PEERSTITCH malware: How Attackers Compromised 500 Firewalls Through FortiManager
PEERSTITCH malware exploited FortiManager to expose 500+ firewalls, evade detection inside FortiOS memory, and maintain stealthy access. PEERSTITCH, a stealthy implant deployed during a prolonged...
View ArticleSilent Lynx: Kazakhstan-Linked Hackers Target Russian Refinery and Government
Silent Lynx, a group likely based in Kazakhstan, targets Russian energy and government entities in espionage campaigns across Central Asia. Researchers from Cisco Talos and Recorded Future published a...
View ArticleHirudo Android Trojan Replaces Banking Apps to Steal Credentials
Android trojan Hirudo replaces genuine banking apps with modified versions to steal credentials and bypass security checks, enabling financial fraud. ThreatFabric researchers detailed a new Android...
View ArticleHow a leaked builder of XWorm turned a remote access trojan into a...
Netskope tracks four XWorm versions in the wild, 46 plugins, and new tools for location, audio and live browser control, with detections up fourfold. Netskope Threat Labs has been following XWorm...
View ArticleAnthropic Shows How Small AI Models Could Replicate Across IoT Devices
Anthropic researchers show how small AI models could autonomously replicate across IoT devices, raising concerns about adaptive, AI-powered botnets. Anthropic published a paper this week that should...
View ArticleSECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 118
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter ClingSTUN Linux Backdoor Abuses Public STUN...
View ArticleBitdefender finds preinstalled Android malware you can’t uninstall, seen in...
Bitdefender finds Midnight Mimosa, preinstalled Android malware on cheap MediaTek phones that fakes ad clicks, drops apps and builds a proxy botnet. Bitdefender researchers discovered a campaign...
View ArticleSilent Ransom Group Allegedly Extorted $207 Million Without Encrypting Files
Silent Ransom Group allegedly extorted $207 million from 27 law firms in six months using phone calls and social engineering, not encryption. Silent Ransom Group doesn’t rely on encryption. No malware...
View ArticleUS Disrupts China-Linked Integrity Tech ‘s Cyber Espionage Tools
DOJ and FBI seized China-linked hacking tools Microscan and FishHub, linked to Integrity Tech and attacks on critical infrastructure worldwide. The Justice Department and FBI took down two hacking...
View ArticleCERT-UA: Fake Cloudflare Checks Deliver LunexStealer Malware
Over 100 hacked websites used fake Cloudflare checks to trick visitors into installing LunexStealer through ClickFix commands. The lure is the now-familiar ClickFix technique, dressed up as...
View ArticleSECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 117
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Lunex Unmasked: A New Information Stealer...
View ArticleWarlock Ransomware Still Exploits Year-Old SharePoint Flaws to Hit Critical...
Warlock ransomware continues to exploit unpatched SharePoint flaws to breach water utilities, telecoms, governments, and universities worldwide. Warlock ransomware made headlines back in mid-2025 for...
View ArticleFake Zoom installer hides macOS backdoor CloudSyncD
Jamf Threat Labs details CloudSyncD, a fake macOS Zoom installer that hides a phished password using invisible zero-width Unicode characters. Jamf Threat Labs found CloudSyncD while doing routine...
View ArticleAntino Backdoor Lets China-Linked UAT-11587 Turn Microsoft 365 Into a C2 Channel
Cisco Talos details UAT-11587, a China-linked group using the Antino backdoor and Microsoft 365 as cover to spy on Asian governments. Cisco Talos has been tracking a cluster of espionage activity...
View ArticleOperation KillSwitch: Police Dismantle KillSec Ransomware Group
Operation KillSwitch: Europol says the KillSec ransomware group, allegedly led by a 16-year-old, was dismantled after attacks on about 1,000 victims. Law enforcement seized control of KillSec ‘s dark...
View ArticleAttackers Abuse ChatGPT Custom GPTs to Deploy a Full-Featured RAT
Threat actors abused fake ChatGPT Custom GPTs and ClickFix to deliver a multi-stage RAT. ChatGPT’s Custom GPT feature is the latest legitimate surface being turned into a delivery mechanism, and...
View ArticleAI Accounts Are Becoming the New Target for Infostealers
Infostealers are exposing corporate AI accounts, sessions and API keys, giving attackers access to sensitive data, compute and connected systems. SOCRadar analyzed stealer log data from the last 90...
View ArticleStorm-3168, Linked to JADEPUFFER, Abused Stolen Azure Identities
Microsoft details Storm-3168, the JADEPUFFER-linked actor that used stolen service principals to delete Azure storage in minutes and harvest keys. Microsoft just published the first detailed look at...
View ArticleSECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 116
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Threat Intel | One Kit, Forty Companies: How a...
View ArticleClickFix Campaign Abuses Trusted Websites to Deploy Psychedelic Stealer
Attackers hijacked Ukrainian websites to deliver a fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA that installs Psychedelic Stealer and steals browser and crypto credentials. Psychedelic Stealer is being distributed through...
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