SilkParasite Espionage Campaign Targets Central Asian Governments with Five New RATs
A previously unreported cyber espionage operation dubbed SilkParasite has been observed targeting government bodies in Central Asia. The intrusion set...
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Kimsuky Builds Offline AI Stack to Boost Phishing and Automate Malware Development
Swati KhandelwalAug 10, 2026Cyber Espionage / Artificial Intelligence North Korea's state hackers are no longer content to type prompts into...
Trojanized npm Packages Employ NullReceiver Tactic to Decode C2 IP from Blockchain
Ravie LakshmananAug 05, 2026Cyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an evolution of the EtherHiding blockchain-based command-and-control (C2)...
Russian Espionage Group Exploited Zimbra Zero-Day to Steal Mail and 2FA Codes
A Russian state-supported espionage group spent months reading Western mailboxes through a then-unknown flaw in Zimbra's webmail client. The payload...
HollowGraph Malware Hides C2 and Stolen Files in Microsoft 365 Events Dated 2050
A newly discovered espionage implant has been using a hijacked Microsoft 365 calendar as its command channel, planting operator instructions...
New GoSerpent Malware Targets Southeast Asian Governments and Diplomats for Espionage
Ravie LakshmananJul 17, 2026Cyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented malware called GoSerpent that has...
Hackers Weaponize Balochistan Police Portal in Multi-Group Espionage Campaigns
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of sustained cyber espionage activity against several Pakistani law enforcement organizations undertaken by suspected China-...
New TrojPix Attack Leaks Data From Air-Gapped Systems via Video Cable Emissions
Swati KhandelwalJul 06, 2026Cyber Espionage / Endpoint Security Researchers at Shandong University have shown a fast new way to pull data off...
Mustang Panda Uses Zoho WorkDrive as Command Channel in Indian Government Attacks
Ravie LakshmananJun 29, 2026Threat Intelligence / Malware The China-aligned espionage group Mustang Panda is running two campaigns against the Indian government and...
Chinese-Speaking APT Deploys New TinyRCT Backdoor in Southeast Asia Campaign
Ravie LakshmananJun 26, 2026Cyber Espionage / Malware A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been linked to a new...
VerdantBamboo Deploys BSD Variant of BRICKSTORM on Linux Appliances
Ravie LakshmananJun 08, 2026Cyber Espionage / Malware A China-nexus cyber espionage group has been observed deploying a BSD variant of...
New Threat Cluster OP-512 Targets Microsoft IIS Servers with Custom Web Shell Framework
Ravie LakshmananJun 05, 2026Cyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously unreported threat cluster dubbed OP-512 (where...
Hackers Spied on a Stock Exchange Executive’s Outlook Mailbox for Five Months
Swati KhandelwalJun 04, 2026Cyber Espionage / Malware Unknown attackers spent at least five months inside the Outlook mailbox of a...
Cyber espionage campaign targeted stock exchange executive’s Outlook account
Cyber espionage campaign targeted stock exchange executive’s Outlook account Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2026 Attackers spent five months silently stealing...
Pakistan-Linked SideCopy Targets Afghanistan Finance Ministry with Xeno RAT
Ravie LakshmananJun 02, 2026Cyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a spear-phishing campaign likely undertaken by...