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⚡ Weekly Recap: APT Intrusions, AI Malware, Zero-Click Exploits, Browser Hijacks and More
If this had been a security drill, someone would've said it went too far. But it wasn't a drill—it was real. The access? Everything looked normal. The tools? Easy to find. The detection? Came too late. This is how attacks happen now—quiet, convincing, and fast. Defenders aren't just chasing hacke...
The Secret Defense Strategy of Four Critical Industries Combating Advanced Cyber Threats
The evolution of cyber threats has forced organizations across all industries to rethink their security strategies. As attackers become more sophisticated — leveraging encryption, living-off-the-land techniques, and lateral movement to evade traditional defenses — security teams are finding more...
The Secret Defense Strategy of Four Critical Industries Combating Advanced Cyber Threats
The evolution of cyber threats has forced organizations across all industries to rethink their security strategies. As attackers become more sophisticated — leveraging encryption, living-off-the-land techniques, and lateral movement to evade traditional defenses — security teams are finding more...
Fake Recruiter Emails Target CFOs Using Legit NetBird Tool Across 6 Global Regions
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new spear-phishing campaign that uses a legitimate remote access tool called Netbird to target Chief Financial Officers CFOs and financial executives at banks, energy companies, insurers, and investment firms across Europe, Africa, Canada, the Middle Eas...
Fake Recruiter Emails Target CFOs Using Legit NetBird Tool Across 6 Global Regions
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new spear-phishing campaign that uses a legitimate remote access tool called Netbird to target Chief Financial Officers CFOs and financial executives at banks, energy companies, insurers, and investment firms across Europe, Africa, Canada, the Middle Eas...
New Linux Flaws Allow Password Hash Theft via Core Dumps in Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora
Two information disclosure flaws have been identified in apport and systemd-coredump, the core dump handlers in Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora, according to the Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU. Tracked as CVE-2025-5054 and CVE-2025-4598, both vulnerabilities are race condition bugs...
New Linux Flaws Allow Password Hash Theft via Core Dumps in Ubuntu, RHEL, Fedora
Two information disclosure flaws have been identified in apport and systemd-coredump, the core dump handlers in Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora, according to the Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU. Tracked as CVE-2025-5054 and CVE-2025-4598, both vulnerabilities are race condition bugs...
U.S. DoJ Seizes 4 Domains Supporting Cybercrime Crypting Services in Global Operation
A multinational law enforcement operation has resulted in the takedown of an online cybercrime syndicate that offered services to threat actors to ensure that their malicious software stayed undetected from security software. To that effect, the U.S. Department of Justice DoJ said it seized four...
U.S. DoJ Seizes 4 Domains Supporting Cybercrime Crypting Services in Global Operation
A multinational law enforcement operation has resulted in the takedown of an online cybercrime syndicate that offered services to threat actors to ensure that their malicious software stayed undetected from security software. To that effect, the U.S. Department of Justice DoJ said it seized four...
New EDDIESTEALER Malware Bypasses Chrome's App-Bound Encryption to Steal Browser Data
A new malware campaign is distributing a novel Rust-based information stealer dubbed EDDIESTEALER using the popular ClickFix social engineering tactic initiated via fake CAPTCHA verification pages. "This campaign leverages deceptive CAPTCHA verification pages that trick users into executing a...
New EDDIESTEALER Malware Bypasses Chrome's App-Bound Encryption to Steal Browser Data
A new malware campaign is distributing a novel Rust-based information stealer dubbed EDDIESTEALER using the popular ClickFix social engineering tactic initiated via fake CAPTCHA verification pages. "This campaign leverages deceptive CAPTCHA verification pages that trick users into executing a...
China-Linked Hackers Exploit SAP and SQL Server Flaws in Attacks Across Asia and Brazil
The China-linked threat actor behind the recent in-the-wild exploitation of a critical security flaw in SAP NetWeaver has been attributed to a broader set of attacks targeting organizations in Brazil, India, and Southeast Asia since 2023. "The threat actor mainly targets the SQL injection...
China-Linked Hackers Exploit SAP and SQL Server Flaws in Attacks Across Asia and Brazil
The China-linked threat actor behind the recent in-the-wild exploitation of a critical security flaw in SAP NetWeaver has been attributed to a broader set of attacks targeting organizations in Brazil, India, and Southeast Asia since 2023. "The threat actor mainly targets the SQL injection...
From the "Department of No" to a "Culture of Yes": A Healthcare CISO's Journey to Enabling Modern Care
Breaking Out of the Security Mosh Pit When Jason Elrod, CISO of MultiCare Health System, describes legacy healthcare IT environments, he doesn't mince words: "Healthcare loves to walk backwards into the future. And this is how we got here, because there are a lot of things that we could have...
From the "Department of No" to a "Culture of Yes": A Healthcare CISO's Journey to Enabling Modern Care
Breaking Out of the Security Mosh Pit When Jason Elrod, CISO of MultiCare Health System, describes legacy healthcare IT environments, he doesn't mince words: "Healthcare loves to walk backwards into the future. And this is how we got here, because there are a lot of things that we could have...
U.S. Sanctions Funnull for $200M Romance Baiting Scams Tied to Crypto Fraud
The U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC has levied sanctions against a Philippines-based company named Funnull Technology Inc. and its administrator Liu Lizhi for providing infrastructure to conduct romance baiting scams that led to massive cryptocurrency losses. T...
U.S. Sanctions Funnull for $200M Romance Baiting Scams Tied to Crypto Fraud
The U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC has levied sanctions against a Philippines-based company named Funnull Technology Inc. and its administrator Liu Lizhi for providing infrastructure to conduct romance baiting scams that led to massive cryptocurrency losses. T...
ConnectWise Hit by Cyberattack; Nation-State Actor Suspected in Targeted Breach
ConnectWise, the developer of remote access and support software ScreenConnect, has disclosed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that it said was likely perpetrated by a nation-state threat actor. "ConnectWise recently learned of suspicious activity within our environment that we believe wa...
ConnectWise Hit by Cyberattack; Nation-State Actor Suspected in Targeted Breach
ConnectWise, the developer of remote access and support software ScreenConnect, has disclosed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that it said was likely perpetrated by a nation-state threat actor. "ConnectWise recently learned of suspicious activity within our environment that we believe wa...
Meta Disrupts Influence Ops Targeting Romania, Azerbaijan, and Taiwan with Fake Personas
Meta on Thursday revealed that it disrupted three covert influence operations originating from Iran, China, and Romania during the first quarter of 2025. "We detected and removed these campaigns before they were able to build authentic audiences on our apps," the social media giant said in its...
Meta Disrupts Influence Ops Targeting Romania, Azerbaijan, and Taiwan with Fake Personas
Meta on Thursday revealed that it disrupted three covert influence operations originating from Iran, China, and Romania during the first quarter of 2025. "We detected and removed these campaigns before they were able to build authentic audiences on our apps," the social media giant said in its...
Cybercriminals Target AI Users with Malware-Loaded Installers Posing as Popular Tools
Fake installers for popular artificial intelligence AI tools like OpenAI ChatGPT and InVideo AI are being used as lures to propagate various threats, such as the CyberLock and LuckyGh0$t ransomware families, and a new malware dubbed Numero. "CyberLock ransomware, developed using PowerShell,...
Cybercriminals Target AI Users with Malware-Loaded Installers Posing as Popular Tools
Fake installers for popular artificial intelligence AI tools like OpenAI ChatGPT and InVideo AI are being used as lures to propagate various threats, such as the CyberLock and LuckyGh0$t ransomware families, and a new malware dubbed Numero. "CyberLock ransomware, developed using PowerShell,...
New Windows RAT Evades Detection for Weeks Using Corrupted DOS and PE Headers
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off an unusual cyber attack that leveraged malware with corrupted DOS and PE headers, according to new findings from Fortinet. The DOS Disk Operating System and PE Portable Executable headers are essential parts of a Windows PE file, providing...
New Windows RAT Evades Detection for Weeks Using Corrupted DOS and PE Headers
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off an unusual cyber attack that leveraged malware with corrupted DOS and PE headers, according to new findings from Fortinet. The DOS Disk Operating System and PE Portable Executable headers are essential parts of a Windows PE file, providing...
DragonForce Exploits SimpleHelp Flaws to Deploy Ransomware Across Customer Endpoints
The threat actors behind the DragonForce ransomware gained access to an unnamed Managed Service Provider's MSP SimpleHelp remote monitoring and management RMM tool, and then leveraged it to exfiltrate data and drop the locker on multiple endpoints. It's believed that the attackers exploited a tri...
DragonForce Exploits SimpleHelp Flaws to Deploy Ransomware Across Customer Endpoints
The threat actors behind the DragonForce ransomware gained access to an unnamed Managed Service Provider's MSP SimpleHelp remote monitoring and management RMM tool, and then leveraged it to exfiltrate data and drop the locker on multiple endpoints. It's believed that the attackers exploited a tri...
Chinese APT41 Exploits Google Calendar for Malware Command-and-Control Operations
Google on Wednesday disclosed that the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as APT41 leveraged a malware called TOUGHPROGRESS that uses Google Calendar for command-and-control C2. The tech giant, which discovered the activity in late October 2024, said the malware was hosted on a compromise...
Chinese APT41 Exploits Google Calendar for Malware Command-and-Control Operations
Google on Wednesday disclosed that the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as APT41 leveraged a malware called TOUGHPROGRESS that uses Google Calendar for command-and-control C2. The tech giant, which discovered the activity in late October 2024, said the malware was hosted on a compromise...
Over 100,000 WordPress Sites at Risk from Critical CVSS 10.0 Vulnerability in Wishlist Plugin
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical unpatched security flaw impacting TI WooCommerce Wishlist plugin for WordPress that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files. TI WooCommerce Wishlist, which has over 100,000 active installations, is a tool to all...
Over 100,000 WordPress Sites at Risk from Critical CVSS 10.0 Vulnerability in Wishlist Plugin
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical unpatched security flaw impacting TI WooCommerce Wishlist plugin for WordPress that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files. TI WooCommerce Wishlist, which has over 100,000 active installations, is a tool to all...
Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Robbinhood Ransomware Attack on Baltimore
An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware. Sina Gholinejad aka Sina Ghaaf, 37, and his co-conspirators are said to have breached the computer networks of various organizations in...
Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Robbinhood Ransomware Attack on Baltimore
An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware. Sina Gholinejad aka Sina Ghaaf, 37, and his co-conspirators are said to have breached the computer networks of various organizations in...
Czech Republic Blames China-Linked APT31 Hackers for 2022 Cyberattack
The Czech Republic on Wednesday formally accused a threat actor associated with the People's Republic of China PRC of targeting its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a public statement, the government said it identified China as the culprit behind a malicious campaign targeting one of the...
Czech Republic Blames China-Linked APT31 Hackers for 2022 Cyberattack
The Czech Republic on Wednesday formally accused a threat actor associated with the People's Republic of China PRC of targeting its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a public statement, the government said it identified China as the culprit behind a malicious campaign targeting one of the...
Microsoft OneDrive File Picker Flaw Grants Apps Full Cloud Access — Even When Uploading Just One File
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a security flaw in Microsoft's OneDrive File Picker that, if successfully exploited, could allow websites to access a user's entire cloud storage content, as opposed to just the files selected for upload via the tool. "This stems from overly broad OAuth...
Microsoft OneDrive File Picker Flaw Grants Apps Full Cloud Access — Even When Uploading Just One File
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a security flaw in Microsoft's OneDrive File Picker that, if successfully exploited, could allow websites to access a user's entire cloud storage content, as opposed to just the files selected for upload via the tool. "This stems from overly broad OAuth...
New PumaBot Botnet Targets Linux IoT Devices to Steal SSH Credentials and Mine Crypto
Embedded Linux-based Internet of Things IoT devices have become the target of a new botnet dubbed PumaBot. Written in Go, the botnet is designed to conduct brute-force attacks against SSH instances to expand in size and scale and deliver additional malware to the infected hosts. "Rather than...
New PumaBot Botnet Targets Linux IoT Devices to Steal SSH Credentials and Mine Crypto
Embedded Linux-based Internet of Things IoT devices have become the target of a new botnet dubbed PumaBot. Written in Go, the botnet is designed to conduct brute-force attacks against SSH instances to expand in size and scale and deliver additional malware to the infected hosts. "Rather than...
From Infection to Access: A 24-Hour Timeline of a Modern Stealer Campaign
Stealer malware no longer just steals passwords. In 2025, it steals live sessions—and attackers are moving faster and more efficiently than ever. While many associate account takeovers with personal services, the real threat is unfolding in the enterprise. Flare's latest research, The Account and...
From Infection to Access: A 24-Hour Timeline of a Modern Stealer Campaign
Stealer malware no longer just steals passwords. In 2025, it steals live sessions—and attackers are moving faster and more efficiently than ever. While many associate account takeovers with personal services, the real threat is unfolding in the enterprise. Flare’s latest research, The Account and...
Mimo Hackers Exploit CVE-2025-32432 in Craft CMS to Deploy Cryptominer and Proxyware
A financially motivated threat actor has been observed exploiting a recently disclosed remote code execution flaw affecting the Craft Content Management System CMS to deploy multiple payloads, including a cryptocurrency miner, a loader dubbed Mimo Loader, and residential proxyware. The...
Mimo Hackers Exploit CVE-2025-32432 in Craft CMS to Deploy Cryptominer and Proxyware
A financially motivated threat actor has been observed exploiting a recently disclosed remote code execution flaw affecting the Craft Content Management System CMS to deploy multiple payloads, including a cryptocurrency miner, a loader dubbed Mimo Loader, and residential proxyware. The...
How 'Browser-in-the-Middle' Attacks Steal Sessions in Seconds
Would you expect an end user to log on to a cybercriminal's computer, open their browser, and type in their usernames and passwords? Hopefully not! But that's essentially what happens if they fall victim to a Browser-in-the-Middle BitM attack. Like Man-in-the-Middle MitM attacks, BiTM sees...
How 'Browser-in-the-Middle' Attacks Steal Sessions in Seconds
Would you expect an end user to log on to a cybercriminal’s computer, open their browser, and type in their usernames and passwords? Hopefully not! But that’s essentially what happens if they fall victim to a Browser-in-the-Middle BitM attack. Like Man-in-the-Middle MitM attacks, BiTM sees...
251 Amazon-Hosted IPs Used in Exploit Scan Targeting ColdFusion, Struts, and Elasticsearch
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a coordinated cloud-based scanning activity that targeted 75 distinct "exposure points" earlier this month. The activity, observed by GreyNoise on May 8, 2025, involved as many as 251 malicious IP addresses that are all geolocated to Japan and...
251 Amazon-Hosted IPs Used in Exploit Scan Targeting ColdFusion, Struts, and Elasticsearch
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a coordinated cloud-based scanning activity that targeted 75 distinct "exposure points" earlier this month. The activity, observed by GreyNoise on May 8, 2025, involved as many as 251 malicious IP addresses that are all geolocated to Japan and...
Apple Blocks $9 Billion in Fraud Over 5 Years Amid Rising App Store Threats
Apple on Tuesday revealed that it prevented over $9 billion in fraudulent transactions in the last five years, including more than $2 billion in 2024 alone. The company said the App Store is confronted by a wide range of threats that seek to defraud users in various ways, ranging from "deceptive...
Apple Blocks $9 Billion in Fraud Over 5 Years Amid Rising App Store Threats
Apple on Tuesday revealed that it prevented over $9 billion in fraudulent transactions in the last five years, including more than $2 billion in 2024 alone. The company said the App Store is confronted by a wide range of threats that seek to defraud users in various ways, ranging from "deceptive...
New Self-Spreading Malware Infects Docker Containers to Mine Dero Cryptocurrency
Misconfigured Docker API instances have become the target of a new malware campaign that transforms them into a cryptocurrency mining botnet. The attacks, designed to mine for Dero currency, is notable for its worm-like capabilities to propagate the malware to other exposed Docker instances and...