Category: CyberSecurityNews

239 Malicious Android Apps on Google Play With Downloaded Over 40 Million Times
05
Nov
2025

239 Malicious Android Apps on Google Play With Downloaded Over 40 Million Times

A significant security threat has emerged from the Google Play Store, where threat actors have successfully deployed 239 malicious applications…

Cybersecurity Professionals Charged for Deploying ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware Against US Companies
05
Nov
2025

Cybersecurity Professionals Charged for Deploying ALPHV BlackCat Ransomware Against US Companies

Two cybersecurity professionals have been federally charged for orchestrating a sophisticated ransomware campaign targeting multiple American businesses. Ryan Clifford Goldberg,…

Jupyter Misconfiguration Flaw Allow Attackers to Escalate Privileges as Root User
05
Nov
2025

Jupyter Misconfiguration Flaw Allow Attackers to Escalate Privileges as Root User

A significant security flaw in Jupyter notebook deployments could allow attackers to gain complete system control by exploiting default configurations…

HydraPWK Penetration Testing OS With Necessary Hacking Tools and Simplified Interface
05
Nov
2025

HydraPWK Penetration Testing OS With Necessary Hacking Tools and Simplified Interface

The HydraPWK project’s latest Apes-T1 snapshot refines its penetration-testing Linux distribution by replacing Elasticsearch with the open-source OpenSearch, resolving licensing…

Silent Lynx APT New Attack Targeting Governmental Employees Posing as Officials
05
Nov
2025

Silent Lynx APT New Attack Targeting Governmental Employees Posing as Officials

Silent Lynx, a sophisticated threat group that has been tracked since 2024, continues its relentless espionage campaign against government entities…

XLoader Malware Analyzed Using ChatGPT’s, Breaks RC4 Encryption Layers in Hours
05
Nov
2025

XLoader Malware Analyzed Using ChatGPT’s, Breaks RC4 Encryption Layers in Hours

XLoader remains one of the most challenging malware families confronting cybersecurity researchers. This sophisticated information-stealing loader emerged in 2020 as…

WordPress Post SMTP Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 400,000 Websites to Account Takeover Attacks
05
Nov
2025

WordPress Post SMTP Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 400,000 Websites to Account Takeover Attacks

A critical security flaw in the WordPress Post SMTP plugin has left more than 400,000 websites vulnerable to account takeover…

5 Actionable Tactics for SOC Analysts
05
Nov
2025

5 Actionable Tactics for SOC Analysts

Security teams drown in alerts but starve for insight. Blocklists catch the obvious. SIEM correlation gives clues. But only context…

RondoDox Botnet Updated Their Arsenal with 650% More Exploits Targeting Enterprises
05
Nov
2025

RondoDox Botnet Updated Their Arsenal with 650% More Exploits Targeting Enterprises

A sophisticated evolution of the RondoDox botnet has emerged with a staggering 650% increase in exploitation capabilities, marking a significant…

Attack Techniques of Tycoon 2FA Phishing Kit Targeting Microsoft 365 and Gmail Accounts Detailed
05
Nov
2025

Attack Techniques of Tycoon 2FA Phishing Kit Targeting Microsoft 365 and Gmail Accounts Detailed

The Tycoon 2FA phishing kit has emerged as one of the most sophisticated Phishing-as-a-Service platforms since its debut in August…

New ‘SleepyDuck’ Malware in Open VSX Marketplace Allow Attackers to Control Windows Systems Remotely
04
Nov
2025

New ‘SleepyDuck’ Malware in Open VSX Marketplace Allow Attackers to Control Windows Systems Remotely

A sophisticated remote access trojan named SleepyDuck has infiltrated the Open VSX IDE extension marketplace, targeting developers using code editors…

SesameOp Leveraging OpenAI Assistants API for Stealthy Communication with C2 Servers
04
Nov
2025

SesameOp Leveraging OpenAI Assistants API for Stealthy Communication with C2 Servers

A sophisticated new backdoor named SesameOp has emerged with a novel approach to command-and-control communications that fundamentally challenges traditional security…