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Gainsight breach: Salesforce details attack window, issues investigation guidance

The number of Salesforce customers affected by the recent compromise of Gainsight-published applications is yet to be publicly confirmed, but Salesforce released indicators of compromise (IoCs) and simultaneously shed some light on when the attack likely started. The provided list includes IP addresses and User Agents, showing that the first reconnaissance and unauthorized access activity started on November 8. The rest of the suspicious intrusions happened between November 16 and 23, from IP addresses associated … More → The post Gainsight breach: Salesforce details attack window, issues investigation guidance appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Telstra emergency call ops did not spot Optus triple zero outage

Knew nothing until the next day.
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New “HashJack” attack can hijack AI browsers and assistants

Security researchers at Cato Networks have uncovered a new indirect prompt injection technique that can force popular AI browsers and assistants to deliver phishing links or disinformation (e.g., incorrect medicine dosage guidance or investment advice), send sensitive data to the attacker, or push users to perform risky actions. They call the technique HashJack, because it relies on malicious instructions being hidden in the #fragment of a URL that points to a legitimate (and otherwise innocuous) … More → The post New “HashJack” attack can hijack AI browsers and assistants appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Fear of AI-driven job displacement nearly doubles in a year: KPMG

The finding comes as two U.S. senators are pushing legislation that would require some AI-related layoffs to be reported to the Labor Department.
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Vectra AI unifies threat visibility across Microsoft environments

Vectra AI announced Vectra AI Shield for Microsoft, a purpose-built solution that enables channel partners and MSSPs to deliver unified visibility and control across Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Copilot for M365, and Azure Cloud in a single AI-powered platform. Closing the Microsoft visibility gap While Microsoft’s native tools provide broad coverage, many organizations — and the partners that protect them — still face blind spots across hybrid and identity-based attacks. Fragmented products, inconsistent alerts, … More → The post Vectra AI unifies threat visibility across Microsoft environments appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Ostorlab brings automated, proof-backed mobile app security testing

Ostorlab introduced the AI Pentesting Engine for Mobile Applications, bringing automated, AI‑driven penetration testing to mobile security. The new engine helps security teams and developers uncover, validate, and safely exploit vulnerabilities that tools miss or bury in noise, so they can prioritize fixes with confidence. Behind the scenes, the AI engine learns complex app behaviors, navigates authentication and session constraints, and confirms exploitability with proof‑of‑concept evidence. The result is a concise, verified list of issues … More → The post Ostorlab brings automated, proof-backed mobile app security testing appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Heineken CISO champions a new risk mindset to unlock innovation

In this Help Net Security interview, Marina Marceta, CISO at Heineken, discusses what it takes for CISOs to be seen as business-aligned leaders rather than technical overseers. She shares how connecting security to business impact can shift perceptions and strengthen partnerships across the company. Marceta focuses on the value of a security culture that supports innovation while keeping risk in check. What mindset shifts are essential for CISOs who want to be seen as strategic … More → The post Heineken CISO champions a new risk mindset to unlock innovation appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Small language models step into the fight against phishing sites

Phishing sites keep rising, and security teams are searching for ways to sort suspicious pages at speed. A recent study explores whether small language models (SLMs) can scan raw HTML to catch these threats. The work reviews a range of model sizes and tests how they handle detection tasks while keeping compute demands in check. Although LLM-based website phishing detection is still a relatively new area, it is gaining momentum. Several studies have already reported … More → The post Small language models step into the fight against phishing sites appeared first on Help Net Security.
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