Category: Attack Feeds

The threat actors behind the zero-day exploitation of a recently-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows have been found to deliver two new backdoors called SilentPrism and DarkWisp. The activity has been attributed to a suspected Russian hacking group called Water Gamayun, which is also known as EncryptHub and LARVA-208. “The threat actor deploys payloads primarily by means of  – Read...

North Korean nationals have infiltrated businesses across the globe with a more expansive level of organization and deep-rooted access than previously thought, insider risk management firm DTEX told CyberScoop.  This swarm of technical North Korean experts isn’t just intruding businesses as ad hoc freelance IT workers; they’ve gained full-time employment as engineers and specialists of various skill sets with the...

Threat actors are using the “mu-plugins” directory in WordPress sites to conceal malicious code with the goal of maintaining persistent remote access and redirecting site visitors to bogus sites. mu-plugins, short for must-use plugins, refers to plugins in a special directory (“wp-content/mu-plugins”) that are automatically executed by WordPress without the need to enable them explicitly via the  – Read More ...

If you’re using AWS, it’s easy to assume your cloud security is handled – but that’s a dangerous misconception. AWS secures its own infrastructure, but security within a cloud environment remains the customer’s responsibility. Think of AWS security like protecting a building: AWS provides strong walls and a solid roof, but it’s up to the customer to handle the locks,...

Every week, someone somewhere slips up—and threat actors slip in. A misconfigured setting, an overlooked vulnerability, or a too-convenient cloud tool becomes the perfect entry point. But what happens when the hunters become the hunted? Or when old malware resurfaces with new tricks? Step behind the curtain with us this week as we explore breaches born from routine oversights—and the...

Entities in Ukraine have been targeted as part of a phishing campaign designed to distribute a remote access trojan called Remcos RAT. “The file names use Russian words related to the movement of troops in Ukraine as a lure,” Cisco Talos researcher Guilherme Venere said in a report published last week. “The PowerShell downloader contacts geo-fenced servers located in Russia...

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” -U.S. Constitution, First Amendment. Image: Shutterstock, zimmytws. In an address to Congress this month, President...

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has shed light on a new malware called RESURGE that has been deployed as part of exploitation activity targeting a now-patched security flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) appliances. “RESURGE contains capabilities of the SPAWNCHIMERA malware variant, including surviving reboots; however, RESURGE contains distinctive commands that  – Read More  – The Hacker...

Massive Twitter (X) data breach exposes details of 2.8 billion users; alleged insider leak surfaces with no official response from the company.  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Android banking malware called Crocodilus that’s primarily designed to target users in Spain and Turkey. “Crocodilus enters the scene not as a simple clone, but as a fully-fledged threat from the outset, equipped with modern techniques such as remote control, black screen overlays, and advanced data harvesting via accessibility logging,”  – Read More  –...

Join a loyalty scheme and you often get a reward or discount on your special day – but it may have strings attached Celebrating your birthday isn’t just about getting presents and cards from family and friends. Signing up to loyalty schemes and newsletters can give you access to a host of freebies, deals and discounts from retailers to mark...

Palo Alto, USA, 29th March 2025, CyberNewsWire  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

In what’s an instance of hacking the hackers, threat hunters have managed to infiltrate the online infrastructure associated with a ransomware group called BlackLock, uncovering crucial information about their modus operandi in the process. Resecurity said it identified a security vulnerability in the data leak site (DLS) operated by the e-crime group that made it possible to extract  – Read...

A recent analysis published by Infoblox reveals a sophisticated phishing operation, dubbed Morphing Meerkat, actively exploiting DNS vulnerabilities…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

While inundated with ideas, you also need to consider how to present them effectively and structure the course…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

Let’s face it: Rolling out new software across an entire organization can feel like herding cats. Between data…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

First reported earlier in March 2025, VanHelsing is a new ransomware-as-a-service operation. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.  – Read More  – Graham Cluley 

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed 46 new security flaws in products from three solar inverter vendors, Sungrow, Growatt, and SMA, that could be exploited by a bad actor to seize control of devices or execute code remotely, posing severe risks to electrical grids.  The vulnerabilities have been collectively codenamed SUN:DOWN by Forescout Vedere Labs. “The new vulnerabilities can be  – Read...

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new sophisticated malware called CoffeeLoader that’s designed to download and execute secondary payloads. The malware, according to Zscaler ThreatLabz, shares behavioral similarities with another known malware loader known as SmokeLoader.  “The purpose of the malware is to download and execute second-stage payloads while evading  – Read More  – The Hacker News 

Many cyber experts are panning a new Trump administration executive order that would shift more responsibilities for responding to cyberattacks to state and local governments, saying it will leave states holding the bag for a job they aren’t best equipped to handle. The executive order, issued last week, is entitled “Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness.” Its stated purpose...

The phishing campaign is highly sophisticated!  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

Long gone are the days when a simple backup in a data center was enough to keep a business secure. While backups store information, they do not guarantee business continuity during a crisis. With IT disasters far too common and downtime burning through budgets, modern IT environments require solutions that go beyond storage and enable instant recovery to minimize downtime...

An Android malware family previously observed targeting Indian military personnel has been linked to a new campaign likely aimed at users in Taiwan under the guise of chat apps. “PJobRAT can steal SMS messages, phone contacts, device and app information, documents, and media files from infected Android devices,” Sophos security researcher Pankaj Kohli said in a Thursday analysis. PJobRAT, first ...

Mozilla has released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting its Firefox browser for Windows, merely days after Google patched a similar flaw in Chrome that came under active exploitation as a zero-day. The security vulnerability, CVE-2025-2857, has been described as a case of an incorrect handle that could lead to a sandbox escape. “Following the recent Chrome sandbox...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered several cryptocurrency packages on the npm registry that have been hijacked to siphon sensitive information such as environment variables from compromised systems. “Some of these packages have lived on npmjs.com for over 9 years, and provide legitimate functionality to blockchain developers,” Sonatype researcher Ax Sharma said. “However, […] the latest  – Read More  – The Hacker...

Disney’s latest Snow White movie, with a 1.6/10 IMDb rating, isn’t just the biggest flop the company has…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

Democratic commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying his administration’s attempts to fire them violate the FTC Act and Supreme Court precedent. The lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the District of Columbia, asks the court to declare the president’s actions unlawful, affirm the statutory rights of Alvaro Bedoya and...

OpenAI Bug Bounty program boosts max reward to $100,000, expanding scope and offering new incentives to enhance AI security and reliability.  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

Sometimes the simplest pieces of software can cause the most complex security headaches for organizations. Browser extensions, which can be bought, sold and repurposed without warning, are a blind spot for organizations — ignored and often left unrecognized as a hidden threat.  John Tuckner, founder of the browser extension security company Secure Annex, recently demonstrated how quickly he bought and...

Discover the novel QWCrypt ransomware used by RedCurl in targeted hypervisor attacks. This article details their tactics, including…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that leverages the Domain Name System (DNS) mail exchange (MX) records to serve fake login pages that impersonate about 114 brands. DNS intelligence firm Infoblox is tracking the actor behind the PhaaS, the phishing kit, and the related activity under the moniker Morphing Meerkat. “The threat actor behind  –...

Many successful phishing attacks result in a financial loss or malware infection. But falling for some phishing scams, like those currently targeting Russians searching online for organizations that are fighting the Kremlin war machine, can cost you your freedom or your life. The real website of the Ukrainian paramilitary group “Freedom of Russia” legion. The text has been machine-translated from...

Cary, North Carolina, 27th March 2025, CyberNewsWire  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

A new analysis has uncovered connections between affiliates of RansomHub and other ransomware groups like Medusa, BianLian, and Play. The connection stems from the use of a custom tool that’s designed to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) software on compromised hosts, according to ESET. The EDR killing tool, dubbed EDRKillShifter, was first documented as used by RansomHub actors in ...

Use-after-free is a memory corruption condition where a program references memory after it has been released back to the allocator. Statically detecting these bugs can be challenging. In the past, several approaches have addressed this problem, such as GUEB by Josselin Feist and Sean Heelan’s work on Finding use-after-free bugs with static analysis. This blog post explores the usage of...

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered a data exposure at Australian fintech Vroom by YouX, exposing 27,000 records, including driver’s licenses, bank statements, and more.  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to Pakistan has been attributed to the creation of a fake website masquerading as India’s public sector postal system as part of a campaign designed to infect both Windows and Android users in the country. Cybersecurity company CYFIRMA has attributed the campaign with medium confidence to a threat actor called APT36, which...

Whether it’s CRMs, project management tools, payment processors, or lead management tools – your workforce is using SaaS applications by the pound. Organizations often rely on traditional CASB solutions for protecting against malicious access and data exfiltration, but these fall short for protecting against shadow SaaS, data damage, and more. A new report, Understanding SaaS Security Risks: Why  – Read...

Hackers have long used Word and Excel documents as delivery vehicles for malware, and in 2025, these tricks are far from outdated. From phishing schemes to zero-click exploits, malicious Office files are still one of the easiest ways into a victim’s system. Here are the top three Microsoft Office-based exploits still making the rounds this year and what you need...

A YouTuber has unleashed an innovative AI bot army to disrupt and outwit the world of online scammers, and a New York Times investigation looks into the intricate web of global money laundering. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.  – Read...

According to some reports, Kuala Lumpur International Airport had to resort to using whiteboards to communicate with passengers. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.  – Read More  – Graham Cluley 

An ongoing campaign that infiltrates legitimate websites with malicious JavaScript injects to promote Chinese-language gambling platforms has ballooned to compromise approximately 150,000 sites to date. “The threat actor has slightly revamped their interface but is still relying on an iframe injection to display a full-screen overlay in the visitor’s browser,” c/side security analyst Himanshu  – Read More  – The Hacker...

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in NetApp SnapCenter that, if successfully exploited, could allow privilege escalation. SnapCenter is an enterprise-focused software that’s used to manage data protection across applications, databases, virtual machines, and file systems, offering the ability to backup, restore, and clone data resources. The vulnerability, tracked as  – Read More  – The Hacker News 

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two six-year-old security flaws impacting Sitecore CMS and Experience Platform (XP) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2019-9874 (CVSS score: 9.8) – A deserialization vulnerability in the Sitecore.Security.AntiCSRF  – Read More  – The Hacker News 

The Internet Archive (Archive.org), home to the Wayback Machine, is temporarily offline due to a reported power outage.…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

Cybersecurity threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace, leaving organizations vulnerable to large-scale attacks. Security breaches and data…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News 

The Commerce Department plans to finalize economic sanctions this week on nearly 20 Chinese and Taiwanese organizations, citing the need to limit their access to U.S. cloud, artificial intelligence and quantum computing technologies. The sanctions, which will be detailed and published Friday in the Federal Register , would place additional license requirements on, and limit the availability of, license exceptions...

U.S. intelligence leaders found themselves under intensified scrutiny from Congress for a second straight day, following revelations that significant military plans were discussed over text messaging application Signal.  Both Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe apologized during a House Intelligence Committee hearing Wednesday, yet continued to claim that no sources, methods, locations or war plans...

Security researchers at ReversingLabs have discovered a new malware campaign on the npm package repository, revealing a new…  – Read More  – Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News