Iranian Hackers Maintain 2-Year Access to Middle East CNI via VPN Flaws and Malware

An Iranian state-sponsored threat group has been attributed to a long-term cyber intrusion aimed at a critical national infrastructure CNI entity in the Middle East that lasted nearly two years. The activity, which lasted from at least May 2023 to February 2025, entailed "extensive espionage...

China Hackers Used Trojanized UyghurEditPP App to Target Uyghur Activists

China-linked hackers targeted Uyghur activists using a Trojanized UyghurEditPP app in a spear-phishing campaign, Citizen Lab researchers reveal.…...

Chinese Hackers Abuse IPv6 SLAAC for AitM Attacks via Spellbinder Lateral Movement Tool

A China-aligned advanced persistent threat APT group called TheWizards has been linked to a lateral movement tool called Spellbinder that can facilitate adversary-in-the-middle AitM attacks. "Spellbinder enables adversary-in-the-middle AitM attacks, through IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguratio...

SAP NetWeaver Flaw Scores 10.0 Severity as Hackers Deploy Web Shells

A critical vulnerability CVE-2025-31324 in SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer puts systems at risk of full compromise. Learn how…...

North Korean Hackers Spread Malware via Fake Crypto Firms and Job Interview Lures

North Korea-linked threat actors behind the Contagious Interview have set up front companies as a way to distribute malware during the fake hiring process. "In this new campaign, the threat actor group is using three front companies in the cryptocurrency consulting industry – BlockNovas LLC...

North Korean Hackers Use Fake Crypto Firms in Job Malware Scam

Silent Push reveals a complex scheme where North Korean hackers posed as crypto companies, using AI and fake…...

Elusive Comet Attack: Hackers Use Zoom Remote-Control to Steal Crypto

Hackers in the Elusive Comet campaign exploit Zoom's remote-control feature to steal cryptocurrency, and over $100K lost in…...

DPRK Hackers Steal $137M from TRON Users in Single-Day Phishing Attack

Multiple threat activity clusters with ties to North Korea aka Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK have been linked to attacks targeting organizations and individuals in the Web3 and cryptocurrency space. "The focus on Web3 and cryptocurrency appears to be primarily financially motivate...

Iran-Linked Hackers Target Israel with MURKYTOUR Malware via Fake Job Campaign

The Iran-nexus threat actor known as UNC2428 has been observed delivering a backdoor known as MURKYTOUR as part of a job-themed social engineering campaign aimed at Israel in October 2024. Google-owned Mandiant described UNC2428 as a threat actor aligned with Iran that engages in cyber...

Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OAuth to Target Ukraine Allies via Signal and WhatsApp

Multiple suspected Russia-linked threat actors are "aggressively" targeting individuals and organizations with ties to Ukraine and human rights with an aim to gain unauthorized access to Microsoft 365 accounts since early March 2025. The highly targeted social engineering operations, per Volexity...

North Korea, Iran, Russia-Backed Hackers Deploy ClickFix in New Attacks

Government-backed hacking groups from North Korea TA427, Iran TA450, and Russia UNKRemoteRogue, TA422 are now using the ClickFix…...

Chinese Hackers Target Linux Systems Using SNOWLIGHT Malware and VShell Tool

The China-linked threat actor known as UNC5174 has been attributed to a new campaign that leverages a variant of a known malware dubbed SNOWLIGHT and a new open-source tool called VShell to infect Linux systems. "Threat actors are increasingly using open source tools in their arsenals for...

Gamaredon: The Turncoat Spies Relentlessly Hacking Ukraine

For the past decade, this group of FSB hackers—including “traitor” Ukrainian intelligence officers—has used a grinding barrage of intrusion campaigns to make life hell for their former countrymen and cybersecurity defenders...

Pakistan-Linked Hackers Expand Targets in India with CurlBack RAT and Spark RAT

A threat actor with ties to Pakistan has been observed targeting various sectors in India with various remote access trojans like Xeno RAT, Spark RAT, and a previously undocumented malware family called CurlBack RAT. The activity, detected by SEQRITE in December 2024, targeted Indian entities und...

North Korean Hackers Deploy BeaverTail Malware via 11 Malicious npm Packages

The North Korean threat actors behind the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign are spreading their tentacles on the npm ecosystem by publishing more malicious packages that deliver the BeaverTail malware, as well as a new remote access trojan RAT loader. "These latest samples employ hexadecimal...

Russian Hackers Exploit CVE-2025-26633 via MSC EvilTwin to Deploy SilentPrism and DarkWisp

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...

Chinese Hackers Breach Asian Telecom, Remain Undetected for Over 4 Years

A major telecommunications company located in Asia was allegedly breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers who spent over four years inside its systems, according to a new report from incident response firm Sygnia. The cybersecurity company is tracking the activity under the name Weaver Ant ,...

11 Nation-State Hackers Exploit Unpatched Windows Flaw Since 2017

Microsoft refuses to patch serious Windows shortcut vulnerability abused in global espionage campaigns!...

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Router Hacks, PyPI Attacks, New Ransomware Decryptor, and More

From sophisticated nation-state campaigns to stealthy malware lurking in unexpected places, this week's cybersecurity landscape is a reminder that attackers are always evolving. Advanced threat groups are exploiting outdated hardware, abusing legitimate tools for financial fraud, and finding new...

Chinese Volt Typhoon Hackers Infiltrated US Electric Utility for Nearly a Year

Dragos reveals Volt Typhoon hackers infiltrated a US electric utility for 300 days, collecting sensitive data. Learn how this cyberattack threatens infrastructure...