Showboat Linux Malware Hits Middle East Telecom with SOCKS5 Proxy Backdoor
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Linux malware dubbed Showboat that has been put to use in a...
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9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros
Ravie LakshmananMay 21, 2026Linux / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained...
Webworm Deploys EchoCreep and GraphWorm Backdoors Using Discord and MS Graph API
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged fresh activity from a China-aligned threat actor known as Webworm in 2025, deploying custom backdoors that...
Trapdoor Android Ad Fraud Scheme Hit 659 Million Daily Bid Requests Using 455 Apps
Ravie LakshmananMay 19, 2026Malvertising / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new ad fraud and malvertising operation...
Compromised Nx Console 18.95.0 Targeted VS Code Developers with Credential Stealer
Ravie LakshmananMay 19, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Developer Security Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a compromised version of the Nx Console...
Mini Shai-Hulud Pushes Malicious AntV npm Packages via Compromised Maintainer Account
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh software supply chain attack campaign that has compromised various npm packages associated with the...
Four Malicious npm Packages Deliver Infostealers and Phantom Bot DDoS Malware
Ravie LakshmananMay 18, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Botnet Cybersecurity researchers have discovered four new npm packages containing information-stealing malware, one...
Four OpenClaw Flaws Enable Data Theft, Privilege Escalation, and Persistence
Ravie LakshmananMay 15, 2026Vulnerability / AI Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a set of four security flaws in OpenClaw that...
Stealer Backdoor Found in 3 Node-IPC Versions Targeting Developer Secrets
Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm about what has been described as "malicious activity" in newly published versions of node-ipc....
18-Year-Old NGINX Rewrite Module Flaw Enables Unauthenticated RCE
Ravie LakshmananMay 14, 2026Vulnerability / Web Server Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities impacting NGINX Plus and NGINX Open,...
New TrickMo Variant Uses TON C2 and SOCKS5 to Create Android Network Pivots
Ravie LakshmananMay 12, 2026Malware / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new version of the TrickMo Android banking trojan...
Ollama Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability Allows Remote Process Memory Leak
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical security vulnerability in Ollama that, if successfully exploited, could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker...
Fake Call History Apps Stole Payments From Users After 7.3 Million Play Store Downloads
Ravie LakshmananMay 08, 2026Android / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered fraudulent apps on the official Google Play Store for...
New Linux PamDOORa Backdoor Uses PAM Modules to Steal SSH Credentials
Ravie LakshmananMay 08, 2026Malware / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Linux backdoor named PamDOORa that's...
PCPJack Credential Stealer Exploits 5 CVEs to Spread Worm-Like Across Cloud Systems
Ravie LakshmananMay 07, 2026Threat Intelligence / Cloud Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new credential theft framework dubbed...
