Engineering Risk-Aware, Security-By-Design Frameworks for Assurance of Large-Scale Autonomous AI Models

As AI models scale to billions of parameters and operate with increasing autonomy, ensuring their safe, reliable operation demands engineering-grade security and assurance frameworks. This paper presents an enterprise-level, risk-aware, security-by-design approach for large-scale autonomous AI...

Unsophisticated Cyber Actor(s) Targeting Operational Technology

CISA is increasingly aware of unsophisticated cyber actors targeting ICS/SCADA systems within U.S. critical Infrastructure sectors Oil and Natural Gas, specifically in Energy and Transportation Systems. Although these activities often include basic and elementary intrusion techniques, the presenc...

MintsLoader Drops GhostWeaver via Phishing, ClickFix — Uses DGA, TLS for Stealth Attacks

The malware loader known as MintsLoader has been used to deliver a PowerShell-based remote access trojan called GhostWeaver. "MintsLoader operates through a multi-stage infection chain involving obfuscated JavaScript and PowerShell scripts," Recorded Future's Insikt Group said in a report shared...

CISA: Dams Sector Crisis Management Handbook

The Dams Sector Crisis Management Handbook 2025 introduces crisis management concepts, explains how crisis management measures are an important component of an overall risk management framework, and highlights guidelines to apply these concepts to dams and related infrastructure...

UK Retail Giant Co-op Shuts Down IT Systems After Cyberattack Attempt

Retailer Acts Swiftly to Limit Threat as UK Retail Sector Faces Growing Digital Risks...

Generative AI in Financial Institution: a Global Survey of Opportunities, Threats, and Regulation

Generative Artificial Intelligence GenAI is rapidly reshaping the global financial landscape, offering unprecedented opportunities to enhance customer engagement, automate complex workflows, and extract actionable insights from vast financial data. This survey provides an overview of GenAI adopti...

CISA: Dams Sector Personnel Screening Guide

The Dams Sector Personnel Screening Guide 2025 provides information to assist Dams Sector owners and operators in developing and implementing personnel screening protocols appropriate for their facilities. An effective screening protocol for potential employees and contractor support can contribu...

CISA: Dams Sector Waterside Barriers Guide

This guide was developed to assist dam owners and operators in understanding the possible need for waterside barriers as part of their overall security plan. It provides them and security personnel with a cursory level of information on barriers and their use, maintenance considerations, and...

Storm-1977 Hits Education Clouds with AzureChecker, Deploys 200+ Crypto Mining Containers

Microsoft has revealed that a threat actor it tracks as Storm-1977 has conducted password spraying attacks against cloud tenants in the education sector over the past year. "The attack involves the use of AzureChecker.exe, a Command Line Interface CLI tool that is being used by a wide range of...

Optimizing the Privacy-Utility Balance Using Synthetic Data and Configurable Perturbation Pipelines

This paper explores the strategic use of modern synthetic data generation and advanced data perturbation techniques to enhance security, maintain analytical utility, and improve operational efficiency when managing large datasets, with a particular focus on the Banking, Financial Services, and...

A Comprehensive Survey of Cybercrimes in India over the Last Decade

Since the 1990s, the integration of technology into daily life has led to the creation of an extensive network of interconnected devices, transforming how individuals and organizations operate. However, this digital transformation has also spurred the rise of cybercrime, criminal activities...

New BPFDoor Controller Enables Stealthy Lateral Movement in Linux Server Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new controller component associated with a known backdoor called BPFDoor as part of cyber attacks targeting telecommunications, finance, and retail sectors in South Korea, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Egypt in 2024. "The controller could open a...

ResolverRAT Campaign Targets Healthcare, Pharma via Phishing and DLL Side-Loading

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new, sophisticated remote access trojan called ResolverRAT that has been observed in attacks targeting healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. "The threat actor leverages fear-based lures delivered via phishing emails, designed to pressure recipients int...

Pakistan-Linked Hackers Expand Targets in India with CurlBack RAT and Spark RAT

A threat actor with ties to Pakistan has been observed targeting various sectors in India with various remote access trojans like Xeno RAT, Spark RAT, and a previously undocumented malware family called CurlBack RAT. The activity, detected by SEQRITE in December 2024, targeted Indian entities und...

BPFDoor’s Hidden Controller Used Against Asia, Middle East Targets

A controller linked to BPF backdoor can open a reverse shell, enabling deeper infiltration into compromised networks. Recent attacks have been observed targeting the telecommunications, finance, and retail sectors across South Korea, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Egypt...

PT-2025-22129

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description: A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved. The issue is related to the inftl read oob function in the inftlcore module. Specifically, the return value of inftl read oob nee...

Lazarus Group Targets Job Seekers With ClickFix Tactic to Deploy GolangGhost Malware

The North Korean threat actors behind Contagious Interview have adopted the increasingly popular ClickFix social engineering tactic to lure job seekers in the cryptocurrency sector to deliver a previously undocumented Go-based backdoor called GolangGhost on Windows and macOS systems. The new...

Transforming public sector security operations in the AI era

The cyberthreat landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, becoming increasingly dangerous and complex. Nation-state threat actors and cybercriminals are employing advanced tactics and generative AI to execute highly sophisticated attacks. This situation is further compounded by outdated...

China-Linked Earth Alux Uses VARGEIT and COBEACON in Multi-Stage Cyber Intrusions

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new China-linked threat actor called Earth Alux that has targeted various key sectors such as government, technology, logistics, manufacturing, telecommunications, IT services, and retail in the Asia-Pacific APAC and Latin American LATAM regions. "Th...

Microsoft Warns of ClickFix Phishing Campaign Targeting Hospitality Sector via Fake Booking[.]com Emails

Microsoft has shed light on an ongoing phishing campaign that has targeted the hospitality sector by impersonating online travel agency Booking.com using an increasingly popular social engineering technique called ClickFix to deliver credential-stealing malware. The activity, the tech giant's...