Pakistan Arrests 21 in ‘Heartsender’ Malware Service – Krebs on Security
Authorities in Pakistan have arrested 21 individuals accused of operating “Heartsender,” a once popular spam and malware dissemination service that operated for more than a…
Month: May 2025
Zanubis Android Malware Harvests Banking Credentials and Executes Remote Commands
The Zanubis Android banking Trojan has evolved into a highly sophisticated threat, initially targeting financial institutions in Peru before expanding its scope to virtual cards…
Fake AI Video Tool Ads on Facebook, LinkedIn Spread Infostealers
Mandiant Threat Defense uncovers a campaign where Vietnam-based group UNC6032 tricks users with malicious social media ads for fake AI video tools, leading to stolen…
Deepfake-posting man faces huge $450,000 fine
A man is facing a $450,000 AU fine after he published deepfake images of prominent Australian women on the now-defunct MrDeepfakes web site. That’s if…
Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Robbinhood Ransomware Attack on Baltimore
May 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Data Breach An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion…
Czech Republic accuses China’s APT31 of a cyberattack on its Foreign Ministry
Czech Republic accuses China’s APT31 of a cyberattack on its Foreign Ministry Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2025 The Czech government condemned China after linking cyber…
Dark Partners cybercrime gang fuels large-scale crypto heists
A sprawling network of fake AI, VPN, and crypto software download sites is being used by the “Dark Partner” threat actors to conduct a crypto…
3 SOC Metrics Improved With Sandbox Analysis
SOC teams are flooded with alerts, but what really matters is how quickly they can detect, investigate, and respond. When traditional tools fall short, sandbox…
Cybercriminals Are Turning Ordinary Citizens Into Money Mules in a New ‘Rent-a-Bank-Account’ Scam
Cybercriminals are exploiting vulnerable individuals by transforming them into unwitting money mules through a sophisticated fraud known as the ‘rent-a-bank-account’ scam. This scam involves fraudsters…
364,000 Impacted by Data Breach at LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Data broker giant LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS) is notifying more than 364,000 people that their personal information was stolen in a December 2024 data breach.…
Botnet hacks 9,000+ ASUS routers to add persistent SSH backdoor
Over 9,000 ASUS routers are compromised by a novel botnet dubbed “AyySSHush” that was also observed targeting SOHO routers from Cisco, D-Link, and Linksys. The…
Threat Actors Impersonate Fake Docusign Notifications To Steal Corporate Data
Cybercriminals have increasingly targeted Docusign, the popular electronic signature platform, to orchestrate sophisticated phishing campaigns aimed at stealing corporate credentials and sensitive data. With Docusign…