North Korean IT worker army expands operations in Europe
North Korea's IT workers have expanded operations beyond the United States and are now increasingly targeting organizations across Europe. [...]
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We Smell a (DC)Rat: Revealing a Sophisticated Malware Delivery Chain
A RAR file, a fake summons, and a Nietzsche quote—all part of a multi-stage malware chain delivering DCRat & Rhadamanthys. Acronis TRU breaks down how attackers use VBS, batch, and PowerShell scripts to slip past defenses. [...]
Google rolls out easy end-to-end encryption for Gmail business users
Google has started rolling out a new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) model for Gmail enterprise users, making it easier to send encrypted emails to any recipient. [...]
Nearly 24,000 IPs behind wave of Palo Alto Global Protect scans
A significant spike in scanning activity targeting Palo Alto Network GlobalProtect login portals has been observed, with researchers concerned it may be a prelude to an upcoming attack or flaw being exploited. [...]
Apple backports zero-day patches to older iPhones and Macs
Apple has released security updates that backport fixes for actively exploited vulnerabilities that were exploited as zero-days to older versions of its operating systems. [...]
Critical auth bypass bug in CrushFTP now exploited in attacks
Attackers are now targeting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the CrushFTP file transfer software using exploits based on publicly available proof-of-concept code. [...]
Microsoft uses AI to find flaws in GRUB2, U-Boot, Barebox bootloaders
Microsoft used its AI-powered Security Copilot to discover 20 previously unknown vulnerabilities in the GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox open-source bootloaders. [...]
Phishing platform 'Lucid' behind wave of iOS, Android SMS attacks
A phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform named 'Lucid' has been targeting 169 entities in 88 countries using well-crafted messages sent on iMessage (iOS) and RCS (Android). [...]
Hackers abuse WordPress MU-Plugins to hide malicious code
Hackers are utilizing the WordPress mu-plugins ("Must-Use Plugins") directory to stealthily run malicious code on every page while evading detection. [...]
North Korean hackers adopt ClickFix attacks to target crypto firms
The notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group has reportedly adopted 'ClickFix' tactics to deploy malware targeting job seekers in the cryptocurrency industry, particularly centralized finance (CeFi). [...]
New Crocodilus malware steals Android users’ crypto wallet keys
A newly discovered Android malware dubbed Crocodilus tricks users into providing the seed phrase for the cryptocurrency wallet using a warning to back up the key to avoid losing access. [...]
Oracle has reportedly suffered 2 separate breaches exposing thousands of customers‘ PII
Oracle isn’t commenting on recent reports that it has experienced two separate data breaches that have exposed sensitive personal information belonging to thousands of its customers. The most recent data breach report, published Friday by Bleeping Computer, said that Oracle Health—a health care software-as-a-service business the company …
Retail giant Sam’s Club investigates Clop ransomware breach claims
Sam's Club, an American warehouse supermarket chain owned by U.S. retail giant Walmart, is investigating claims of a Clop ransomware breach. [...]
OpenAI now pays researchers $100,000 for critical vulnerabilities
Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has announced a fivefold increase in the maximum bug bounty rewards for "exceptional and differentiated" critical security vulnerabilities from $20,000 to $100,000. [...]
Phishing-as-a-service operation uses DNS-over-HTTPS for evasion
A newly discovered phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation that researchers call Morphing Meerkat, has been using the DNS over HTTPS (DoH) protocol to evade detection. [...]
New Ubuntu Linux security bypasses require manual mitigations
Three security bypasses have been discovered in Ubuntu Linux's unprivileged user namespace restrictions, which could be enable a local attacker to exploit vulnerabilities in kernel components. [...]
Oracle Health breach compromises patient data at US hospitals
A breach at Oracle Health impacts multiple US healthcare organizations and hospitals after a threat actor stole patient data from legacy servers. [...]
Gemini hackers can deliver more potent attacks with a helping hand from… Gemini
In the growing canon of AI security, the indirect prompt injection has emerged as the most powerful means for attackers to hack large language models such as OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4 or Microsoft’s Copilot. By exploiting a model's inability to distinguish between, on the one hand, developer-defined …
Hijacked Microsoft Stream classic domain "spams" SharePoint sites
The legacy domain for Microsoft Stream was hijacked to show a fake Amazon site promoting a Thailand casino, causing all SharePoint sites with old embedded videos to display it as spam. [...]
Hijacked Microsoft web domain injects spam into SharePoint servers
The legacy domain for Microsoft Stream was hijacked to show a fake Amazon site promoting a Thailand casino, causing all SharePoint sites with old embedded videos to display it as spam. [...]
Infostealer campaign compromises 10 npm packages, targets devs
Ten npm packages were suddenly updated with malicious code yesterday to steal environment variables and other sensitive data from developers' systems. [...]
Chinese FamousSparrow hackers deploy upgraded malware in attacks
A China-linked cyberespionage group known as 'FamousSparrow' was observed using a new modular version of its signature backdoor 'SparrowDoor' against a US-based trade organization. [...]
The 4 WordPress flaws hackers targeted the most in Q1 2025
A new report sheds light on the most targeted WordPress plugin vulnerabilities hackers used in the first quarter of 2025 to compromise sites. [...]
Mozilla warns Windows users of critical Firefox sandbox escape flaw
Mozilla has released Firefox 136.0.4 to patch a critical security vulnerability that can let attackers escape the web browser's sandbox on Windows systems. [...]
Vivaldi integrates Proton VPN into the browser to fight web tracking
Vivaldi has announced the integration of Proton VPN directly into its browser without requiring add-on downloads or plugin activations, allowing users to protect their data against 'Big Tech' surveillance for free. [...]
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