Microsoft Flags AI-Driven Phishing: LLM-Crafted SVG Files Outsmart Email Security

Microsoft is calling attention to a new phishing campaign primarily aimed at U.S.-based organizations that has likely utilized code generated using large language models LLMs to obfuscate payloads and evade security defenses. "Appearing to be aided by a large language model LLM, the activity...

First Malicious MCP Server Found Stealing Emails in Rogue Postmark-MCP Package

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what has been described as the first-ever instance of a malicious Model Context Protocol MCP server spotted in the wild, raising software supply chain risks. According to Koi Security, a legitimate-looking developer managed to slip in rogue code within an...

First Malicious MCP Server Found Stealing Emails in Rogue Postmark-MCP Package

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what has been described as the first-ever instance of a malicious Model Context Protocol MCP server spotted in the wild, raising software supply chain risks. According to Koi Security, a legitimate-looking developer managed to slip in rogue code within an...

China-Linked PlugX and Bookworm Malware Attacks Target Asian Telecom and ASEAN Networks

Telecommunications and manufacturing sectors in Central and South Asian countries have emerged as the target of an ongoing campaign distributing a new variant of a known malware called PlugXaka Korplug or SOGU. "The new variant's features overlap with both the RainyDay and Turian backdoors,...

China-Linked PlugX and Bookworm Malware Attacks Target Asian Telecom and ASEAN Networks

Telecommunications and manufacturing sectors in Central and South Asian countries have emerged as the target of an ongoing campaign distributing a new variant of a known malware called PlugXaka Korplug or SOGU. "The new variant's features overlap with both the RainyDay and Turian backdoors,...

Researchers Expose Phishing Threats Distributing CountLoader and PureRAT

A new campaign has been observed impersonating Ukrainian government agencies in phishing attacks to deliver CountLoader , which is then used to drop Amatera Stealer and PureMiner. "The phishing emails contain malicious Scalable Vector Graphics SVG files designed to trick recipients into opening...

Researchers Expose Phishing Threats Distributing CountLoader and PureRAT

A new campaign has been observed impersonating Ukrainian government agencies in phishing attacks to deliver CountLoader , which is then used to drop Amatera Stealer and PureMiner. "The phishing emails contain malicious Scalable Vector Graphics SVG files designed to trick recipients into opening...

New COLDRIVER Malware Campaign Joins BO Team and Bearlyfy in Russia-Focused Cyberattacks

The Russian advanced persistent threat APT group known as COLDRIVER has been attributed to a fresh round of ClickFix-style attacks designed to deliver two new "lightweight" malware families tracked as BAITSWITCH and SIMPLEFIX. Zscaler ThreatLabz, which detected the new multi-stage ClickFix campai...

New COLDRIVER Malware Campaign Joins BO Team and Bearlyfy in Russia-Focused Cyberattacks

The Russian advanced persistent threat APT group known as COLDRIVER has been attributed to a fresh round of ClickFix-style attacks designed to deliver two new "lightweight" malware families tracked as BAITSWITCH and SIMPLEFIX. Zscaler ThreatLabz, which detected the new multi-stage ClickFix campai...

Crash Tests for Security: Why BAS Is Proof of Defense, Not Assumptions

Car makers don’t trust blueprints. They smash prototypes into walls. Again and again. In controlled conditions. Because design specs don’t prove survival. Crash tests do. They separate theory from reality. Cybersecurity is no different. Dashboards overflow with “critical” exposure alerts...

Crash Tests for Security: Why BAS Is Proof of Defense, Not Assumptions

Car makers don't trust blueprints. They smash prototypes into walls. Again and again. In controlled conditions. Because design specs don't prove survival. Crash tests do. They separate theory from reality. Cybersecurity is no different. Dashboards overflow with "critical" exposure alerts...

Fortra GoAnywhere CVSS 10 Flaw Exploited as 0-Day a Week Before Public Disclosure

Cybersecurity company watchTowr Labs has disclosed that it has "credible evidence" of active exploitation of the recently disclosed security flaw in Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer MFT software as early as September 10, 2025, a whole week before it was publicly disclosed. "This is not...

Fortra GoAnywhere CVSS 10 Flaw Exploited as 0-Day a Week Before Public Disclosure

Cybersecurity company watchTowr Labs has disclosed that it has "credible evidence" of active exploitation of the recently disclosed security flaw in Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer MFT software as early as September 10, 2025, a whole week before it was publicly disclosed. "This is not...

New macOS XCSSET Variant Targets Firefox with Clipper and Persistence Module

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated version of a known Apple macOS malware called XCSSET that has been observed in limited attacks. "This new variant of XCSSET brings key changes related to browser targeting, clipboard hijacking, and persistence mechanisms," the Microsoft Threat...

New macOS XCSSET Variant Targets Firefox with Clipper and Persistence Module

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated version of a known Apple macOS malware called XCSSET that has been observed in limited attacks. "This new variant of XCSSET brings key changes related to browser targeting, clipboard hijacking, and persistence mechanisms," the Microsoft Threat...

Cisco ASA Firewall Zero-Day Exploits Deploy RayInitiator and LINE VIPER Malware

The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre NCSC has revealed that threat actors have exploited the recently disclosed security flaws impacting Cisco firewalls as part of zero-day attacks to deliver previously undocumented malware families like RayInitiator and LINE VIPER. "The RayInitiator and LINE...

Cisco ASA Firewall Zero-Day Exploits Deploy RayInitiator and LINE VIPER Malware

The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre NCSC has revealed that threat actors have exploited the recently disclosed security flaws impacting Cisco firewalls as part of zero-day attacks to deliver previously undocumented malware families like RayInitiator and LINE VIPER. "The RayInitiator and LINE...

Urgent: Cisco ASA Zero-Day Duo Under Attack; CISA Triggers Emergency Mitigation Directive

Cisco is urging customers to patch two security flaws impacting the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense FTD Software, which it said have been exploited in the wild. The zero-day vulnerabilities in question are...

Urgent: Cisco ASA Zero-Day Duo Under Attack; CISA Triggers Emergency Mitigation Directive

Cisco is urging customers to patch two security flaws impacting the VPN web server of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense FTD Software, which it said have been exploited in the wild. The zero-day vulnerabilities in question are...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Rootkit Patch, Federal Breach, OnePlus SMS Leak, TikTok Scandal & More

Welcome to this week's Threatsday Bulletin —your Thursday check-in on the latest twists and turns in cybersecurity and hacking. The digital threat landscape never stands still. One week it's a critical zero-day, the next it's a wave of phishing lures or a state-backed disinformation push. Each...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Rootkit Patch, Federal Breach, OnePlus SMS Leak, TikTok Scandal & More

Welcome to this week’s Threatsday Bulletin —your Thursday check-in on the latest twists and turns in cybersecurity and hacking. The digital threat landscape never stands still. One week it’s a critical zero-day, the next it’s a wave of phishing lures or a state-backed disinformation push. Each...

Vane Viper Generates 1 Trillion DNS Queries to Power Global Malware and Ad Fraud Network

The threat actor known as Vane Viper has been outed as a purveyor of malicious ad technology adtech, while relying on a tangled web of shell companies and opaque ownership structures to deliberately evade responsibility. "Vane Viper has provided core infrastructure in widespread malvertising, ad...

Vane Viper Generates 1 Trillion DNS Queries to Power Global Malware and Ad Fraud Network

The threat actor known as Vane Viper has been outed as a purveyor of malicious ad technology adtech, while relying on a tangled web of shell companies and opaque ownership structures to deliberately evade responsibility. "Vane Viper has provided core infrastructure in widespread malvertising, ad...

Salesforce Patches Critical ForcedLeak Bug Exposing CRM Data via AI Prompt Injection

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical flaw impacting Salesforce Agentforce, a platform for building artificial intelligence AI agents, that could allow attackers to potentially exfiltrate sensitive data from its customer relationship management CRM tool by means of an indirect promp...

Salesforce Patches Critical ForcedLeak Bug Exposing CRM Data via AI Prompt Injection

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical flaw impacting Salesforce Agentforce, a platform for building artificial intelligence AI agents, that could allow attackers to potentially exfiltrate sensitive data from its customer relationship management CRM tool by means of an indirect promp...

North Korean Hackers Use New AkdoorTea Backdoor to Target Global Crypto Developers

The North Korea-linked threat actors associated with the Contagious Interview campaign have been attributed to a previously undocumented backdoor called AkdoorTea, along with tools like TsunamiKit and Tropidoor. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, which is tracking the activity under the name...

North Korean Hackers Use New AkdoorTea Backdoor to Target Global Crypto Developers

The North Korea-linked threat actors associated with the Contagious Interview campaign have been attributed to a previously undocumented backdoor called AkdoorTea, along with tools like TsunamiKit and Tropidoor. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, which is tracking the activity under the name...

CTEM's Core: Prioritization and Validation

Despite a coordinated investment of time, effort, planning, and resources, even the most up-to-date cybersecurity systems continue to fail. Every day. Why? It's not because security teams can't see enough. Quite the contrary. Every security tool spits out thousands of findings. Patch this. Block...

CTEM's Core: Prioritization and Validation

Despite a coordinated investment of time, effort, planning, and resources, even the most up-to-date cybersecurity systems continue to fail. Every day. Why? It’s not because security teams can't see enough. Quite the contrary. Every security tool spits out thousands of findings. Patch this. Block...

Tech Overtakes Gaming as Top DDoS Attack Target, New Gcore Radar Report Finds

The latest Gcore Radar report analyzing attack data from Q1–Q2 2025, reveals a 41% year-on-year increase in total attack volume. The largest attack peaked at 2.2 Tbps, surpassing the 2 Tbps record in late 2024. Attacks are growing not only in scale but in sophistication, with longer durations,...

Tech Overtakes Gaming as Top DDoS Attack Target, New Gcore Radar Report Finds

The latest Gcore Radar report analyzing attack data from Q1–Q2 2025, reveals a 41% year-on-year increase in total attack volume. The largest attack peaked at 2.2 Tbps, surpassing the 2 Tbps record in late 2024. Attacks are growing not only in scale but in sophistication, with longer durations,...

Malicious Rust Crates Steal Solana and Ethereum Keys — 8,424 Downloads Confirmed

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Rust crates impersonating a legitimate library called fastlog to steal Solana and Ethereum wallet keys from source code. The crates, named fasterlog and asyncprintln, were published by the threat actor under the alias rustguruman and...

Malicious Rust Crates Steal Solana and Ethereum Keys — 8,424 Downloads Confirmed

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Rust crates impersonating a legitimate library called fastlog to steal Solana and Ethereum wallet keys from source code. The crates, named fasterlog and asyncprintln, were published by the threat actor under the alias rustguruman and...

Cisco Warns of Actively Exploited SNMP Vulnerability Allowing RCE or DoS in IOS Software

Cisco has warned of a high-severity security flaw in IOS Software and IOS XE Software that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial-of-service DoS condition under specific circumstances. The company said the vulnerability, CVE-2025-20352 CVSS score: 7.7, has bee...

Cisco Warns of Actively Exploited SNMP Vulnerability Allowing RCE or DoS in IOS Software

Cisco has warned of a high-severity security flaw in IOS Software and IOS XE Software that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial-of-service DoS condition under specific circumstances. The company said the vulnerability, CVE-2025-20352 CVSS score: 7.7, has bee...

Chinese Hackers RedNovember Target Global Governments Using Pantegana and Cobalt Strike

A suspected cyber espionage activity cluster that was previously found targeting global government and private sector organizations spanning Africa, Asia, North America, South America, and Oceania has been assessed to be a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor. Recorded Future, which was tracking...

Chinese Hackers RedNovember Target Global Governments Using Pantegana and Cobalt Strike

A suspected cyber espionage activity cluster that was previously found targeting global government and private sector organizations spanning Africa, Asia, North America, South America, and Oceania has been assessed to be a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor. Recorded Future, which was tracking...

UNC5221 Uses BRICKSTORM Backdoor to Infiltrate U.S. Legal and Technology Sectors

Companies in the legal services, software-as-a-service SaaS providers, Business Process Outsourcers BPOs, and technology sectors in the U.S. have been targeted by a suspected China-nexus cyber espionage group to deliver a known backdoor referred to as BRICKSTORM. The activity, attributed to UNC52...

UNC5221 Uses BRICKSTORM Backdoor to Infiltrate U.S. Legal and Technology Sectors

Companies in the legal services, software-as-a-service SaaS providers, Business Process Outsourcers BPOs, and technology sectors in the U.S. have been targeted by a suspected China-nexus cyber espionage group to deliver a known backdoor referred to as BRICKSTORM. The activity, attributed to UNC52...

Two Critical Flaws Uncovered in Wondershare RepairIt Exposing User Data and AI Models

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two security flaws in Wondershare RepairIt that exposed private user data and potentially exposed the system to artificial intelligence AI model tampering and supply chain risks. The critical-rated vulnerabilities in question, discovered by Trend Micro, ar...

Two Critical Flaws Uncovered in Wondershare RepairIt Exposing User Data and AI Models

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two security flaws in Wondershare RepairIt that exposed private user data and potentially exposed the system to artificial intelligence AI model tampering and supply chain risks. The critical-rated vulnerabilities in question, discovered by Trend Micro, ar...

How One Bad Password Ended a 158-Year-Old Business

Most businesses don't make it past their fifth birthday - studies show that roughly 50% of small businesses fail within the first five years. So when KNP Logistics Group formerly Knights of Old celebrated more than a century and a half of operations, it had mastered the art of survival. For 158...

How One Bad Password Ended a 158-Year-Old Business

Most businesses don't make it past their fifth birthday - studies show that roughly 50% of small businesses fail within the first five years. So when KNP Logistics Group formerly Knights of Old celebrated more than a century and a half of operations, it had mastered the art of survival. For 158...

New YiBackdoor Malware Shares Major Code Overlaps with IcedID and Latrodectus

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malware family dubbed YiBackdoor that has been found to share "significant" source code overlaps with IcedID and Latrodectus. "The exact connection to YiBackdoor is not yet clear, but it may be used in conjunction with Latrodectus and Iced...

New YiBackdoor Malware Shares Major Code Overlaps with IcedID and Latrodectus

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malware family dubbed YiBackdoor that has been found to share "significant" source code overlaps with IcedID and Latrodectus. "The exact connection to YiBackdoor is not yet clear, but it may be used in conjunction with Latrodectus and Iced...

iframe Security Exposed: The Blind Spot Fueling Payment Skimmer Attacks

Think payment iframes are secure by design? Think again. Sophisticated attackers have quietly evolved malicious overlay techniques to exploit checkout pages and steal credit card data by bypassing the very security policies designed to stop them. Download the complete iframe security guide here...

iframe Security Exposed: The Blind Spot Fueling Payment Skimmer Attacks

Think payment iframes are secure by design? Think again. Sophisticated attackers have quietly evolved malicious overlay techniques to exploit checkout pages and steal credit card data by bypassing the very security policies designed to stop them. Download the complete iframe security guide here...

Hackers Exploit Pandoc CVE-2025-51591 to Target AWS IMDS and Steal EC2 IAM Credentials

Cloud security company Wiz has revealed that it uncovered in-the-wild exploitation of a security flaw in a Linux utility called Pandoc as part of attacks designed to infiltrate Amazon Web Services AWS Instance Metadata Service IMDS. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-51591 CVSS score: 6.5,...

Hackers Exploit Pandoc CVE-2025-51591 to Target AWS IMDS and Steal EC2 IAM Credentials

Cloud security company Wiz has revealed that it uncovered in-the-wild exploitation of a security flaw in a Linux utility called Pandoc as part of attacks designed to infiltrate Amazon Web Services AWS Instance Metadata Service IMDS. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-51591 CVSS score: 6.5,...

State-Sponsored Hackers Exploiting Libraesva Email Security Gateway Vulnerability

Libraesva has released a security update to address a vulnerability in its Email Security Gateway ESG solution that it said has been exploited by state-sponsored threat actors. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59689 , carries a CVSS score of 6.1, indicating medium severity. "Libraesva ESG i...