Iranian Hackers Deploy MiniFast and MiniJunk V2 via Phishing and SEO Poisoning
The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor known as Nimbus Manticore (aka Screening Serpens and UNC1549) has been attributed to a fresh...
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KnowledgeDeliver LMS Flaw Exploited to Deploy Godzilla and Cobalt Strike
Ravie LakshmananMay 26, 2026Vulnerability / Threat Intelligence A now-patched high-severity security flaw affecting Digital Knowledge KnowledgeDeliver, a Learning Management System...
Lazarus Deploys RemotePE Memory-Only RAT Against Financial and Crypto Firms
Ravie LakshmananMay 25, 2026Endpoint Security / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a cross-platform malware called RemotePE that...
Ghostwriter Targets Ukraine Government Entities with Prometheus Phishing Malware
Ravie LakshmananMay 22, 2026Malware / Artificial Intelligence The Belarus-aligned threat actor known as Ghostwriter (aka UAC-0057 and UNC1151Ukraine's National Security...
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...
WantToCry ransomware remotely encrypts files
SophosLabs analysts investigated WantToCry ransomware attacks that involved the threat actors exploiting SMB for initial access and then exfiltrating files...
Turla Turns Kazuar Backdoor Into Modular P2P Botnet for Persistent Access
Ravie LakshmananMay 15, 2026Botnet / Threat Intelligence The Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Turla has transformed its custom backdoor...
The First AI-Crafted Zero-Day Was Easy to Spot. The Next One May Not Be
AI-assisted hacking has crossed from theory into a documented incident. On May 11, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group reported the first...
What 45 Days of Watching Your Own Tools Will Tell You About Your Real Attack Surface
The Hacker NewsMay 15, 2026Endpoint Security / Threat Detection In Your Biggest Security Risk Isn't Malware — It's What You...
Ghostwriter Targets Ukrainian Government With Geofenced PDF Phishing, Cobalt Strike
The Belarus-aligned threat group known as Ghostwriter has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting governmental organizations in...
Azerbaijani Energy Firm Hit by Repeated Microsoft Exchange Exploitation
Ravie LakshmananMay 13, 2026Cyber Espionage / Malware A threat actor with affiliations to China has been linked to a "multi-wave...
Mini Shai-Hulud Worm Compromises TanStack, Mistral AI, Guardrails AI & More Packages
TeamPCP, the threat actor behind the recent supply chain attack spree, has been linked to the compromise of the npm and...
IMF warns of the potential for AI attacks on global financial systems
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning that AI could become a growing threat to global financial stability by making...
cPanel CVE-2026-41940 Under Active Exploitation to Deploy Filemanager Backdoor
Ravie LakshmananMay 11, 2026Vulnerability / Ransomware A threat actor named Mr_Rot13 has been attributed to the exploitation of a recently...
Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation
Google on Monday disclosed that it identified an unknown threat actor using a zero-day exploit that it said was likely...
