Fake 7-Zip Installers Turn Devices Into Residential Proxy Nodes
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new threat actor dubbed Lurking Lizard that has been operating an end-to-end malicious...
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15-Year-Old GhostLock Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape on Most Linux Distros
Researchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets any logged-in user take full root control of a...
New Java-Based QuimaRAT MaaS Built to Run on Windows, Linux, and macOS
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a novel Java-based remote access trojan (RAT) called QuimaRAT that's capable of targeting Windows, Linux, and...
Opera GX Flaw Let Malicious Sites Auto-Install Mods to Steal Data From Visited Pages
Researchers found a flaw in Opera GX, the gaming-focused version of the Opera browser, that let a malicious website silently install...
New Avalon Malware Framework Packs CrownX Ransomware Capabilities
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented modular malware framework codenamed Avalon that's distributed by means of a multi-stage phishing...
PamStealer Uses Fake Maccy Sites and PAM Checks to Steal Mac Login Passwords
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new macOS information stealer called PamStealer that employs a series of clever tricks to infect...
Vect and TeamPCP partner for ransomware campaigns
Counter Threat Unit™ (CTU) researchers investigated two interconnected threat groups known as Vect and TeamPCP. The two groups announced a...
VEIL#DROP Malware Chain Uses Blogger Platform to Deliver PureLogs Stealer
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new multi-stage malware delivery attack chain that uses social engineering and Blogger pages to deliver...
AI-Generated Browser Ransomware Abuses Chromium API on Windows and Android
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware artifact generated using DeepSeek that constructed a novel attack path combining "unrealistic browser-malware...
Azure CLI Password Spray Hits at Least 78 Microsoft Accounts in 81M+ Attempts
Ravie LakshmananJul 01, 2026Password Security / Cloud Security Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a "massive, ongoing, automated password spray attack"...
Silent Swap Crypto Clipper Uses Fake Google Notes Extension to Replace Wallet Addresses
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an active browser extension campaign that is designed to steal cryptocurrency by stealthily replacing wallet addresses...
AirDrop and Quick Share Flaws Let Nearby Attackers Trigger Crashes and Bypass Checks
Two researchers have found six security flaws in AirDrop and Quick Share, the wireless features that beam files between nearby...
North Korea-Linked macOS Malware Uses Prompt Injection to Evade AI Analysis
Malware has learned a new trick: manipulating the AI tools security researchers increasingly rely on to understand it. SentinelOne researchers...
Hijacked npm and Go Packages Use VS Code Tasks to Deploy Python Infostealer
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered two hijacked npm packages and a cluster of Go packages that are designed to deploy a...
Miasma Malware Targets npm Packages and GitHub Actions in Supply Chain Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged yet another evolution of the supply chain attack linked to the Mini Shai-Hulud, Miasma, and Hades...