Author: Graham Cluley

At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on GitHub, experts warn. The malware, which briefly infected multiple code packages from the security vendor CrowdStrike, steals and publishes even more credentials every time an infected package … Read More “Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages  – Krebs on Security” »

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new campaign that’s leveraging a variant of the FileFix social engineering tactic to deliver the StealC information stealer malware. “The observed campaign uses a highly convincing, multilingual phishing site (e.g., fake Facebook Security page), with anti-analysis techniques and advanced obfuscation to evade detection,” Acronis security researcher Eliad  – Read … Read More “New FileFix Variant Delivers StealC Malware Through Multilingual Phishing Site  – The Hacker News” »

AI agents are rapidly becoming a core part of the enterprise, being embedded across enterprise workflows, operating with autonomy, and making decisions about which systems to access and how to use them. But as agents grow in power and autonomy, so do the risks and threats.  Recent studies show 80% of companies have already experienced … Read More “Securing the Agentic Era: Introducing Astrix’s AI Agent Control Plane  – The Hacker News” »

Apple on Monday backported fixes for a recently patched security flaw that has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-43300 (CVSS score: 8.8), an out-of-bounds write issue in the ImageIO component that could result in memory corruption when processing a malicious image file. “Apple is aware of a report that … Read More “Apple Backports Fix for CVE-2025-43300 Exploited in Sophisticated Spyware Attack  – The Hacker News” »

A team of academics from ETH Zürich and Google has discovered a new variant of a RowHammer attack targeting Double Data Rate 5 (DDR5) memory chips from South Korean semiconductor vendor SK Hynix. The RowHammer attack variant, codenamed Phoenix (CVE-2025-6202, CVSS score: 7.1), is capable of bypassing sophisticated protection mechanisms put in place to resist … Read More “Phoenix RowHammer Attack Bypasses Advanced DDR5 Memory Protections in 109 Seconds  – The Hacker News” »

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh software supply chain attack targeting the npm registry that has affected more than 40 packages that belong to multiple maintainers. “The compromised versions include a function (NpmModule.updatePackage) that downloads a package tarball, modifies package.json, injects a local script (bundle.js), repacks the archive, and republishes it, enabling  – Read More  … Read More “40 npm Packages Compromised in Supply Chain Attack Using bundle.js to Steal Credentials  – The Hacker News” »

Both OpenAI and Anthropic said earlier this month they are working with the U.S. and U.K. governments to bolster the safety and security of their commercial large language models in order to make them harder to abuse or misuse. In a pair of blogs posted to their websites Friday, the companies said for the past … Read More “Top AI companies have spent months working with US, UK governments on model safety  – CyberScoop” »

China-linked AI tool Villager, published on PyPI, automates cyberattacks and has got experts worried after 10,000 downloads in…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

The China-aligned threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been observed using an updated version of a backdoor called TONESHELL and a previously undocumented USB worm called SnakeDisk. “The worm only executes on devices with Thailand-based IP addresses and drops the Yokai backdoor,” IBM X-Force researchers Golo Mühr and Joshua Chung said in an analysis … Read More “Mustang Panda Deploys SnakeDisk USB Worm to Deliver Yokai Backdoor on Thailand IPs  – The Hacker News” »

North Korea’s Kimsuky hackers use AI-generated fake military IDs in a new phishing campaign, GSC warns, marking a…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

Earlier this week, Aikido Security disclosed what is being described as the largest npm supply chain compromise to date. Attackers successfully injected malicious code into 18 popular npm packages, collectively accounting for more than 2.6 billion weekly downloads. The entire campaign began not with a technical exploit, but with a single, well-trained maintainer clicking on … Read More “When ‘minimal impact’ isn’t reassuring: lessons from the largest npm supply chain compromise  – CyberScoop” »

New research from Red Canary and Zscaler shows phishing lures now drop RMM tools like ITarian and Atera,…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

In a world where threats are persistent, the modern CISO’s real job isn’t just to secure technology—it’s to preserve institutional trust and ensure business continuity. This week, we saw a clear pattern: adversaries are targeting the complex relationships that hold businesses together, from supply chains to strategic partnerships. With new regulations and the rise of … Read More “⚡ Weekly Recap: Bootkit Malware, AI-Powered Attacks, Supply Chain Breaches, Zero-Days & More  – The Hacker News” »

Attacks that target users in their web browsers have seen an unprecedented rise in recent years. In this article, we’ll explore what a “browser-based attack” is, and why they’re proving to be so effective.  What is a browser-based attack? First, it’s important to establish what a browser-based attack is. In most scenarios, attackers don’t think … Read More “6 Browser-Based Attacks Security Teams Need to Prepare For Right Now  – The Hacker News” »

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered penetration testing tool linked to a China-based company has attracted nearly 11,000 downloads on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository, raising concerns that it could be repurposed by cybercriminals for malicious purposes. Dubbed Villager, the framework is assessed to be the work of Cyberspike, which has positioned the tools as … Read More “AI-Powered Villager Pen Testing Tool Hits 11,000 PyPI Downloads Amid Abuse Concerns  – The Hacker News” »

Chinese-speaking users are the target of a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that uses fake software sites to distribute malware. “The attackers manipulated search rankings with SEO plugins and registered lookalike domains that closely mimicked legitimate software sites,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Pei Han Liao said. “By using convincing language and small character  – … Read More “HiddenGh0st, Winos and kkRAT Exploit SEO, GitHub Pages in Chinese Malware Attacks  – The Hacker News” »

Samsung patched CVE-2025-21043, a critical flaw in its Android devices exploited in live attacks. Users urged to install September 2025 update.  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto 

Hackers leaked 600 GB of data linked to the Great Firewall of China, exposing documents, code, and operations.…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Hacking News, Tech, AI & Crypto