Linux Malware Delivered via Malicious RAR Filenames Evades Antivirus Detection

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a novel attack chain that employs phishing emails to deliver an open-source backdoor called VShell. The "Linux-specific malware infection chain that starts with a spam email with a malicious RAR archive file," Trellix researcher Sagar Bade said in a...

Linux Malware Delivered via Malicious RAR Filenames Evades Antivirus Detection

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a novel attack chain that employs phishing emails to deliver an open-source backdoor called VShell. The "Linux-specific malware infection chain that starts with a spam email with a malicious RAR archive file," Trellix researcher Sagar Bade said in a...

Automation Is Redefining Pentest Delivery

Pentesting remains one of the most effective ways to identify real-world security weaknesses before adversaries do. But as the threat landscape has evolved, the way we deliver pentest results hasn't kept pace. Most organizations still rely on traditional reporting methods—static PDFs, emailed...

Chinese Hackers Murky, Genesis, and Glacial Panda Escalate Cloud and Telecom Espionage

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to malicious activity orchestrated by a China-nexus cyber espionage group known as Murky Panda that involves abusing trusted relationships in the cloud to breach enterprise networks. "The adversary has also shown considerable ability to quickly...

Automation Is Redefining Pentest Delivery

Pentesting remains one of the most effective ways to identify real-world security weaknesses before adversaries do. But as the threat landscape has evolved, the way we deliver pentest results hasn't kept pace. Most organizations still rely on traditional reporting methods—static PDFs, emailed...

Chinese Hackers Murky, Genesis, and Glacial Panda Escalate Cloud and Telecom Espionage

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to malicious activity orchestrated by a China-nexus cyber espionage group known as Murky Panda that involves abusing trusted relationships in the cloud to breach enterprise networks. "The adversary has also shown considerable ability to quickly...

INTERPOL Arrests 1,209 Cybercriminals Across 18 African Nations in Global Crackdown

INTERPOL on Friday announced that authorities from 18 countries across Africa have arrested 1,209 cybercriminals who targeted 88,000 victims. "The crackdown recovered $97.4 million and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures, underscoring the global reach of cybercrime and the urgent need for...

INTERPOL Arrests 1,209 Cybercriminals Across 18 African Nations in Global Crackdown

INTERPOL on Friday announced that authorities from 18 countries across Africa have arrested 1,209 cybercriminals who targeted 88,000 victims. "The crackdown recovered $97.4 million and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures, underscoring the global reach of cybercrime and the urgent need for...

Ex-Developer Jailed Four Years for Sabotaging Ohio Employer with Kill-Switch Malware

A 55-year-old Chinese national has been sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for sabotaging his former employer's network with custom malware and deploying a kill switch that locked out employees when his account was disabled. Davis Lu, 55, of Houston, Texas, wa...

Ex-Developer Jailed Four Years for Sabotaging Ohio Employer with Kill-Switch Malware

A 55-year-old Chinese national has been sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for sabotaging his former employer's network with custom malware and deploying a kill switch that locked out employees when his account was disabled. Davis Lu, 55, of Houston, Texas, wa...

Pre-Auth Exploit Chains Found in Commvault Could Enable Remote Code Execution Attacks

Commvault has released updates to address four security gaps that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution on susceptible instances. The list of vulnerabilities, identified in Commvault versions before 11.36.60, is as follows - CVE-2025-57788 CVSS score: 6.9 - A vulnerability in a know...

Pre-Auth Exploit Chains Found in Commvault Could Enable Remote Code Execution Attacks

Commvault has released updates to address four security gaps that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution on susceptible instances. The list of vulnerabilities, identified in Commvault versions before 11.36.60, is as follows - CVE-2025-57788 CVSS score: 6.9 - A vulnerability in a know...

Cybercriminals Deploy CORNFLAKE.V3 Backdoor via ClickFix Tactic and Fake CAPTCHA Pages

Threat actors have been observed leveraging the deceptive social engineering tactic known as ClickFix to deploy a versatile backdoor codenamed CORNFLAKE.V3. Google-owned Mandiant described the activity, which it tracks as UNC5518, as part of an access-as-a-service scheme that employs fake CAPTCHA...

Cybercriminals Deploy CORNFLAKE.V3 Backdoor via ClickFix Tactic and Fake CAPTCHA Pages

Threat actors have been observed leveraging the deceptive social engineering tactic known as ClickFix to deploy a versatile backdoor codenamed CORNFLAKE.V3. Google-owned Mandiant described the activity, which it tracks as UNC5518, as part of an access-as-a-service scheme that employs fake CAPTCHA...

Weak Passwords and Compromised Accounts: Key Findings from the Blue Report 2025

As security professionals, it's easy to get caught up in a race to counter the latest advanced adversary techniques. Yet the most impactful attacksoften aren't from cutting-edge exploits, but from cracked credentials and compromised accounts. Despite widespread awareness of this threat vector,...

Weak Passwords and Compromised Accounts: Key Findings from the Blue Report 2025

As security professionals, it's easy to get caught up in a race to counter the latest advanced adversary techniques. Yet the most impactful attacksoften aren't from cutting-edge exploits, but from cracked credentials and compromised accounts. Despite widespread awareness of this threat vector,...

Hackers Using New QuirkyLoader Malware to Spread Agent Tesla, AsyncRAT and Snake Keylogger

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malware loader called QuirkyLoader that's being used to deliver via email spam campaigns an array of next-stage payloads ranging from information stealers to remote access trojans since November 2024. Some of the notable malware families...

Hackers Using New QuirkyLoader Malware to Spread Agent Tesla, AsyncRAT and Snake Keylogger

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malware loader called QuirkyLoader that's being used to deliver via email spam campaigns an array of next-stage payloads ranging from information stealers to remote access trojans since November 2024. Some of the notable malware families...

Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years, $13M Restitution for SIM Swapping Crypto Theft

A 20-year-old member of the notorious cybercrime gang known as Scattered Spider has been sentenced to ten years in prison in the U.S. in connection with a series of major hacks and cryptocurrency thefts. Noah Michael Urban pleaded guilty to charges related to wire fraud and aggravated identity...

Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years, $13M Restitution for SIM Swapping Crypto Theft

A 20-year-old member of the notorious cybercrime gang known as Scattered Spider has been sentenced to ten years in prison in the U.S. in connection with a series of major hacks and cryptocurrency thefts. Noah Michael Urban pleaded guilty to charges related to wire fraud and aggravated identity...

Apple Patches CVE-2025-43300 Zero-Day in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Exploited in Targeted Attacks

Apple has released security updates to address a security flaw impacting iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. The zero-day out-of-bounds write vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-43300 CVSS score: 8.8, resides in the ImageIO framework and could result...

Apple Patches CVE-2025-43300 Zero-Day in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Exploited in Targeted Attacks

Apple has released security updates to address a security flaw impacting iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. The zero-day out-of-bounds write vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-43300 CVSS score: 8.8, resides in the ImageIO framework and could result...

DOM-Based Extension Clickjacking Exposes Popular Password Managers to Credential and Data Theft

Popular password manager plugins for web browsers have been found susceptible to clickjacking security vulnerabilities that could be exploited to steal account credentials, two-factor authentication 2FA codes, and credit card details under certain conditions. The technique has been dubbed Documen...

DOM-Based Extension Clickjacking Exposes Popular Password Managers to Credential and Data Theft

Popular password manager plugins for web browsers have been found susceptible to clickjacking security vulnerabilities that could be exploited to steal account credentials, two-factor authentication 2FA codes, and credit card details under certain conditions. The technique has been dubbed Documen...

🕵️ Webinar: Discover and Control Shadow AI Agents in Your Enterprise Before Hackers Do

Do you know how many AI agents are running inside your business right now? If the answer is “not sure,” you’re not alone—and that’s exactly the concern. Across industries, AI agents are being set up every day. Sometimes by IT, but often by business units moving fast to get results. That means...

🕵️ Webinar: Discover and Control Shadow AI Agents in Your Enterprise Before Hackers Do

Do you know how many AI agents are running inside your business right now? If the answer is "not sure," you're not alone—and that's exactly the concern. Across industries, AI agents are being set up every day. Sometimes by IT, but often by business units moving fast to get results. That means...

FBI Warns FSB-Linked Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Cisco Devices for Cyber Espionage

A Russian state-sponsored cyber espionage group known as Static Tundra has been observed actively exploiting a seven-year-old security flaw in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE software as a means to establish persistent access to target networks. Cisco Talos, which disclosed details of the activity, sa...

FBI Warns FSB-Linked Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Cisco Devices for Cyber Espionage

A Russian state-sponsored cyber espionage group known as Static Tundra has been observed actively exploiting a seven-year-old security flaw in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE software as a means to establish persistent access to target networks. Cisco Talos, which disclosed details of the activity, sa...

Experts Find AI Browsers Can Be Tricked by PromptFix Exploit to Run Malicious Hidden Prompts

Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a new prompt injection technique called PromptFix that tricks a generative artificial intelligence GenAI model into carrying out unintended actions by embedding the malicious instruction inside a fake CAPTCHA check on a web page. Described by Guardio La...

Experts Find AI Browsers Can Be Tricked by PromptFix Exploit to Run Malicious Hidden Prompts

Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a new prompt injection technique called PromptFix that tricks a generative artificial intelligence GenAI model into carrying out unintended actions by embedding the malicious instruction inside a fake CAPTCHA check on a web page. Described by Guardio La...

From Impact to Action: Turning BIA Insights Into Resilient Recovery

Modern businesses face a rapidly evolving and expanding threat landscape, but what does this mean for your business? It means a growing number of risks, along with an increase in their frequency, variety, complexity, severity, and potential business impact. The real question is, “How do you tackl...

From Impact to Action: Turning BIA Insights Into Resilient Recovery

Modern businesses face a rapidly evolving and expanding threat landscape, but what does this mean for your business? It means a growing number of risks, along with an increase in their frequency, variety, complexity, severity, and potential business impact. The real question is, "How do you tackl...

North Korea Uses GitHub in Diplomat Cyber Attacks as IT Worker Scheme Hits 320+ Firms

North Korean threat actors have been attributed to a coordinated cyber espionage campaign targeting diplomatic missions in their southern counterpart between March and July 2025. The activity manifested in the form of at least 19 spear-phishing emails that impersonated trusted diplomatic contacts...

North Korea Uses GitHub in Diplomat Cyber Attacks as IT Worker Scheme Hits 320+ Firms

North Korean threat actors have been attributed to a coordinated cyber espionage campaign targeting diplomatic missions in their southern counterpart between March and July 2025. The activity manifested in the form of at least 19 spear-phishing emails that impersonated trusted diplomatic contacts...

DOJ Charges 22-Year-Old for Running RapperBot Botnet Behind 370,000 DDoS Attacks

A 22-year-old man from the U.S. state of Oregon has been charged with allegedly developing and overseeing a distributed denial-of-service DDoS-for-hire botnet called RapperBot. Ethan Foltz of Eugene, Oregon, has been identified as the administrator of the service, the U.S. Department of Justice D...

DOJ Charges 22-Year-Old for Running RapperBot Botnet Behind 370,000 DDoS Attacks

A 22-year-old man from the U.S. state of Oregon has been charged with allegedly developing and overseeing a distributed denial-of-service DDoS-for-hire botnet called RapperBot. Ethan Foltz of Eugene, Oregon, has been identified as the administrator of the service, the U.S. Department of Justice D...

Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Exploited to Deploy DripDropper Malware on Cloud Linux Systems

Threat actors are exploiting a nearly two-year-old security flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to gain persistent access to cloud Linux systems and deploy malware called DripDropper. But in an unusual twist, the unknown attackers have been observed patching the exploited vulnerability after securing initial...

Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Exploited to Deploy DripDropper Malware on Cloud Linux Systems

Threat actors are exploiting a nearly two-year-old security flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to gain persistent access to cloud Linux systems and deploy malware called DripDropper. But in an unusual twist, the unknown attackers have been observed patching the exploited vulnerability after securing initial...

New GodRAT Trojan Targets Trading Firms Using Steganography and Gh0st RAT Code

Financial institutions like trading and brokerage firms are the target of a new campaign that delivers a previously unreported remote access trojan called GodRAT. The malicious activity involves the "distribution of malicious .SCR screen saver files disguised as financial documents via Skype...

New GodRAT Trojan Targets Trading Firms Using Steganography and Gh0st RAT Code

Financial institutions like trading and brokerage firms are the target of a new campaign that delivers a previously unreported remote access trojan called GodRAT. The malicious activity involves the "distribution of malicious .SCR screen saver files disguised as financial documents via Skype...

Public Exploit for Chained SAP Flaws Exposes Unpatched Systems to Remote Code Execution

A new exploit combining two critical, now-patched security flaws in SAP NetWeaver has emerged in the wild, putting organizations at risk of system compromise and data theft. The exploit in question chains together CVE-2025-31324 and CVE-2025-42999 to bypass authentication and achieve remote code...

Public Exploit for Chained SAP Flaws Exposes Unpatched Systems to Remote Code Execution

A new exploit combining two critical, now-patched security flaws in SAP NetWeaver has emerged in the wild, putting organizations at risk of system compromise and data theft. The exploit in question chains together CVE-2025-31324 and CVE-2025-42999 to bypass authentication and achieve remote code...

U.K. Government Drops Apple Encryption Backdoor Order After U.S. Civil Liberties Pushback

The U.K. government has apparently abandoned its plans to force Apple to weaken encryption protections and include a backdoor that would have enabled access to the protected data of U.S. citizens. U.S. Director of National Intelligence DNI Tulsi Gabbard, in a statement posted on X, said the U.S...

U.K. Government Drops Apple Encryption Backdoor Order After U.S. Civil Liberties Pushback

The U.K. government has apparently abandoned its plans to force Apple to weaken encryption protections and include a backdoor that would have enabled access to the protected data of U.S. citizens. U.S. Director of National Intelligence DNI Tulsi Gabbard, in a statement posted on X, said the U.S...

Why Your Security Culture is Critical to Mitigating Cyber Risk

After two decades of developing increasingly mature security architectures, organizations are running up against a hard truth: tools and technologies alone are not enough to mitigate cyber risk. As tech stacks have grown more sophisticated and capable, attackers have shifted their focus. They are...

Why Your Security Culture is Critical to Mitigating Cyber Risk

After two decades of developing increasingly mature security architectures, organizations are running up against a hard truth: tools and technologies alone are not enough to mitigate cyber risk. As tech stacks have grown more sophisticated and capable, attackers have shifted their focus. They are...

PyPI Blocks 1,800 Expired-Domain Emails to Prevent Account Takeovers and Supply Chain Attacks

The maintainers of the Python Package Index PyPI repository have announced that the package manager now checks for expired domains to prevent supply chain attacks. "These changes improve PyPI's overall account security posture, making it harder for attackers to exploit expired domain names to gai...

PyPI Blocks 1,800 Expired-Domain Emails to Prevent Account Takeovers and Supply Chain Attacks

The maintainers of the Python Package Index PyPI repository have announced that the package manager now checks for expired domains to prevent supply chain attacks. "These changes improve PyPI's overall account security posture, making it harder for attackers to exploit expired domain names to gai...

Noodlophile Malware Campaign Expands Global Reach with Copyright Phishing Lures

The threat actors behind the Noodlophile malware are leveraging spear-phishing emails and updated delivery mechanisms to deploy the information stealer in attacks aimed at enterprises located in the U.S., Europe, Baltic countries, and the Asia-Pacific APAC region. "The Noodlophile campaign, activ...

Noodlophile Malware Campaign Expands Global Reach with Copyright Phishing Lures

The threat actors behind the Noodlophile malware are leveraging spear-phishing emails and updated delivery mechanisms to deploy the information stealer in attacks aimed at enterprises located in the U.S., Europe, Baltic countries, and the Asia-Pacific APAC region. "The Noodlophile campaign, activ...