Compromised IAM Credentials Power a Large AWS Crypto Mining Campaign

An ongoing campaign has been observed targeting Amazon Web Services AWS customers using compromised Identity and Access Management IAM credentials to enable cryptocurrency mining. The activity, first detected by Amazon's GuardDuty managed threat detection service and its automated security...

Rogue NuGet Package Poses as Tracer.Fody, Steals Cryptocurrency Wallet Data

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious NuGet package that typosquats and impersonates the popular .NET tracing library and its author to sneak in a cryptocurrency wallet stealer. The malicious package, named "Tracer.Fody.NLog," remained on the repository for nearly six years. I...

Amazon Exposes Years-Long GRU Cyber Campaign Targeting Energy and Cloud Infrastructure

Amazon's threat intelligence team has disclosed details of a "years-long" Russian state-sponsored campaign that targeted Western critical infrastructure between 2021 and 2025. Targets of the campaign included energy sector organizations across Western nations, critical infrastructure providers in...

Why Data Security and Privacy Need to Start in Code

AI-assisted coding and AI app generation platforms have created an unprecedented surge in software development. Companies are now facing rapid growth in both the number of applications and the pace of change within those applications. Security and privacy teams are under significant pressure as t...

Fortinet FortiGate Under Active Attack Through SAML SSO Authentication Bypass

Threat actors have begun to exploit two newly disclosed security flaws in Fortinet FortiGate devices, less than a week after public disclosure. Cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf said it observed active intrusions involving malicious single sign-on SSO logins on FortiGate appliances on December 12...

React2Shell Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Deploy Linux Backdoors

The security vulnerability known as React2Shell is being exploited by threat actors to deliver malware families like KSwapDoor and ZnDoor, according to findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 and NTT Security. "KSwapDoor is a professionally engineered remote access tool designed with stealth in...

Google to Shut Down Dark Web Monitoring Tool in February 2026

Google has announced that it's discontinuing its dark web report tool in February 2026, less than two years after it was launched as a way for users to monitor if their personal information is found on the dark web. To that end, scans for new dark web breaches will be stopped on January 15, 2026,...

Featured Chrome Browser Extension Caught Intercepting Millions of Users' AI Chats

A Google Chrome extension with a "Featured" badge and six million users has been observed silently gathering every prompt entered by users into artificial intelligence AI-powered chatbots like OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, xAI Grok, Meta AI, and...

FreePBX Patches Critical SQLi, File-Upload, and AUTHTYPE Bypass Flaws Enabling RCE

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the open-source private branch exchange PBX platform FreePBX, including a critical flaw that could result in an authentication bypass under certain configurations. The shortcomings, discovered by Horizon3.ai and reported to the project...

⚡ Weekly Recap: Apple 0-Days, WinRAR Exploit, LastPass Fines, .NET RCE, OAuth Scams & More

If you use a smartphone, browse the web, or unzip files on your computer, you are in the crosshairs this week. Hackers are currently exploiting critical flaws in the daily software we all rely on—and in some cases, they started attacking before a fix was even ready. Below, we list the urgent...

A Browser Extension Risk Guide After the ShadyPanda Campaign

In early December 2025, security researchers exposed a cybercrime campaign that had quietly hijacked popular Chrome and Edge browser extensions on a massive scale. A threat group dubbed ShadyPanda spent seven years playing the long game, publishing or acquiring harmless extensions, letting them r...

Phantom Stealer Spread by ISO Phishing Emails Hitting Russian Finance Sector

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an active phishing campaign that's targeting a wide range of sectors in Russia with phishing emails that deliver Phantom Stealer via malicious ISO optical disc images. The activity, codenamed Operation MoneyMount-ISO by Seqrite Labs, has primari...

VolkLocker Ransomware Exposed by Hard-Coded Master Key Allowing Free Decryption

The pro-Russian hacktivist group known as CyberVolk aka GLORIAMIST has resurfaced with a new ransomware-as-a-service RaaS offering called VolkLocker that suffers from implementation lapses in test artifacts, allowing users to decrypt files without paying an extortion fee. According to SentinelOne...

CISA Adds Actively Exploited Sierra Wireless Router Flaw Enabling RCE Attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Friday added a high-severity flaw impacting Sierra Wireless AirLink ALEOS routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild. CVE-2018-4063 CVSS score: 8.8/9.9 refers to...

Apple Issues Security Updates After Two WebKit Flaws Found Exploited in the Wild

Apple on Friday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, and its Safari web browser to address two security flaws that it said have been exploited in the wild, one of which is the same flaw that was patched by Google in Chrome earlier this week. The vulnerabiliti...

Fake OSINT and GPT Utility GitHub Repos Spread PyStoreRAT Malware Payloads

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that's leveraging GitHub-hosted Python repositories to distribute a previously undocumented JavaScript-based Remote Access Trojan RAT dubbed PyStoreRAT. "These repositories, often themed as development utilities or OSINT tools,...

New Advanced Phishing Kits Use AI and MFA Bypass Tactics to Steal Credentials at Scale

Cybersecurity researchers have documented four new phishing kits named BlackForce, GhostFrame, InboxPrime AI, and Spiderman that are capable of facilitating credential theft at scale. BlackForce, first detected in August 2025, is designed to steal credentials and perform Man-in-the-Browser MitB...

Securing GenAI in the Browser: Policy, Isolation, and Data Controls That Actually Work

The browser has become the main interface to GenAI for most enterprises: from web-based LLMs and copilots, to GenAI‑powered extensions and agentic browsers like ChatGPT Atlas. Employees are leveraging the power of GenAI to draft emails, summarize documents, work on code, and analyze data, often b...

New React RSC Vulnerabilities Enable DoS and Source Code Exposure

The React team has released fixes for two new types of flaws in React Server Components RSC that, if successfully exploited, could result in denial-of-service DoS or source code exposure. The team said the issues were found by the security community while attempting to exploit the patches release...

React2Shell Exploitation Escalates into Large-Scale Global Attacks, Forcing Emergency Mitigation

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has urged federal agencies to patch the recent React2Shell vulnerability by December 12, 2025, amid reports of widespread exploitation. The critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-55182 CVSS score: 10.0, affects the React Server...

CISA Flags Actively Exploited GeoServer XXE Flaw in Updated KEV Catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Thursday added a high-severity security flaw impacting OSGeo GeoServer to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-58360 CVSS...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Spyware Alerts, Mirai Strikes, Docker Leaks, ValleyRAT Rootkit — and 20 More Stories

This week's cyber stories show how fast the online world can turn risky. Hackers are sneaking malware into movie downloads, browser add-ons, and even software updates people trust. Tech giants and governments are racing to plug new holes while arguing over privacy and control. And researchers kee...

NANOREMOTE Malware Uses Google Drive API for Hidden Control on Windows Systems

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new fully-featured Windows backdoor called NANOREMOTE that uses the Google Drive API for command-and-control C2 purposes. According to a report from Elastic Security Labs, the malware shares code similarities with another implant codenamed...

The Impact of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) on Identity and Access Management

As enterprises refine their strategies for handling Non-Human Identities NHIs, Robotic Process Automation RPA has become a powerful tool for streamlining operations and enhancing security. However, since RPA bots have varying levels of access to sensitive information, enterprises must be prepared...

WIRTE Leverages AshenLoader Sideloading to Install the AshTag Espionage Backdoor

An advanced persistent threat APT known as WIRTE has been attributed to attacks targeting government and diplomatic entities across the Middle East with a previously undocumented malware suite dubbed AshTag since 2020. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 is tracking the activity cluster under the name Ash...

Unpatched Gogs Zero-Day Exploited Across 700+ Instances Amid Active Attacks

A high-severity unpatched security vulnerability in Gogs has come under active exploitation, with more than 700 compromised instances accessible over the internet, according to new findings from Wiz. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-8110 CVSS score: 8.7, is a case of file overwrite in the file updat...

Chrome Targeted by Active In-the-Wild Exploit Tied to Undisclosed High-Severity Flaw

Google on Wednesday shipped security updates for its Chrome browser to address three security flaws, including one it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, rated high in severity, is being tracked under the Chromium issue tracker ID "466192044." Unlike other...

Active Attacks Exploit Gladinet's Hard-Coded Keys for Unauthorized Access and Code Execution

Huntress is warning of a new actively exploited vulnerability in Gladinet's CentreStack and Triofox products stemming from the use of hard-coded cryptographic keys that have affected nine organizations so far. "Threat actors can potentially abuse this as a way to access the web.config file, openi...

React2Shell Exploitation Delivers Crypto Miners and New Malware Across Multiple Sectors

React2Shell continues to witness heavy exploitation, with threat actors leveraging the maximum-severity security flaw in React Server Components RSC to deliver cryptocurrency miners and an array of previously undocumented malware families, according to new findings from Huntress. This includes a...

.NET SOAPwn Flaw Opens Door for File Writes and Remote Code Execution via Rogue WSDL

New research has uncovered exploitation primitives in the .NET Framework that could be leveraged against enterprise-grade applications to achieve remote code execution. WatchTowr Labs, which has codenamed the "invalid cast vulnerability" SOAPwn , said the issue impacts Barracuda Service Center RM...

Three PCIe Encryption Weaknesses Expose PCIe 5.0+ Systems to Faulty Data Handling

Three security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PCIe Integrity and Data Encryption IDE protocol specification that could expose a local attacker to serious risks. The flaws impact PCIe Base Specification Revision 5.0 and onwards in the protocol...

Warning: WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-6218 Under Active Attack by Multiple Threat Groups

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Tuesday added a security flaw impacting the WinRAR file archiver and compression utility to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6218 CVSS...

Webinar: How Attackers Exploit Cloud Misconfigurations Across AWS, AI Models, and Kubernetes

Cloud security is changing. Attackers are no longer just breaking down the door; they are finding unlocked windows in your configurations, your identities, and your code. Standard security tools often miss these threats because they look like normal activity. To stop them, you need to see exactly...

Microsoft Issues Security Fixes for 56 Flaws, Including Active Exploit and Two Zero-Days

Microsoft closed out 2025 with patches for 56 security flaws in various products across the Windows platform, including one vulnerability that has been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 56 flaws, three are rated Critical, and 53 are rated Important in severity. Two other defects are listed a...

Fortinet, Ivanti, and SAP Issue Urgent Patches for Authentication and Code Execution Flaws

Fortinet, Ivanti, and SAP have moved to address critical security flaws in their products that, if successfully exploited, could result in an authentication bypass and code execution. The Fortinet vulnerabilities affect FortiOS, FortiWeb, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager and relate to a case of...

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...

Four Threat Clusters Using CastleLoader as GrayBravo Expands Its Malware Service Infrastructure

Four distinct threat activity clusters have been observed leveraging a malware loader known as CastleLoader , strengthening the previous assessment that the tool is offered to other threat actors under a malware-as-a-service MaaS model. The threat actor behind CastleLoader has been assigned the...

Storm-0249 Escalates Ransomware Attacks with ClickFix, Fileless PowerShell, and DLL Sideloading

The threat actor known as Storm-0249 is likely shifting from its role as an initial access broker to adopt a combination of more advanced tactics like domain spoofing, DLL side-loading, and fileless PowerShell execution to facilitate ransomware attacks. "These methods allow them to bypass defense...

How to Streamline Zero Trust Using the Shared Signals Framework

Zero Trust helps organizations shrink their attack surface and respond to threats faster, but many still struggle to implement it because their security tools don't share signals reliably. 88% of organizations admit they've suffered significant challenges in trying to implement such approaches,...

Google Adds Layered Defenses to Chrome to Block Indirect Prompt Injection Threats

Google on Monday announced a set of new security features in Chrome, following the company's addition of agentic artificial intelligence AI capabilities to the web browser. To that end, the tech giant said it has implemented layered defenses to make it harder for bad actors to exploit indirect...

STAC6565 Targets Canada in 80% of Attacks as Gold Blade Deploys QWCrypt Ransomware

Canadian organizations have emerged as the focus of a targeted cyber campaign orchestrated by a threat activity cluster known as STAC6565. Cybersecurity company Sophos said it investigated almost 40 intrusions linked to the threat actor between February 2024 and August 2025. The campaign is...

Researchers Find Malicious VS Code, Go, npm, and Rust Packages Stealing Developer Data

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new extensions on Microsoft Visual Studio Code VS Code Marketplace that are designed to infect developer machines with stealer malware. The VS Code extensions masquerade as a premium dark theme and an artificial intelligence AI-powered coding assistan...

Experts Confirm JS#SMUGGLER Uses Compromised Sites to Deploy NetSupport RAT

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed JSSMUGGLER that has been observed leveraging compromised websites as a distribution vector for a remote access trojan named NetSupport RAT. The attack chain, analyzed by Securonix, involves three main moving parts: An...

⚡ Weekly Recap: USB Malware, React2Shell, WhatsApp Worms, AI IDE Bugs & More

It's been a week of chaos in code and calm in headlines. A bug that broke the internet's favorite framework, hackers chasing AI tools, fake apps stealing cash, and record-breaking cyberattacks — all within days. If you blink, you'll miss how fast the threat map is changing. New flaws are being...

How Can Retailers Cyber-Prepare for the Most Vulnerable Time of the Year?

The holiday season compresses risk into a short, high-stakes window. Systems run hot, teams run lean, and attackers time automated campaigns to get maximum return. Multiple industry threat reports show that bot-driven fraud, credential stuffing and account takeover attempts intensify around peak...

Android Malware FvncBot, SeedSnatcher, and ClayRat Gain Stronger Data Theft Features

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two new Android malware families dubbed FvncBot and SeedSnatcher , as another upgraded version of ClayRat has been spotted in the wild. The findings come from Intel 471, CYFIRMA, and Zimperium, respectively. FvncBot, which masquerades as a...

Sneeit WordPress RCE Exploited in the Wild While ICTBroadcast Bug Fuels Frost Botnet Attacks

A critical security flaw in the Sneeit Framework plugin for WordPress is being actively exploited in the wild, per data from Wordfence. The remote code execution vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-6389 CVSS score: 9.8, which affects all versions of the plugin prior to and including 8.3. It has...

MuddyWater Deploys UDPGangster Backdoor in Targeted Turkey-Israel-Azerbaijan Campaign

The Iranian hacking group known as MuddyWater has been observed leveraging a new backdoor dubbed UDPGangster that uses the User Datagram Protocol UDP for command-and-control C2 purposes. The cyber espionage activity targeted users in Turkey, Israel, and Azerbaijan, according to a report from...

Researcher Uncovers 30+ Flaws in AI Coding Tools Enabling Data Theft and RCE Attacks

Over 30 security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in various artificial intelligence AI-powered Integrated Development Environments IDEs that combine prompt injection primitives with legitimate features to achieve data exfiltration and remote code execution. The security shortcomings have been...

Critical React2Shell Flaw Added to CISA KEV After Confirmed Active Exploitation

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Friday formally added a critical security flaw impacting React Server Components RSC to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog following reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-55182 CVSS...