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Let’s catch up on the more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news gathered from articles across the web this week. This is what we have been reading about on our coffee break! There’s that old saying about whatever you post on the internet will haunt you forever…

In December 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and International Partners published a guide for “protecting communications infrastructure” in response to the discovery that a stealthy Chinese government threat actor, Salt Typhoon, had infiltrated a number of US telecommunications firms.

Passwords, PINs, and codes aren’t just part of your online world. From hotel safes and Wi-Fi passwords to gym lockers and alarm codes, you often need access to data that’s tied to a specific location in the real world (and in the case of alarm codes, you need it in a hurry). Wouldn’t it make life so much easier if you had a simple, quick way to find those items exactly when and where you need them? Well, now you can, thanks to a new capability in the 1Password app.

Read also: Wazawaka gets 18 months of “limited freedom” in Russia, the US charges Silk Typhoon hackers, and more.

Most people know not to click on obvious spam emails, but today’s scams are polished, highly personalized, and AI-powered. Whether it’s a fake banking alert, a deepfake customer service call, or a cloned e-commerce website, social engineering fraud often spreads fast. When customers see familiar branding, hear a confident voice, or receive a message that appears to come from a trusted source, it’s easy to comply and get duped.

The cybersecurity landscape has dramatically shifted with the rise of cloud computing. While Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) have proven valuable in protecting traditional endpoints, the cloud introduces a new set of challenges. This post examines why these solutions, rooted in endpoint-centric approaches, may fall short in the cloud, highlighting the need for a new generation of cloud protection strategies designed for SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS environments.

EncryptHub, a rising cybercriminal entity, has recently caught the attention of multiple threat intelligence teams, including our own (Outpost24’s KrakenLabs). While other reports have begun to shed light on this actor’s operations, our investigation goes a step further, uncovering previously unseen aspects of their infrastructure, tooling, and behavioral patterns.

Inefficiencies, like slow vendor responses, often plague security teams like a persistent headache. At first, it’s just a dull throb in the background. Yes, it’s annoying, but analysts often accept it as the way things are, pushing through the pain and getting the job done. However, over time, this headache intensifies.

Web application firewalls (WAFs) are one of the most commonly used tools that organizations deploy to protect their applications at runtime. By monitoring HTTP traffic and filtering out suspicious requests, WAFs act as a protective layer around an application that protects it from certain types of incoming threats. However, WAFs often fall short of expectations.