Anonymous-Linked Hacktivist Aubrey Cottle Jailed Over Texas GOP Cyberattack
Aubrey Cottle, an Anonymous-linked hacker from Oshawa, has been sentenced to 18 months after he admitted his involvement in a 2021 website defacement attack on…
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Woodgnat Hackers Use Mistic RAT to Broker Access for Ransomware Gangs
A newly discovered remote access Trojan (RAT) called Backdoor.Mistic (Mistic backdoor), tracked by Zscaler as MLTBackdoor, is helping hackers infiltrate corporate networks. Detected in April…
A decade of infrastructure development, one new name: Coinspaid Dev
Coinspaid Dev (stylized as {coinspaid.dev}), the engineering team behind the infrastructure powering Coinspaid Solutions, has separated from Coinspaid as an independent engineering brand after more…
macOS Flaw Allowed Standard Users to Disable CrowdStrike and Kandji Security Tools
Cybersecurity defence firm XM Cyber has found a security flaw in the Apple macOS operating system. The issue centres on a vulnerability within the core…
Upwind Security Brings AI Visibility to the Endpoint, Unifying Cloud and Device Security
Enterprise security teams have spent years building defenses around the cloud. They secured workloads, locked down identities, and monitored runtime behavior with increasing sophistication. What…
Fake GTA 6 Early Access Websites Target Gamers with Malware and Crypto Scams
Gaming enthusiasts have been waiting for Grand Theft Auto VI for over a decade since the last game came out in September 2013, and publisher…
Suspected Cyberattack Sends Fake Emergency Alert to Phones Across Brazil
Last week, Brazil’s emergency alert system was taken offline after a suspected cyberattack sent fake warnings to phones across several regions. People in several parts…
The Evolution of iGaming Fraud: What Security Teams Should Expect in 2027
The iGaming industry is an attractive target for fraudsters. There are lots of transactions, users all over the world, instant payments, and new technologies being…
The Rise of AI-Powered Academic Fraud: Beyond Traditional Plagiarism
Academic fraud once looked easy to spot. A student lifted a paragraph from a book, copied a website, or handed in someone else’s paper. Teachers…
Operation Endgame Disrupts StealC, Amadey and SocGholish Malware Networks
An international law enforcement operation has disrupted infrastructure used by StealC malware, a widely used infostealer sold to cybercriminals as a service. The latest action…
New GhostShell Hacking Group Targets Ukraine’s Drone Defense Sector
A new cyberattack campaign has been discovered targeting Ukraine’s drone sector, including military units, supply chains, and volunteer groups. Security researchers at Synaptic Systems recently…
Fake npm Packages Impersonate PostCSS Tool to Steal Chrome Passwords
Cybersecurity research firm JFrog reveals a new technique in its latest report that cybercriminals are using to target software developers, tricking them into downloading remote…