Category: Attack Feeds

Amazon Security Chief explains how a subtle keyboard delay exposed a North Korean impostor. Read about the laptop farm scheme and how 110 milliseconds of lag ended a major corporate infiltration.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that has used cracked software distribution sites as a distribution vector for a new version of a modular and stealthy loader known as CountLoader. The campaign “uses CountLoader as the initial tool in a multistage attack for access, evasion, and delivery of additional malware families,” Cyderes … Read More “Cracked Software and YouTube Videos Spread CountLoader and GachiLoader Malware  – The Hacker News” »

Torrance, United States / California, 19th December 2025, CyberNewsWire  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

Crypto’s public image lagged reality. Stablecoins, tokenization, and regulation now power a blockchain backend settling global finance at institutional scale.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

Pillar Security has identified a critical indirect prompt injection vulnerability in Docker’s ‘Ask Gordon’ assistant. By poisoning metadata on Docker Hub, attackers could bypass security to exfiltrate private build logs and chat history. Discover how the “lethal trifecta” enabled this attack and why updating to Docker Desktop 4.50.0 is essential for developer security.  – Read … Read More “Docker Fixes ‘Ask Gordon’ AI Flaw That Enabled Metadata-Based Attacks  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More” »

WatchGuard has released fixes to address a critical security flaw in Fireware OS that it said has been exploited in real-world attacks. Tracked as CVE-2025-14733 (CVSS score: 9.3), the vulnerability has been described as a case of out-of-bounds write affecting the iked process that could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code. “This … Read More “WatchGuard Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical Fireware OS VPN Vulnerability  – The Hacker News” »

Authorities in Nigeria have announced the arrest of three “high-profile internet fraud suspects” who are alleged to have been involved in phishing attacks targeting major corporations, including the main developer behind the RaccoonO365 phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) scheme. The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC) said investigations conducted in collaboration with  – Read More  – The … Read More “Nigeria Arrests RaccoonO365 Phishing Developer Linked to Microsoft 365 Attacks  – The Hacker News” »

Certain motherboard models from vendors like ASRock, ASUSTeK Computer, GIGABYTE, and MSI are affected by a security vulnerability that leaves them susceptible to early-boot direct memory access (DMA) attacks across architectures that implement a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) and input–output memory management unit (IOMMU). UEFI and IOMMU are designed to enforce a security  – … Read More “New UEFI Flaw Enables Early-Boot DMA Attacks on ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Motherboards  – The Hacker News” »

Policymakers and companies are reckoning with increased reports over the past few months showing AI tools being leveraged to conduct cyber attacks on a larger and faster scale. Most notably, Anthropic reported last month that Chinese hackers had jailbroken and tricked its AI model Claude into assisting with a cyberespionage hacking campaign that ultimately targeted … Read More “Policymakers grapple with fallout from Chinese AI-enabled hack  – CyberScoop” »

Cisco customers are confronting a fresh wave of attacks from a Chinese threat group that has actively exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting the vendor’s software for email and web security since at least late November, the company said in an advisory Wednesday.  Cisco said it became aware of the attacks Dec. 10. The defect … Read More “Cisco customers hit by fresh wave of zero-day attacks from China-linked APT  – CyberScoop” »

Cary, North Carolina, USA, 18th December 2025, CyberNewsWire  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

North Korea’s Lazarus Group deploys a new BeaverTail variant to steal credentials and crypto using fake job lures, dev tools, and smart contracts.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

SafeBreach reports the resurgence of the Iranian APT group Prince of Persia (Infy). Discover how these state-sponsored hackers are now using Telegram bots and Thunder and Lightning malware to target victims globally across Europe, India, and Canada.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

A previously undocumented China-aligned threat cluster dubbed LongNosedGoblin has been attributed to a series of cyber attacks targeting governmental entities in Southeast Asia and Japan. The end goal of these attacks is cyber espionage, Slovak cybersecurity company ESET said in a report published today. The threat activity cluster has been assessed to be active since … Read More “China-Aligned Threat Group Uses Windows Group Policy to Deploy Espionage Malware  – The Hacker News” »

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton is raising the spectre of foreign adversaries playing too heavy a role in open-source software, and asking the national cyber director to counter the risks. The Oklahoma Republican wrote to National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross Thursday, saying he was concerned about reports that “state-sponsored software developers and cyber espionage … Read More “Senate Intel chair urges national cyber director to safeguard against open-source software threats  – CyberScoop” »

The U.S. Sentencing Commission is issuing preliminary sentencing guidelines for criminal offenses under the Take It Down Act, a law passed earlier this year to curb the spread of nonconsensual deepfake pornography. The Take It Down Act marks one of the first major pieces of legislation passed by Congress to address AI-generated deepfakes, attracting broad … Read More “U.S. Sentencing Commission seeks input on criminal penalties for deepfakes  – CyberScoop” »

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has resolved a maximum-severity security flaw in OneView Software that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution. The critical vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-37164, carries a CVSS score of 10.0. HPE OneView is an IT infrastructure management software that streamlines IT operations and controls all systems via a  … Read More “HPE OneView Flaw Rated CVSS 10.0 Allows Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution  – The Hacker News” »

Cybersecurity planning continues to advance as organisations integrate new software, cloud platforms, and digital tools into nearly every…  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

This week’s ThreatsDay Bulletin tracks how attackers keep reshaping old tools and finding new angles in familiar systems. Small changes in tactics are stacking up fast, and each one hints at where the next big breach could come from. From shifting infrastructures to clever social hooks, the week’s activity shows just how fluid the threat … Read More “ThreatsDay Bulletin: WhatsApp Hijacks, MCP Leaks, AI Recon, React2Shell Exploit and 15 More Stories  – The Hacker News” »

Within the past year, artificial intelligence copilots and agents have quietly permeated the SaaS applications businesses use every day. Tools like Zoom, Slack, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and ServiceNow now come with built-in AI assistants or agent-like features. Virtually every major SaaS vendor has rushed to embed AI into their offerings. The result is an explosion … Read More “The Case for Dynamic AI-SaaS Security as Copilots Scale  – The Hacker News” »

Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) have been instrumental in driving a surge in global cryptocurrency theft in 2025, accounting for at least $2.02 billion out of more than $3.4 billion stolen from January through early December. The figure represents a 51% increase year-over-year and $681 … Read More “North Korea-Linked Hackers Steal $2.02 Billion in 2025, Leading Global Crypto Theft  – The Hacker News” »

The FBI and international police have shut down E-Note, a cryptocurrency exchange that laundered over $70 million for cybercriminals. Read about the indictment of a Russian and how the global task force ended his decade-long operation.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

The North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new campaign that distributes a new variant of Android malware called DocSwap via QR codes hosted on phishing sites mimicking Seoul-based logistics firm CJ Logistics (formerly CJ Korea Express). “The threat actor leveraged QR codes and notification pop-ups to lure victims into … Read More “Kimsuky Spreads DocSwap Android Malware via QR Phishing Posing as Delivery App  – The Hacker News” »

While authorities add new technologies and teams in their attempt to thwart cybercriminals, the stats are showing that in South Africa at least 50% of individuals polled have experienced some form of cybercrime; and the numbers continue to grow. The volume of internet users in South Africa is increasing and with this digital transformation threat … Read More “Threat Actors Continue to Attack South Africa in Cybercrime  – Da Vinci Cybersecurity: Leading Cyber Security Services in South Africa.” »

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a critical flaw impacting ASUS Live Update to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59374 (CVSS score: 9.3), has been described as an “embedded malicious code vulnerability” introduced by means of a supply chain compromise  … Read More “CISA Flags Critical ASUS Live Update Flaw After Evidence of Active Exploitation  – The Hacker News” »

Cisco has alerted users of a maximum-severity zero-day flaw in Cisco AsyncOS software that has been actively exploited by a China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamed UAT-9686 in attacks targeting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager. The networking equipment major said it became aware of the intrusion campaign on … Read More “Cisco Warns of Active Attacks Exploiting Unpatched 0-Day in AsyncOS Email Security Appliances  – The Hacker News” »

France confirms a cyberattack on its Interior Ministry as a 22-year-old is arrested. Hacker claims access to police, tax, and criminal record systems.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

Think your Kindle is harmless? Think again! In this episode, we unpack a Black Hat Europe talk revealing how a boobytrapped audiobook could exploit the Amazon eBook reader – potentially letting an attacker break into your account and seize control of your credit card. Plus a blast from 2021’s “summer of ransomware” returns to haunt … Read More “Smashing Security podcast #448: The Kindle that got pwned  – Graham Cluley” »

Many crypto investors remain sceptical about using AI in their trading. They are aware that the technology exists,…  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

Fallout from React2Shell — a stubborn vulnerability that impacts wide swaths of the internet’s scaffolding — continues to spread as public exploits and stealth backdoors proliferate and worrying details emerge about the targets attackers are pursuing.  Threat researchers and incident responders are reacting to swift-moving developments on React2Shell with mounting concern. Cybercriminals, ransomware gangs and … Read More “React2Shell fallout spreads to sensitive targets as public exploits hit all-time high  – CyberScoop” »

Federal prosecutors in Michigan say they have dismantled online infrastructure tied to an alleged money laundering operation that moved tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from ransomware and other cybercrime, along with indicting the service’s creator. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced a coordinated action with international partners and … Read More “DOJ announces takedown of alleged laundering platform used by cybercriminal groups  – CyberScoop” »

A new distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as Kimwolf has enlisted a massive army of no less than 1.8 million infected devices comprising Android-based TVs, set-top boxes, and tablets, and may be associated with another botnet known as AISURU, according to findings from QiAnXin XLab. “Kimwolf is a botnet compiled using the NDK [Native Development … Read More “Kimwolf Botnet Hijacks 1.8 Million Android TVs, Launches Large-Scale DDoS Attacks  – The Hacker News” »

ReversingLabs discovers 14 malicious NuGet packages, including Netherеum.All, using homoglyphs and fake downloads to steal crypto wallets and Google Ads data.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

SonicWall has rolled out fixes to address a security flaw in Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-40602 (CVSS score: 6.6), concerns a case of local privilege escalation that arises as a result of insufficient authorization in the appliance management … Read More “SonicWall Fixes Actively Exploited CVE-2025-40602 in SMA 100 Appliances  – The Hacker News” »

Researchers at Point Wild have discovered a new ClickFix attack campaign that tricks users into manually installing DarkGate malware via fake browser extension alerts. Learn how this attack bypasses security by using the Windows Run box and how you can stay safe.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

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The threat actor linked to Operation ForumTroll has been attributed to a fresh set of phishing attacks targeting individuals within Russia, according to Kaspersky. The Russian cybersecurity vendor said it detected the new activity in October 2025. The origins of the threat actor are presently unknown. “While the spring cyberattacks focused on organizations, the fall … Read More “New ForumTroll Phishing Attacks Target Russian Scholars Using Fake eLibrary Emails  – The Hacker News” »

The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28 has been attributed to what has been described as a “sustained” credential-harvesting campaign targeting users of UKR[.]net, a webmail and news service popular in Ukraine. The activity, observed by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group between June 2024 and April 2025, builds upon prior findings from the cybersecurity company … Read More “APT28 Targets Ukrainian UKR-net Users in Long-Running Credential Phishing Campaign  – The Hacker News” »

Cybercriminal group ShinyHunters targets former Pornhub Premium users in a massive 94GB data extortion campaign. Learn about the stolen data details, the involvement of a smishing attack, and the conflicting reports on the breach.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

The threat actor known as Jewelbug has been increasingly focusing on government targets in Europe since July 2025, even as it continues to attack entities located in Southeast Asia and South America. Check Point Research is tracking the cluster under the name Ink Dragon. It’s also referenced by the broader cybersecurity community under the names … Read More “China-Linked Ink Dragon Hacks Governments Using ShadowPad and FINALDRAFT Malware  – The Hacker News” »

The threat actor known as Jewelbug has been increasingly focusing on government targets in Europe since July 2025, even as it continues to attack entities located in Southeast Asia and South America. Check Point Research is tracking the cluster under the name Ink Dragon. It’s also referenced by the broader cybersecurity community under the names … Read More “China-Linked Ink Dragon Hacks Governments Using ShadowPad and FINALDRAFT Malware  – The Hacker News” »

Modern security teams often feel like they’re driving through fog with failing headlights. Threats accelerate, alerts multiply, and SOCs struggle to understand which dangers matter right now for their business. Breaking out of reactive defense is no longer optional. It’s the difference between preventing incidents and cleaning up after them. Below is the path from … Read More “Fix SOC Blind Spots: See Threats to Your Industry & Country in Real Time  – The Hacker News” »

Modern security teams often feel like they’re driving through fog with failing headlights. Threats accelerate, alerts multiply, and SOCs struggle to understand which dangers matter right now for their business. Breaking out of reactive defense is no longer optional. It’s the difference between preventing incidents and cleaning up after them. Below is the path from … Read More “Fix SOC Blind Spots: See Threats to Your Industry & Country in Real Time  – The Hacker News” »

If you’re planning a cruise for your holidays, and cannot bear the idea of being parted from your Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, you may want to avoid sailing with MSC Cruises. The cruise line has updated its list of prohibited items, specifically banning smart glasses and similar wearable devices from public areas. Read more in … Read More “Surveillance at sea: Cruise firm bans smart glasses to curb covert recording  – Graham Cluley” »

A new campaign named GhostPoster has leveraged logo files associated with 17 Mozilla Firefox browser add-ons to embed malicious JavaScript code designed to hijack affiliate links, inject tracking code, and commit click and ad fraud. The extensions have been collectively downloaded over 50,000 times, according to Koi Security, which discovered the campaign. The add-ons are … Read More “GhostPoster Malware Found in 17 Firefox Add-ons with 50,000+ Downloads  – The Hacker News” »

The Federal Trade Commission is ordering a company that publicly touted its cybersecurity capabilities to return recovered funds to victims and implement security reforms, after a software flaw let hackers steal hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies from users. The FTC announced it had reached a settlement with Illusory Systems, which also does business … Read More “Illusory Systems settles with FTC over 2022 cryptocurrency hack  – CyberScoop” »

SoundCloud confirms a breach affecting an estimated 20% of users, resulting in stolen email addresses. The company is dealing with follow-up DoS attacks by unnamed attackers while media reports allege involvement of ShinyHunters.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More 

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Amazon Threat Intelligence reports Russian GRU hackers are increasingly breaking into critical infrastructure by abusing misconfigured devices instead of exploiting software vulnerabilities.  – Read More  – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More