Google has firmly rejected widespread reports suggesting it issued a global security alert to its 2.5 billion Gmail users, calling such claims “entirely false”. The […]
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Palo Alto Networks Confirms Data Breach via Compromised Salesforce Instances
Cybersecurity vendor Palo Alto Networks disclosed that its Salesforce environment was breached through a compromised Salesloft Drift integration, marking the latest in a series of […]
Hackers Are Sophisticated & Impatient — That Can Be Good
You can’t negotiate with hackers from a place of fear — but you can turn their urgency against them with the right playbook, people, and […]
Shadow AI Discovery: A Critical Part of Enterprise AI Governance
The Harsh Truths of AI Adoption MITs State of AI in Business report revealed that while 40% of organizations have purchased enterprise LLM subscriptions, over […]
Massive 11.5 Tbps UDP Flood DDoS Attack Originated From Google Cloud
Cloudflare disclosed that its automated defenses intercepted and neutralized a record-shattering Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) assault peaking at 11.5 terabits per second (Tbps). The attack, characterized […]
Ukrainian Network FDN3 Launches Massive Brute-Force Attacks on SSL VPN and RDP Devices
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a Ukrainian IP network for engaging in massive brute-force and password spraying campaigns targeting SSL VPN and RDP devices between June […]
Iran-Nexus Hackers Exploit Omani Mailbox to Target Governments
A sophisticated spear-phishing campaign that exploited a compromised mailbox belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman. The operation, attributed to an Iranian-aligned group […]
Mapping the Web of Commercial Spyware: Targets and Attack Chains
A comprehensive new report spanning 2010 to 2025 reveals the ever-evolving landscape of commercial spyware vendors (CSVs), exposing the methods these private firms employ to […]
Ukrainian Hackers Ramp Up Brute-Force and Password-Spraying Attacks on VPN and RDP Systems
In mid-2025, a coalition of Ukraine-based autonomous systems orchestrated unprecedented brute-force and password-spraying campaigns against exposed SSL VPN and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services, overwhelming […]
Threat Hunting Guide Designed for SOC Analysts and MSSPs
Proactive threat hunting has become an essential discipline for Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs). Traditional detection methods often miss […]