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Attackers Use SEO Poisoning and Signed Trojans to Steal VPN Credentials

Cyber Security News
2 weeks ago

A financially motivated threat actor known as Storm-2561 has been running a credential theft campaign since May 2025, manipulating search engine rankings to push fake VPN software toward enterprise users. The campaign targets employees searching for tools such as Pulse Secure, Fortinet, and Ivanti, redirecting them to spoofed websites that serve malicious download packages. Once […]

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Tushar Subhra Dutta

RondoDox botnet expands arsenal targeting 174 flaws, and hits 15,000 daily exploit attempts

Security Affairs
2 weeks ago
RondoDox botnet targets 174 flaws, reaching 15,000 daily exploit attempts in a more focused and strategic campaign. RondoDox botnet is ramping up attacks, targeting 174 vulnerabilities with up to 15,000 daily exploitation attempts in a more focused and strategic campaign, Bitsight reported. “We gathered all these exploit attempts (identifiable by indicators like the User-Agent and […]
Pierluigi Paganini

Surf Raises $57M to Automate Security Hygiene With AI Agents

BankInfoSecurity.com
2 weeks ago
New York-Based Startup's AI Agents Analyze Asset Context to Fix Security Gaps
Surf AI launched an AI-driven platform designed to automate security hygiene tasks across enterprise environments. Backed by $57 million in funding, the company uses AI agents and contextual asset analysis to identify and remediate risks across identities, cloud assets and sensitive data.

英伟达的 DLSS 5 引发争议和批评

Solidot
2 weeks ago
英伟达演示了计划于今年晚些时候推出的深度学习超级采样技术 DLSS 的新版本，结果在玩家中间引发了广泛争议和批评，因为 DLSS 5 在重构图像过程中戏剧性的改变了游戏画面，为游戏画面加入了一层 AI 滤镜，让游戏中的人物变得面目全非。DLSS 5 在社交媒体上引发了玩家制作大量梗图进行嘲讽，在 reddit 上大量相关讨论被删除（可能是英伟达在公关），就像微软被称为 Microslop，玩家现在开始称英伟达为 Slopvidia。

CTG unveils cyber resilience scoring dashboard for measurable risk reduction

Help Net Security
2 weeks ago

CTG has announced the launch of a cyber resilience scoring dashboard that helps organizations quantify risk, prioritize remediation, and track measurable improvement over time. The dashboard is part of the Group’s Cegeka Security Advisory Framework (CSAF), a modular approach that combines assessments and advisory services to help organizations continuously improve their security strategy. By translating assessment outcomes into a single score and clear trends, the dashboard provides immediate visibility into cyber risk, program maturity, and … More →

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Industry News

LeakNet Ransomware Uses ClickFix via Hacked Sites, Deploys Deno In-Memory Loader

The Hackers News
2 weeks ago
The ransomware operation known as LeakNet has adopted the ClickFix social engineering tactic delivered through compromised websites as an initial access method. The use of ClickFix, where users are tricked into manually running malicious commands to address non-existent errors, is a departure from relying on traditional methods for obtaining initial access, such as through stolen credentials
The Hacker News

How to prepare for NERC CIP compliance deadlines in 2026 and beyond

Tenable Blog
2 weeks ago

Explore key cybersecurity requirements and implementation deadlines for electric power utilities included in the NERC CIP-003-9 standard for Low-Impact BES (Bulk Electric System) Cyber Systems, and how Tenable can help deliver the comprehensive visibility required to ensure compliance.

Key takeaways
  1. NERC CIP-003-9 introduces specific requirements for electric power utilities and related sectors with low-impact BES cyber systems.
  2. Many municipally owned utilities, public power authorities and state or locally operated transmission entities fall within the scope of Low Impact BES Cyber Systems and will be impacted by these revisions.
  3. With the first major implementation deadline on April 1, 2026, and others in 2028 and 2030, entities must begin planning and implementation now to avoid audit friction.
  4. Tenable OT Security addresses core NERC CIP requirements through continuous asset discovery, anomaly detection with real-time alerts, data retention, and access control.
Navigating the road to NERC CIP compliance: The looming April deadline

Electric power utilities in North America are under pressure to comply with the latest security provisions from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). The newest set of provisions will be implemented over the next four years, starting in April of this year.

Specifically, the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standard CIP-003-9 becomes officially enforceable on April 1, 2026. As part of the Supply Chain Low-Impact Revisions, this standard introduces specific requirements for electric power utilities and related sectors with low-impact BES (Bulk Electric System) cyber systems. This update is particularly significant for municipally owned utilities and cooperatives that may have previously operated under lighter oversight but are now pulled into higher compliance tiers due to recent updates like CIP-002-7.

At a high level, the BES includes the electrical generation resources, transmission lines, and interconnections generally operated at voltages of 100 kV or higher. Historically, “low-impact" assets were subject to lighter oversight, but the evolving threat landscape—specifically targeting the supply chain—has necessitated a more rigorous approach.

CIP-003 requires organizations to specify consistent and sustainable security management controls that establish responsibility and accountability to protect BES Cyber Systems against compromise that could lead to misoperation or instability in the BES. 

The NERC CIP compliance roadmap: 2026, 2028, and 2030

The transition to full compliance isn't a one-time event; it's a tiered rollout. Understanding these milestones is critical for budget and resource planning:

DeadlineMilestoneFocus AreaApril 1, 2026Enforcement beginsImplementation of Supply Chain Low-Impact Revisions (CIP-003-9).2028 horizonExpanded controlsFocus shifts toward deeper evidence collection and refined incident response reporting.2030 and beyondFull maturityContinuous monitoring and automated audit trails become the expected standard.How Tenable OT Security simplifies NERC CIP alignment

Meeting NERC CIP requirements can be a manual, spreadsheet-heavy nightmare—especially for local government entities that lack the massive compliance departments found in larger investor-owned utilities. Tenable OT Security acts as a force multiplier, allowing small IT teams to automate asset discovery and evidence collection without exhausting limited public sector budgets. Tenable OT Security is designed to help organizations meet these technical and operational demands with confidence, turning a compliance burden into a strategic advantage.

We address the core pillars of the standard through:

  • Asset discovery: Identify every device in your environment—including those deep in the "low-impact" layers—to ensure nothing is left unmanaged.
  • Anomaly detection: Real-time monitoring to catch unauthorized configuration changes or suspicious network behavior that could signal a supply chain breach.
  • Data retention and reporting: Automatically generate the reports needed for audits, reducing the "compliance fire drill" that usually occurs when regulators knock.
  • Access control and exposure management: Prioritize the risks that actually matter in terms of uptime and cyber resilience, ensuring you are both compliant and secure.

Tenable OT Security supports compliance with CIP-003 through real-time alerts designed to help security teams enforce security management policies.
 


An example of how a user can leverage the Compliance Dashboard in Tenable OT Security with multiple security frameworks selected to evaluate, monitor, and report on compliance with relevant regulatory compliance frameworks and industry standards. 

Tenable OT Security alerts in real-time on any unauthorized access activities to the OT environment as well as enabling the enforcement of security management policies. In addition, it fully audits all OT activities, including controller engineering activities like logic updates, configuration changes and firmware uploads/downloads. Tenable OT Security tracks the source of the activity, the exact commands used, the devices impacted and the specific impact to these devices, as well as the date and time of each activity. This comprehensive audit trail enables grid owners and operators to establish responsibility and accountability. It also helps in the prevention of malicious or erroneous activities that could lead to misoperation or instability of the plant.

The Tenable One advantage

While NERC CIP focuses specifically on the grid, modern utilities don’t operate in a vacuum. The convergence of IT and OT means your cyber exposure is interconnected. 

For state and local government entities that operate power generation, transmission or distribution infrastructure, cyber risk doesn’t exist solely within the grid environment. IT systems supporting billing, emergency communications, identity access management and cloud based service delivery are increasingly interconnected with OT environments. For a local government, a cyber incident in the grid doesn't just impact power; it can ripple through essential public services. Tenable One provides a unified view, helping SLG leaders bridge the gap between small IT teams and complex OT systems.

The Tenable One exposure management platform provides a unified view of your entire attack surface. By combining OT-specific insights with IT, cloud, and identity data in a single view, Tenable One allows you to see beyond basic compliance—enabling you to prioritize risk across your entire infrastructure and communicate your security posture from the control room to C-suite.

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