Fake Interpol Investigation Emails Push Ransomware at Small Businesses Globally

Fake Interpol investigation emails are targeting small businesses with Proton Drive links that deliver ransomware, encrypt files, and route victims to Tox chat...

SocGholish Malware Using Compromised Sites to Deliver Ransomware

New research on SocGholish FakeUpdates reveals how this MaaS platform is used by threat actors like Evil Corp and RansomHub to compromise websites, steal data, and launch high-impact attacks on healthcare and businesses worldwide...

Hackers Use GitHub Repositories to Host Amadey Malware and Data Stealers, Bypassing Filters

Threat actors are leveraging public GitHub repositories to host malicious payloads and distribute them via Amadey as part of a campaign observed in April 2025. "The MaaS malware-as-a-service operators used fake GitHub accounts to host payloads, tools, and Amadey plug-ins, likely as an attempt to...

Hackers Leverage Microsoft Teams to Spread Matanbuchus 3.0 Malware to Targeted Firms

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant of a known malware loader called Matanbuchus that packs in significant features to enhance its stealth and evade detection. Matanbuchus is the name given to a malware-as-a-service MaaS offering that can act as a conduit for next-stage payloads,...

BlackCat Operators Distributing Ransomware Disguised as WinSCP via Malvertising

Threat actors associated with the BlackCat ransomware have been observed employing malvertising tricks to distribute rogue installers of the WinSCP file transfer application. "Malicious actors used malvertising to distribute a piece of malware via cloned webpages of legitimate organizations," Tre...

IcedID Malware Shifts Focus from Banking Fraud to Ransomware Delivery

Multiple threat actors have been observed using two new variants of the IcedID malware in the wild with more limited functionality that removes functionality related to online banking fraud. IcedID, also known as BokBot, started off as a banking trojan in 2017. It's also capable of delivering...

IcedID Malware Shifts Focus from Banking Fraud to Ransomware Delivery

Multiple threat actors have been observed using two new variants of the IcedID malware in the wild with more limited functionality that removes functionality related to online banking fraud. IcedID, also known as BokBot, started off as a banking trojan in 2017. It's also capable of delivering...

Is Remote Desktop Protocol Secure? It Can Be

Kroll’s Paul Drapeau, Jeff Macko and Isaiah Jensen also contributed to this report. Most of the problems with setting up Remote Desktop Protocol RDP for remote work involves making RDP accessible via the public internet. RDP itself is not a secure setup and therefore requires additional security...

Phorpiex morphs: How a longstanding botnet persists and thrives in the current threat environment

Phorpiex, an enduring botnet known for extortion campaigns and for using old-fashioned worms that spread via removable USB drives and instant messaging apps, began diversifying its infrastructure in recent years to become more resilient and to deliver more dangerous payloads. Today, the Phorphiex...