Fake Microsoft Teams and Google Meet Downloads Spread Oyster Backdoor

The Oyster backdoor also known as Broomstick is targeting the financial world, using malicious search ads for PuTTY, Teams, and Google Meet...

New PyStoreRAT Malware Targets OSINT Researchers Through GitHub

A new malware called PyStoreRAT is being through fake OSINT tools on GitHub targeting IT and OSINT pros. Read Morphisec's report detailing how it uses AI and evades security...

Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People’s Private Data

A spoofed email address and an easily faked document is all it takes for major tech companies to hand over your most personal information...

Imposter for hire: How fake people can gain very real access

In the latest edition of our Cyberattack Series, we dive into a real-world case of fake employees. Cybercriminals are no longer just breaking into networks—they’re gaining access by posing as legitimate employees. This form of cyberattack involves operatives posing as legitimate remote hires,...

Imposter for hire: How fake people can gain very real access

In the latest edition of our Cyberattack Series, we dive into a real-world case of fake employees. Cybercriminals are no longer just breaking into networks—they’re gaining access by posing as legitimate employees. This form of cyberattack involves operatives posing as legitimate remote hires,...

FBI Warns of Fake Video Scams

The FBI is warning of AI-assisted fake kidnapping scams: Criminal actors typically will contact their victims through text message claiming they have kidnapped their loved one and demand a ransom be paid for their release. Oftentimes, the criminal actor will express significant claims of violence...

North Korea-linked Actors Exploit React2Shell to Deploy New EtherRAT Malware

Threat actors with ties to North Korea have likely become the latest to exploit the recently disclosed critical React2Shell security flaw in React Server Components RSC to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan dubbed EtherRAT. "EtherRAT leverages Ethereum smart contracts for...

CVE-2025-10573: Ivanti EPM Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (Fixed)

Ivanti Endpoint Manager “EPM” versions 2024 SU4 and below are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting “XSS”. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-10573 and assigned a CVSS score of 9.6, was patched on December 9, 2025 with the release of Ivanti EPM version EPM 2024 SU4 SR1. An attacker with...

SimpleX Chat X Account Hacked, Fake Site Promotes Crypto Wallet Scam

SimpleX Chat’s X account hacked to promote fake crypto site urging users to connect wallets. Site mimicked official design to steal funds...

Deepfakes, AI resumes, and the growing threat of fake applicants

Recruiters expect the odd exaggerated resume, but many companies, including us here at Malwarebytes, are now dealing with something far more serious: job applicants who aren't real people at all. From fabricated identities to AI-generated resumes and outsourced impostor interviews, hiring pipelin...

ChrimeraWire Trojan Fakes Chrome Activity to Manipulate Search Rankings

ChrimeraWire is a new Windows trojan that automates web browsing through Chrome to simulate user activity and manipulate search engine rankings...

Update on React Server Components RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182 / CVE-2025-66478)

The attack landscape has been dynamic following the disclosure of the React Server Components RCE vulnerability. New information has emerged regarding the initial Proof-of-Concept exploit, as well as improved detection methods, exploitation mechanics observed in the wild, and rapidly growing atta...

How phishers hide banking scams behind free Cloudflare Pages

During a recent investigation, we uncovered a phishing operation that combines free hosting on developer platforms with compromised legitimate websites to build convincing banking and insurance login portals. These fake pages don't just grab a username and password–they also ask for answers to...

SMS Phishers Pivot to Points, Taxes, Fake Retailers

China-based phishing groups blamed for non-stop scam SMS messages about a supposed wayward package or unpaid toll fee are promoting a new offering, just in time for the holiday shopping season: Phishing kits for mass-creating fake but convincing e-commerce websites that convert customer payment...

How scammers use fake insurance texts to steal your identity

Sometimes it’s hard to understand how some scams work or why criminals would even try them on you. In this case it may have been a matter of timing. One of my co-workers received this one: “Insurance estimates for certain age ranges: 20-30 200 – 300/mo 31-40 270 – 450/mo 41-64 350 – 500/mo Please...

Silver Fox Uses Fake Microsoft Teams Installer to Spread ValleyRAT Malware in China

The threat actor known as Silver Fox has been spotted orchestrating a false flag operation to mimic a Russian threat group in attacks targeting organizations in China. The search engine optimization SEO poisoning campaign leverages Microsoft Teams lures to trick unsuspecting users into downloadin...

Fake ChatGPT Atlas Browser Used in ClickFix Attack to Steal Passwords

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a critical ChatGPT Atlas browser attack, confirming the danger of the ongoing surge in the ClickFix threat...

How attackers use real IT tools to take over your computer

A new wave of attacks is exploiting legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management RMM tools like LogMeIn Resolve formerly GoToResolve and PDQ Connect to remotely control victims’ systems. Instead of dropping traditional malware, attackers trick people into installing these trusted IT support progra...

NK Hackers Push 200 Malicious npm Packages with OtterCookie Malware

North Korean hackers escalated the "Contagious Interview" attack, flooding the npm registry with over 200 malicious packages to install OtterCookie malware. This attack targets blockchain and Web3 developers through fake job interviews and coding tests...

Researchers Capture Lazarus APT's Remote-Worker Scheme Live on Camera

A joint investigation led by Mauro Eldritch, founder of BCA LTD , conducted together with threat-intel initiative NorthScan and ANY.RUN, a solution for interactive malware analysis and threat intelligence, has uncovered one of North Korea's most persistent infiltration schemes: a network of remot...