic CEO Over Its New AI Technology appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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APR17
CoChat Launches AI Collaboration Platform to Combat Shadow AI

CoChat is fundamentally an AI collaboration platform designed for teamwork and to bring visibility and governance into enterprise AI shadows. The post CoChat Launches AI Collaboration Platform to Combat Shadow AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Kevin Townsend
APR17
Three Microsoft Defender Zero-Days Actively Exploited; Two Still Unpatched

Huntress is warning that threat actors are exploiting three recently disclosed security flaws in Microsoft Defender to gain elevated privileges in compromised systems. The activity involves the exploitation of three vulnerabilities that are codenamed BlueHammer (requires GitHub sign-in), RedSun, and UnDefend, all of which were released as zero-days by a researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse (

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APR17
In Other News: Satellite Cybersecurity Act, $90K Chrome Flaw, Teen Hacker Arrested

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: ShinyHunters targets Rockstar Games, ShowDoc vulnerability exploited in the wild, and EPA to boost cybersecurity budget to $19 million. The post In Other News: Satellite Cybersecurity Act, $90K Chrome Flaw, Teen Hacker Arrested appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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APR17
Google Blocks 8.3B Policy-Violating Ads in 2025, Launches Android 17 Privacy Overhaul

Google this week announced a new set of Play policy updates to strengthen user privacy and protect businesses against fraud, even as it revealed it blocked or removed over 8.3 billion ads globally and suspended 24.9 million accounts in 2025. The new policy updates relate to contact and location permissions in Android, allowing third-party apps to access the contact lists and a user's location in

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APR17
Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to Prison

Kamerin Stokes sold stolen credentials through an online marketplace even after pleading guilty to his role in the DraftKings attack. The post Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Eduard Kovacs
APR17
Lawmakers Gathered Quietly to Talk About AI. Angst and Fears of ‘Destruction’ Followed

Thursday’s discussion comes as leaders on Capitol Hill grapple with the dizzying pace of global developments in which technology plays a central role. The post Lawmakers Gathered Quietly to Talk About AI. Angst and Fears of ‘Destruction’ Followed appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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APR17
Recent Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

The remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-34197 came to light in early April. The post Recent Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Eduard Kovacs
APR17
Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US

Kejia Wang and Zhenxing Wang compromised the identities of dozens of US persons to help land jobs at over 100 companies. The post Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Ionut Arghire
APR17
ZionSiphon Malware Targets ICS in Water Facilities

The malware is configured to operate on systems associated with Israeli water treatment and desalination plants. The post ZionSiphon Malware Targets ICS in Water Facilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Eduard Kovacs
APR17
Cursor AI Vulnerability Exposed Developer Devices

An indirect prompt injection could be chained with a sandbox bypass and Cursor’s remote tunnel feature for shell access to machines. The post Cursor AI Vulnerability Exposed Developer Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Security Week by Ionut Arghire