Tag: software
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How CIOs Are Navigating the AI-Driven Software Market Crash
AI Is Transforming Economics But Enterprise IT Architecture Issues Are Still Here. While AI systems such as Claude lower the marginal cost of writing code and automating discrete tasks, especially when it comes to early-stage work including prototyping and front-end design, the idea that AI will lay waste to the industry is overblown, analysts say.…
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NDSS 2025 Detecting And Explaining Malware Promotion Via App Promotion Graph
Session 12B: Malware Authors, Creators & Presenters: Shang Ma (University of Notre Dame), Chaoran Chen (University of Notre Dame), Shao Yang (Case Western Reserve University), Shifu Hou (University of Notre Dame), Toby Jia-Jun Li (University of Notre Dame), Xusheng Xiao (Arizona State University), Tao Xie (Peking University), Yanfang Ye (University of Notre Dame) PAPER Careful…
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News alert: GitGuardian raises $50M to tackle non-human identities crisis, AI agent security gap
NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2026, CyberNewswire, GitGuardian, a leading secrets and Non-Human Identity (NHI) security platform and #1 app on GitHub Marketplace, today announced a $50 million Series C funding round led by global software investor Insight Partners”¦ (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/news-alert-gitguardian-raises-50m-to-tackle-non-human-identities-crisis-ai-agent-security-gap/
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Crazy ransomware gang abuses employee monitoring tool in attacks
A member of the Crazy ransomware gang is abusing legitimate employee monitoring software and the SimpleHelp remote support tool to maintain persistence in corporate networks, evade detection, and prepare for ransomware deployment. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crazy-ransomware-gang-abuses-employee-monitoring-tool-in-attacks/
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Billing Services Firm Notifying Medical Lab Patients of Hack
Ransomware Gang Everest Claims It Has Leaked All Stolen Data. A revenue cycle management software firm is notifying an undisclosed number of patients of several medical diagnostic labs that their sensitive information, including diagnoses and treatments, was stolen in a November hack. Ransomware gang Everest Group claims it has leaked all the data. First seen…
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Reynolds Ransomware Embeds BYOVD Driver to Disable EDR Security Tools
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an emergent ransomware family dubbed Reynolds that comes embedded with a built-in bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) component for defense evasion purposes within the ransomware payload itself.BYOVD refers to an adversarial technique that abuses legitimate but flawed driver software to escalate privileges and disable Endpoint Detection First seen…
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Reynolds Ransomware Embeds BYOVD Driver to Disable EDR Security Tools
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an emergent ransomware family dubbed Reynolds that comes embedded with a built-in bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) component for defense evasion purposes within the ransomware payload itself.BYOVD refers to an adversarial technique that abuses legitimate but flawed driver software to escalate privileges and disable Endpoint Detection First seen…
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Trojanized 7-Zip downloads turn home computers into proxy nodes
A trojanized version of the popular 7-Zip software is quietly turning home computers into residential proxy nodes, Malwarebytes warns. Spurred by a Reddit post in which a user … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/10/trojanized-7-zip-software-malware-distribution/
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Hackers Weaponize 7-Zip Downloads to Turn Home PCs Into Proxy Nodes
A fake website impersonating the popular 7-Zip file archiver has been distributing malicious software that secretly converts infected computers into residential proxy nodes. The counterfeit site has been operating undetected for an extended period, exploiting user trust in what appears to be legitimate software. The scam begins when users accidentally visit 7zip[.]com instead of the…
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Anthropic’s DXT poses “critical RCE vulnerability” by running with full system privileges
Difference are ‘stark’: Principal AI Security Researcher at LayerX Security Roy Paz said that he tested DXT against Perplexity’s Comet, OpenAI’s Atlas, and Microsoft’s CoPilot, and the differences were stark.”When you ask Copilot, Atlas, or Perplexity to use a tool, then it will use that tool for you. But Claude DXT allows tools to talk…
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Anthropic’s DXT poses “critical RCE vulnerability” by running with full system privileges
Difference are ‘stark’: Principal AI Security Researcher at LayerX Security Roy Paz said that he tested DXT against Perplexity’s Comet, OpenAI’s Atlas, and Microsoft’s CoPilot, and the differences were stark.”When you ask Copilot, Atlas, or Perplexity to use a tool, then it will use that tool for you. But Claude DXT allows tools to talk…
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Hackers breach SmarterTools network using flaw in its own software
SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock ransomware gang breached its network after compromising an email system, but did not impact business applications or account data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-breach-smartertools-network-using-flaw-in-its-own-software/
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BeyondTrust warns of critical RCE flaw in remote support software
BeyondTrust warned customers to patch a critical security flaw in its Remote Support (RS) and Privileged Remote Access (PRA) software that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/beyondtrust-warns-of-critical-rce-flaw-in-remote-support-software/
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Node.js LTX Stealer Emerges as New Threat to Login Credentials
A new, sophisticated malware campaign dubbed >>LTX Stealer.<< This malware represents a shift in attacker techniques, utilizing legitimate software frameworks and cloud services to hide its activities and steal sensitive user data. By mimicking standard Windows processes, LTX Stealer is designed to operate quietly, making it difficult for traditional antivirus systems to detect. The malware…
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OpenClaw integrates VirusTotal malware scanning as security firms flag enterprise risks
Tags: access, ai, api, control, crowdstrike, crypto, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, exploit, gartner, github, governance, injection, macOS, malicious, malware, marketplace, network, risk, security-incident, skills, software, threat, tool, virus, vulnerabilityWhat prompted the response: The scanning initiative follows a series of security incidents documented by multiple firms over the past two weeks. Koi Security’s February 1 audit of all 2,857 ClawHub skills discovered 341 malicious ones in a campaign dubbed “ClawHavoc.”The professional-looking skills for cryptocurrency tools and YouTube utilities contained fake prerequisites that installed keyloggers…
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OpenClaw integrates VirusTotal malware scanning as security firms flag enterprise risks
Tags: access, ai, api, control, crowdstrike, crypto, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, exploit, gartner, github, governance, injection, macOS, malicious, malware, marketplace, network, risk, security-incident, skills, software, threat, tool, virus, vulnerabilityWhat prompted the response: The scanning initiative follows a series of security incidents documented by multiple firms over the past two weeks. Koi Security’s February 1 audit of all 2,857 ClawHub skills discovered 341 malicious ones in a campaign dubbed “ClawHavoc.”The professional-looking skills for cryptocurrency tools and YouTube utilities contained fake prerequisites that installed keyloggers…
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Never settle: How CISOs can go beyond compliance standards to better protect their organizations
Tags: ai, awareness, breach, ciso, compliance, computing, control, cybersecurity, finance, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, software, strategy, threat, training, vulnerabilityThe new North Star for CISOs: Accounting for emerging risk: We’ve established that it’s no longer good enough to overfit into a compliance standard, but you can still use compliance to your advantage.Most compliance programs mandate an information security risk assessment and, at a larger company, you may already have a dedicated enterprise risk management…
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Black Basta Ransomware Integrates BYOVD Technique to Evade Defenses
A recent campaign by the Black Basta ransomware group has revealed a significant shift in attack tactics. This is a departure from standard operations, where attackers typically deploy a separate tool to turn off security software before running the actual ransomware. In this specific campaign, the ransomware payload bundles a vulnerable driver known as the…
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OpenClaw Taps VirusTotal to Safeguard AI Agent Skill Ecosystem
As AI agents move from experimental chatbots to powerful tools capable of managing our finances and smart homes, security has become the top priority. Today, OpenClaw announced a major partnership with VirusTotal to bring advanced threat detection to ClawHub, its marketplace for AI skills. Why AI Agents Need Special Protection Traditional software is rigid; it…
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Claude Opus 4.6: KI findet über 500 Zero-Day-Lücken in Open-Source-Software
Anthropics neues Sprachmodell Claude Opus 4.6 hat in internen Tests Hunderte bislang unbekannte Sicherheitslücken aufgespürt – ohne spezielles Training. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/claude-opus-4-6-ki-findet-ueber-500-zero-day-luecken-in-open-source-software-2602-205139.html
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Microsoft Unveils LiteBox, a Rust-Based Approach to Secure Sandboxing
Microsoft has released LiteBox, an experimental open-source library OS designed to sandbox applications while reducing their exposure to host systems. Written in Rust and published under the MIT license, LiteBox reflects the company’s efforts to upgrade software security as confidential computing gains adoption. LiteBox takes a different path from traditional virtualization or container technologies. Rather..…
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Goßangelegter Missbrauch namhafter SaaS-Plattformen für Telefon-Betrug
Check Point Research (CPR), die Sicherheitsforschungs-abteilung von Check Point Software Technologies, hat eine groß angelegte Phishing-Kampagne identifiziert, die bekannte SaaS-Dienste von Microsoft, Amazon, Zoom oder Youtube ausnutzt, um ihre Opfer zu betrügerischen Telefonaten zu verleiten. Anstatt Domänen zu fälschen oder bösartige Links zu versenden, missbrauchen Angreifer gezielt legitime Software-as-a-Service-Plattformen, um telefonbasierte Betrugsversuche durchzuführen, die für…
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CISA gives federal agencies 18 months to purge unsupported edge devices
Tags: authentication, cisa, cyber, data, exploit, firmware, Hardware, infrastructure, monitoring, network, risk, risk-assessment, service, software, technology, threat, updateImplementation hurdles: Sunil Varkey, advisor at Beagle Security, warns of implementation complexities. “The operational reality of removing legacy systems is not straightforward,” Varkey said. “Legacy devices continue to exist not by design, but by necessity.”He pointed to orphaned systems that remain live and embedded in workflows but lack clear ownership, and operational technology environments where…
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Bulletproof Hosting Providers Exploit Legitimate ISPs to Power Cybercrime Servers
A surprising link between legitimate IT software and major cybercriminal operations. While investigating attacks by the >>WantToCry<< ransomware gang, analysts noticed that the attackers were using virtual machines (VMs) with identical, computer names (hostnames) like WIN-J9D866ESIJ2 and WIN-LIVFRVQFMKO. These names were not random. They were automatically generated by ISPsystem, a completely legitimate company that makes software for managing web…
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Digitale Souveränität: Wie Deutschland sich von US-Software löst
Nach Rekordbeteiligung an der EU-Konsultation treibt der Bund Open Source und souveräne Clouds voran – der Weg ist lang. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/digitale-souveraenitaet-wie-deutschland-sich-von-us-software-loest-2602-205092.html
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China-Nexus Hackers Target Linux Devices to Redirect Traffic and Deploy Malware
>>DKnife,<< a sophisticated gateway-monitoring and adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) framework that turns Linux-based routers and edge devices into surveillance tools. Active since at least 2019, this campaign employs seven distinct Linux implants to inspect network traffic, hijack legitimate software downloads, and deploy advanced malware. The framework remains active as of January 2026, targeting personal computers, mobile phones,…
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Hackers Exploit Windows Screensaver to Deploy RMM Tools, Gain Remote Access
A new spear phishing campaign that weaponizes a forgotten file type to bypass modern defenses. Attackers are luring victims into downloading Windows screensaver (.scr) files, which silently deploy legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software to establish persistent control over targeted systems. The campaign utilizes a simple yet effective delivery mechanism designed to evade reputation-based…
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Hackers Exploit Windows Screensaver to Deploy RMM Tools, Gain Remote Access
A new spear phishing campaign that weaponizes a forgotten file type to bypass modern defenses. Attackers are luring victims into downloading Windows screensaver (.scr) files, which silently deploy legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software to establish persistent control over targeted systems. The campaign utilizes a simple yet effective delivery mechanism designed to evade reputation-based…