data exfiltration
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Ukraine agency says Russian-linked hackers used AI to aid cyber attacks in H1 2025
Ukraine’s SSSCIP said Russian-linked hackers increased use of AI in cyber attacks in H1 2025, recording 3,018 incidents and using AI-generated phishing and malware while exploiting webmail flaws and abusing legitimate cloud services.
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Researchers disclose three now-patched vulnerabilities in Google’s Gemini AI
Researchers disclosed three patched vulnerabilities in Google’s Gemini AI that could have exposed users to privacy risks, affecting Cloud Assist, the Search Personalization model and the Browsing Tool, Tenable said; Google has applied mitigations.
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ShadowSilk Expands Target Reach to Central Asia and APAC Government Agencies, 36 Victims Identified, Group-IB Says
A new threat cluster named ShadowSilk has targeted government entities across Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific region, with Group-IB reporting 36 identified victims. The operation blends Russian- and Chinese-speaking actors, uses spear-phishing and Telegram-based C2, and leverages a broad toolkit to exfiltrate data from government networks.
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Healthcare Services Group breach affects more than 624,000 individuals
Healthcare Services Group said a data breach exposed the personal information of more than 624,000 individuals, with unauthorized access occurring between Sept. 27 and Oct. 3, 2024 and notifications sent on Aug. 25, 2025. Data types varied but included identifiers and financial details; credit monitoring is being offered, and there is no current evidence of…
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Source-code leak exposes ERMAC Android banking trojan infrastructure, researchers say
The ERMAC Android banking trojan v3 source code was leaked online, exposing its backend, panel, and exfiltration infrastructure and signaling an expanded targeting scope of over 700 apps, along with notable operational security lapses that could invite further risk from other threat actors.
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Noodlophile Infostealer Campaign Uses Legal-Threat Phishing to Target Businesses, Researchers Warn
Security researchers warn of a spear-phishing campaign leveraging legal-threat prompts to deploy the Noodlophile infostealer, using DLL side-loading in legitimate applications and malicious archives to exfiltrate cookies, payment data and system information across global targets.
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State-Sponsored HazyBeacon Malware Targets Southeast Asian Governments
A new cyber espionage campaign targets Southeast Asian governments using the HazyBeacon malware, which leverages trusted cloud services for data exfiltration and evasion of detection.
