Active Directory remains the backbone of enterprise identity. Despite years of modernization efforts, many organizations still rely on legacy authentication protocols that were never designed for today’s threat landscape. New reporting from Dark Reading highlights how attackers continue to abuse NTLM and Kerberos within Microsoft Active Directory environments to escalate privileges, move laterally, and maintain
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Open-source ecosystems power modern software development. Millions of developers rely on public repositories to accelerate innovation and reduce development time. That trust, however, is increasingly being weaponized. New reporting from The Hacker News reveals that North Korean threat actors have published 26 malicious packages to the npm registry in an attempt to compromise developer environments
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Ransomware has traditionally been associated with financially motivated cybercriminal groups. Increasingly, however, state-aligned actors are blending espionage with disruptive ransomware tactics. New reporting from The Hacker News reveals that Lazarus Group is leveraging Medusa ransomware in active operations, signaling a shift in how nation-state groups monetize and operationalize access. Rather than conducting purely intelligence-driven campaigns,
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Introduction India’s Defence Industrial Base is entering a defining phase. The shift toward “Indigenization 2.0” is accelerating the development of sovereign platforms, indigenous operating systems, and AI-enabled warfighting capabilities. At the same time, cyber hostilities have intensified dramatically. In 2025 alone, India recorded hundreds of millions of cyber detections, and hybrid conflicts demonstrated that digital
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