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⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Key Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Tips [February 10]

The current landscape of cybersecurity reveals that even the smallest vulnerabilities can precipitate significant breaches. Exposing an encryption key, neglecting a minor software update, or leaving a cloud storage bucket unsecured may seem trivial, yet these factors can become major gateways for cyber attacks. This week, instances of cybercriminals exploiting…

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GitHub Action Breach Exposes CI/CD Secrets in Over 23,000 Repositories

Cybersecurity experts are raising alarms over a breach involving the popular GitHub Action, tj-actions/changed-files, which has reportedly been manipulated to leak sensitive information from repositories utilizing continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) frameworks. This incident is significant, given that the affected action is employed in more than 23,000 repositories for…

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Google Encourages Relying on AI for Shopping

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development AP2 Protocol Introduces ‘Mandates’ to Ensure Accountability in Agent-Led Transactions Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • September 17, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG In an innovative move, Google has unveiled a new “agent payments protocol,” enabling artificial intelligence to facilitate consumer shopping while ensuring…

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Microsoft Reveals Global Cyber Attacks by Sandworm Subgroup Affecting Over 15 Countries

A subgroup of the notorious Russian state-sponsored hacking entity known as Sandworm has been linked to a persistent global access operation, termed BadPilot, which has been under way for several years. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team recently disclosed this in a report, emphasizing the group’s strategy of compromising internet-facing infrastructure…

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U.S. Indicts Ukrainian Hacker for Involvement in Raccoon Stealer Malware Operation

A 26-year-old Ukrainian national has been indicted in the United States for allegedly participating in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service operation, widely recognized within cybersecurity spheres for its potential to facilitate extensive data theft. Mark Sokolovsky was taken into custody by Dutch authorities shortly after departing Ukraine on March 4, 2022,…

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Remedio Raises $65M to Address Patch and Vulnerability Gaps

Governance & Risk Management, Patch Management, Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VA/PT) Startup Plans Unified Remediation for Misconfigurations and Patching, Compliance Michael Novinson ( MichaelNovinson) • September 17, 2025 Tal Kollender, founder and CEO, Remedio (Image: Remedio) Remedio, a startup focusing on device posture management, has successfully secured $65 million…

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RA World Ransomware Attack in South Asia Tied to Chinese Espionage Toolkit

A recent ransomware incident attributed to the RA World group has highlighted a troubling intersection between cyber espionage and financial extortion. In November 2024, an unnamed software and services company in Asia became the target of a sophisticated attack employing a malicious toolset closely associated with Chinese cyber espionage tactics.…

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