This Windows Malware is Built to Let Up to Four AI Models Vote on Its Next Move
A Windows malware called CLOSEDQUORUM is built to take orders from a vote of up to four AI models instead of an attacker's server, Cisco Talos said on Septem...
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Microsoft Disrupts AI-Powered EvilTokens Service Linked to 12,000 Hacked Inboxes
Microsoft disrupted EvilTokens after the AI-powered phishing service compromised 12,000 inboxes across 10,000 organisations and enabled complex financial fraud.
Windows Botnet x47.c Offers AI API Draining, 18 Attack Methods
Qrator found a Windows botnet advertised with AI API draining, credential theft and SOCKS5 proxying
Compromised MemTensor Packages Deliver sckit Credential Stealer via npm and PyPI
Unknown threat actors have managed to compromise two legitimate MemTensor packages across the npm and Python Package Index (PyPI) repositories to push a plat...
AI-Powered Phishing Platform EvilTokens Disrupted by Microsoft
The cybercrime platform leveraged AI at every step of the attack chain, including writing social engineering messages and deciding targets. The post AI-Power...
Microsoft: September Windows updates break Always On VPN connections
Microsoft warned that the September 2026 security updates may also break Always On VPN connections on some Windows 11 systems. [.
EvilTokens made phishing-as-a-service look easy. Then it got taken down
Microsoft, Coinbase and law enforcement took down EvilTokens, a phishing kit that compromised 12,000 inboxes through device-code phishing and AI. EvilTokens ...
Microsoft Warns of EvilTokens AI Phishing Service Hijacking Thousands of Accounts
Microsoft has warned that the EvilTokens phishing-as-a-service platform has become a major driver of AI-enabled device-code phishing, compromising more than ...
ManageEngine RCE Flaw Enables SYSTEM Code Execution From Windows Login Screen
ManageEngine has addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in ADSelfService Plus, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arb...
Chrome Update Fixes 108 Vulnerabilities Including Critical GPU, WebGL and ANGLE Flaws
Google released Chrome version 154 to the Stable channel for Windows, macOS, and Linux, fixing 108 security vulnerabilities. This update addresses 11 critica...
Microsoft SharePoint Flaw Lets Low-Privilege Attackers Execute Remote Code
A detailed Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-65660, allows authenticated, low-privileged users to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable ...
Microsoft disrupts EvilTokens phishing service that gave criminals access to 12,000 inboxes
The EvilTokens phishing service, which compromised more than 12,000 inboxes at over 10,000 organizations, has been disrupted by a coalition of law enforcemen...
Claude Opus 5.5 cuts costs and adds safeguards for autonomous AI
Claude Opus 5.5 is available across Anthropic’s platforms, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
Chinese Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy CLEANGULP Malware
A Chinese threat actor codenamed UTA0565 has been observed exploiting the recently disclosed Google Chrome-Microsoft Windows exploit chain as zero-days throu...
Fake LastPass on GitHub Led to an Infostealer That Killed 145 Security Tools
Attackers spoofed LastPass on GitHub, used a Microsoft-signed driver to disable 145 security products, then deployed an infostealer. Someone impersonated Las...
12 Best MFA Solutions Compared (2026): Features & Pricing
Cisco Duo is the best MFA for most buyers comparing on price and speed published per-user tiers, a free small-team floor, and device trust included while Mic...
Researchers Find Malware That Uses AI Models Instead of Human Hackers for Control
A Windows malware implant named CLOSEDQUORUM that uses commercial large language models as an autonomous command-and-control layer, shifting tactical decisio...
Microsoft Entra ID to retire SMS sign-in in 2027
Microsoft will retire SMS and voice-based sign-in as a first-factor authentication method for Entra ID workforce tenants starting February 1, 2027.
Microsoft’s EvilTokens takedown sheds light on state of AI-powered cybercrime
Microsoft has hailed its success in disrupting EvilTokens, an AI-powered a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform linked to more than 12,000 compromised Micr...
Volexity spots another China-aligned threat group exploiting Chrome and Microsoft defects
The threat group Volexity tracks as UTA0565 showcased a variance in tactics, but it used the same exploit kit as multiple Chinese threat groups. The post Vol...