Today. I dive into how decades-old tech, like the "Finger" protocol, is being weaponized in modern ClickFix attacks, alongside major zero-day exploitation news affecting FortiWeb and Logitech. We also unpack the sophisticated techniques used by threat actors like Dragon Breath to disable security tools and the concerning new ways researchers are bypassing AI guardrails.
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Today. I dive into how decades-old tech, like the "Finger" protocol, is being weaponized in modern ClickFix attacks, alongside major zero-day exploitation news affecting FortiWeb and Logitech. We also unpack the sophisticated techniques used by threat actors like Dragon Breath to disable security tools and the concerning new ways researchers are bypassing AI guardrails.
AI Hackers, Worms, and Why CISOs Can’t Get Federal Agencies to Patch
Daily Cyber Briefing
11 minutes
6 days ago
AI Hackers, Worms, and Why CISOs Can’t Get Federal Agencies to Patch
We dive into a massive NPM registry attack where a self-replicating worm polluted the software supply chain with over 150,000 packages seeking cryptocurrency rewards. Then, we analyze how state-sponsored threat actors used Anthropic’s Claude AI to automate 90% of a targeted espionage campaign against critical global organizations.
Daily Cyber Briefing
Today. I dive into how decades-old tech, like the "Finger" protocol, is being weaponized in modern ClickFix attacks, alongside major zero-day exploitation news affecting FortiWeb and Logitech. We also unpack the sophisticated techniques used by threat actors like Dragon Breath to disable security tools and the concerning new ways researchers are bypassing AI guardrails.