Anthropic detected and disrupted a Russia-linked cyber-espionage group that used its AI tool Claude in a hacking campaign targeting more than 20 government, intelligence, diplomatic and defense organizations.
The individual has not yet been avowed — the formal process in Britain by which an intelligence or security figure’s identity is publicly acknowledged — as routine security considerations are still being worked through.
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to device information or cause a denial-of-service condition. The following versions of ST Engineering iDirect iQ-Series Terminals (Update A) are affected: Evolution iQ‑Series terminals <=4.5.2.1 (CVE-2026-38059, CVE-2026-38057, CVE-2026-38056, CVE-2026-38058) 3315‑Series terminals <=4.5.2.1 (CVE-2026-38059, CVE-2026-38057, CVE-2026-38056, CVE-2026-38058) 9‑Series terminals <=4…
CMMC Phase 2 is paused, but the FAR CUI proposed rule pushes NIST 800-171 obligations past the defense industrial base. Here's what changed, what didn't, and the 32 requirements you can't defer.
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands or code remotely on affected systems. The following versions of All-Line Equipment Company Fuel-Boss are affected: Fuel-Boss V1 Standard >=|<=PHP_7.1.5_7.1.5 (CVE-2018-19518, CVE-2019-11043) Fuel-Boss V1 Portal >=|<=PHP_7.1.5_7.1.5 (CVE-2018-19518, CVE-2019-11043) Fuel-Boss V1 Master/Slave >=|<=PHP_7.1.5_7.1.5 (CVE-2018-19518, CVE-2019-11043) Fuel-Boss V1 Backflush Systems >=|<…
ATF, the regulatory agency that enforces federal laws governing firearms and explosives in the United States, has confirmed that one of its systems was compromised after breach claims made by the Qilin ransomware gang. [...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Hello friend. I’m Mick. This is my first Threat Source newsletter, so I should probably introduce myself before I start telling you all the things I think you should be paying attention to. With assistance from an unnamed LLM, my bio reads like this: Mick Baccio is a globally recognized security strategist with a career spanning offensive operations, threat intelligence, and national-level incident response. He currently advises…
Written by: Gabby Roncone, Wesley Shields Overview Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is tracking three distinct suspected Russian cyber espionage threat clusters abusing legitimate authentication flows to target individuals working in academia, aerospace and defense, governments and think tanks across Europe, as well as academia and think tanks within the United States. Examples of these techniques can be found in our previous blog on UNC6293’s phishing operations. We now track an…
Executive summary Note: This advisory relates to an active threat to Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs). However, ongoing PLC targeting activity is broader than Siemens PLCs. All PLC owners and operators should apply relevant mitigations to reduce the risk to their devices and systems. The Siemens-specific content in this advisory should be understood and applied as one subset of the wider threat landscape. Top Mitigations Inventory all Siemens S7 Series programmable logic…
View CSAF Summary Simcenter Nastran is affected by a stack overflow vulnerability that could be triggered when an application binary reads arbitrary string as a file argument. If a user is tricked to run one of the impacted application binary with a malicious string, an attacker could leverage the vulnerability to perform remote code execution in the context of the current process. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. The…
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 17th August, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Colombia’s Ministry of Justice has experienced a ransomware attack that affected part of its technology infrastructure and disrupted public services related to illicit-drug monitoring and legal processes. Officials confirmed that some files were encrypted but stated that no data theft was detected during the incident. MyDr, Poland’s primary…
Key Points Check Point Research is tracking a long‑running campaign called Operation Dream Job, targeting organizations worldwide, with a particular focus on the defense sector. The campaign is affiliated to DPRK-linked Lazarus group and its latest wave focuses on the defense sector in Europe and India. In the latest variant of the Operation Dream Job campaign, the threat actor distributed SecurityPDF, a modified PDF viewer designed to open attacker-crafted PDF documents and execute a new…
Project CAV3RN is a modular espionage framework used against targets in Israel. This report expands on two earlier publications: the first was published in June 2026 as part of our Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Reporting service, and the second was published on Securelist the following month, further documenting the framework’s evolving architecture and C2 capabilities. Continued tracking of this cluster in early August 2026 uncovered several previously undocumented components that expanded the…
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 10th August, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES North Carolina Ports, the US authority operating the ports of Wilmington, Morehead City and others, has suffered a cyberattack that forced some operations onto manual processes. The authority claims it has contained the intrusion, but degraded systems caused delays while affected services were restored. Ryde, an electric scooter operator in…
DoW paused the CMMC Phase II deadline in July, but the underlying compliance obligations didn't move. Meanwhile, Huntress Managed ISPM pushes our NIST SP 800-171 coverage to 55 of 110 requirements. Here's what changed, what didn't, and why we're not slowing down.
Written by: Jordan Jones Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has conducted an in-depth analysis of a .NET backdoor, tracked as STOCKSTAY, that has been continually developed and deployed by the Russia-linked threat actor Turla (aka SUMMIT, Secret Blizzard, VENOMOUS BEAR, UAC-0194) since at least December 2022. Turla has deployed STOCKSTAY against government and military organizations in Ukraine, as well as entities with an interest in Italian foreign policy. Used for ongoing…
Written by: Patrick Whitsell, John McGuiness, Muhammad Umair Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a sophisticated campaign attributed to UNC6508, a People's Republic of China (PRC)-nexus threat actor, targeting institutions in the North American academic, medical, and military research community. While remaining undetected for over a year, the threat actor compromised externally facing web applications, deployed bespoke malware, pivoted to sensitive internal systems, and…
Written by: Chad Reams, Tufail Ahmed, Keith Knapp, Ashley Frazer, Tyler McLellan Introduction From January through May 2026, Mandiant identified a financially motivated data theft extortion campaign executed by the threat cluster UNC3753 (also tracked as "Luna Moth," “Chatty Spider,” and "Silent Ransom Group") targeting dozens of organizations across professional, legal, and financial services in the United States. UNC3753 leverages voice phishing (vishing) and social engineering deception…
Defense contractors can achieve CMMC compliance without the expense or delays of FedRAMP-authorized cloud services. Discover how Huntress uses Sensitive Data Mode for logical separation and cost-effective security.
CMMC is an operating model, not a checklist. Before chasing defense work, audit your MSP's internal operations, including access controls and data handling, to ensure you’re ready for the scrutiny.
A China-aligned threat group is exploiting unpatched Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities to conduct cyberespionage against government and critical infrastructure targets across Asia and beyond.
Where to begin. For the fourth consecutive year, Elastic has had the privilege of serving as a trusted industry partner on Exercise Defence Cyber Marvel - the UK Ministry of Defence's flagship cyber exercise series. DCM26 was, without question, the most ambitious iteration yet, and we're chuffed to bits to finally be able to talk about what we built, how we built it, and what we learnt along the way. What is Defence Cyber Marvel? For those unfamiliar, Defence Cyber Marvel (DCM) is the largest…
This blog discusses the steganography, cloud abuse, and email-based backdoors used against the Ukrainian defense supply chain in the latest Pawn Storm campaign that TrendAI™ Research observed and analyzed.
Починаючи з січня 2026 року CERT-UA фіксує непоодинокі випадки розповсюдження електронних листів, нібито від імені центральних органів виконавчої влади та обласних адміністрацій із закликом оновити мобільні застосунки широко використовуваних цивільних і військових систем.