Category: GBHackers

SafePay Ransomware Strikes 260+ Victims Across Multiple Countries
01
Aug
2025

SafePay Ransomware Strikes 260+ Victims Across Multiple Countries

The SafePay ransomware organization has quickly become a powerful operator since its initial detection in September 2024, marking a startling…

Qilin Ransomware Sees Surge After Collapse of Dominant RansomHub RaaS
01
Aug
2025

Qilin Ransomware Sees Surge After Collapse of Dominant RansomHub RaaS

The ransomware landscape underwent significant disruption, marked by the abrupt cessation of operations from several prominent Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups, including…

LockBit Operators Use Stealthy DLL Sideloading to Mask Malicious App as Legitimate One
01
Aug
2025

LockBit Operators Use Stealthy DLL Sideloading to Mask Malicious App as Legitimate One

Operators of LockBit ransomware have improved their tactics, methods, and procedures (TTPs) to avoid detection and increase damage in the…

Lazarus Hackers Weaponize 234 npm and PyPI Packages to Infect Developers
01
Aug
2025

Lazarus Hackers Weaponize 234 npm and PyPI Packages to Infect Developers

Sonatype’s automated detection systems have uncovered an expansive and ongoing infiltration of the global open-source ecosystem by the notorious Lazarus…

Chinese Threat Actors Hack 11,000 Android Devices to Deploy PlayPraetor Malware
01
Aug
2025

Chinese Threat Actors Hack 11,000 Android Devices to Deploy PlayPraetor Malware

Chinese-speaking threat actors have used the PlayPraetor Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to infiltrate more than 11,000 Android devices globally in…

Hackers Exploit Microsoft 365’s Direct Send Feature for Internal Phishing Attacks
01
Aug
2025

Hackers Exploit Microsoft 365’s Direct Send Feature for Internal Phishing Attacks

Threat actors are leveraging Microsoft 365’s Direct Send feature to launch sophisticated phishing campaigns that mimic internal organizational emails, eroding…

Illumina Fined $9.8M for Cybersecurity Flaws in Genomic Tools Sold to U.S. Agencies
01
Aug
2025

Illumina Fined $9.8M for Cybersecurity Flaws in Genomic Tools Sold to U.S. Agencies

Illumina Inc., a leading genomic sequencing company, has agreed to pay $9.8 million to settle federal allegations that it knowingly…

Microsoft Teams Adds Silent 60-Second Test Call Feature for IT Admins
01
Aug
2025

Microsoft Teams Adds Silent 60-Second Test Call Feature for IT Admins

Microsoft has announced a significant new feature for IT administrators that will enhance network monitoring capabilities within Microsoft Teams. Starting…

LLMs Boost Offensive R&D by Identifying and Exploiting Trapped COM Objects
01
Aug
2025

LLMs Boost Offensive R&D by Identifying and Exploiting Trapped COM Objects

Outflank is pioneering the integration of large language models (LLMs) to expedite research and development workflows while maintaining rigorous quality…

Threat Actors Exploit Proofpoint and Intermedia Link Wrapping to Conceal Phishing Payloads
01
Aug
2025

Threat Actors Exploit Proofpoint and Intermedia Link Wrapping to Conceal Phishing Payloads

Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting link wrapping features from vendors like Proofpoint and Intermedia to mask malicious payloads, leveraging the inherent…

Microsoft to Block External Workbook Links to Unsafe File Types by Default
01
Aug
2025

Microsoft to Block External Workbook Links to Unsafe File Types by Default

Microsoft announced a significant security enhancement for Excel users, revealing plans to block external workbook links to unsafe file types…

Open-Source Malware and Forensics Tool Now Public
01
Aug
2025

Open-Source Malware and Forensics Tool Now Public

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has made a significant contribution to the cybersecurity community by publicly releasing Thorium,…