Compromised IAM Credentials Power a Large AWS Crypto Mining Campaign
Dec 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Detection An ongoing campaign has been observed targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers using...
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Featured Chrome Browser Extension Caught Intercepting Millions of Users’ AI Chats
A Google Chrome extension with a "Featured" badge and six million users has been observed silently gathering every prompt entered...
Experts Confirm JS#SMUGGLER Uses Compromised Sites to Deploy NetSupport RAT
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed JS#SMUGGLER that has been observed leveraging compromised websites as a...
For the first time, a RomCom payload has been observed being distributed via SocGholish
For the first time, a RomCom payload has been observed being distributed via SocGholish Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2025 RomCom...
ToddyCat’s New Hacking Tools Steal Outlook Emails and Microsoft 365 Access Tokens
Nov 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability The threat actor known as ToddyCat has been observed adopting new methods to obtain...
APT24 Deploys BADAUDIO in Years-Long Espionage Hitting Taiwan and 1,000+ Domains
A China-nexus threat actor known as APT24 has been observed using a previously undocumented malware dubbed BADAUDIO to establish persistent...
Dragon Breath Uses RONINGLOADER to Disable Security Tools and Deploy Gh0st RAT
The threat actor known as Dragon Breath has been observed making use of a multi-stage loader codenamed RONINGLOADER to deliver...
RondoDox Exploits Unpatched XWiki Servers to Pull More Devices Into Its Botnet
Nov 15, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability The botnet malware known as RondoDox has been observed targeting unpatched XWiki instances against...
Iranian Hackers Launch ‘SpearSpecter’ Spy Operation on Defense & Government Targets
The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT42 has been observed targeting individuals and organizations that are of interest to...
Ransomware’s Fragmentation Reaches a Breaking Point While LockBit Returns
Key Takeaways: 85 active ransomware and extortion groups observed in Q3 2025, reflecting the most decentralized ransomware ecosystem to date....
BRONZE BUTLER exploits Japanese asset management software vulnerability
In mid-2025, Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) researchers observed a sophisticated BRONZE BUTLER campaign that exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Motex...
Researchers Expose GhostCall and GhostHire: BlueNoroff’s New Malware Chains
Threat actors tied to North Korea have been observed targeting the Web3 and blockchain sectors as part of twin campaigns...
APT36 Targets Indian Government with Golang-Based DeskRAT Malware Campaign
Oct 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware A Pakistan-nexus threat actor has been observed targeting Indian government entities as part...
North Korean Hackers Combine BeaverTail and OtterCookie into Advanced JS Malware
The North Korean threat actor linked to the Contagious Interview campaign has been observed merging some of the functionality of...
Hackers Abuse Blockchain Smart Contracts to Spread Malware via Infected WordPress Sites
A financially motivated threat actor codenamed UNC5142 has been observed abusing blockchain smart contracts as a way to facilitate the...
