CTM360 Exposes a Global WhatsApp Hijacking Campaign: HackOnChat
Nov 20, 2025The Hacker NewsOnline Fraud / Web Security CTM360 has identified a rapidly expanding WhatsApp account-hacking campaign targeting users worldwide via a network of…
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Iran-Linked Hackers Mapped Ship AIS Data Days Before Real-World Missile Strike Attempt
Nov 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Warfare / Threat Intelligence Threat actors with ties to Iran engaged in cyber warfare as part of efforts to facilitate and…
TamperedChef Malware Spreads via Fake Software Installers in Ongoing Global Campaign
Nov 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Artificial Intelligence Threat actors are leveraging bogus installers masquerading as popular software to trick users into installing malware as part…
Hackers Actively Exploiting 7-Zip Symbolic Link–Based RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2025-11001)
Nov 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence A recently disclosed security flaw impacting 7-Zip has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to an…
Python-Based WhatsApp Worm Spreads Eternidade Stealer Across Brazilian Devices
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that leverages a combination of social engineering and WhatsApp hijacking to distribute a Delphi-based banking trojan…
WrtHug Exploits Six ASUS WRT Flaws to Hijack Tens of Thousands of EoL Routers Worldwide
Nov 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence A newly discovered campaign has compromised tens of thousands of outdated or end-of-life (EoL) ASUS routers worldwide, predominantly…
How to Use Ringfencing to Prevent the Weaponization of Trusted Software
The challenge facing security leaders is monumental: Securing environments where failure is not an option. Reliance on traditional security postures, such as Endpoint Detection and…
ServiceNow AI Agents Can Be Tricked Into Acting Against Each Other via Second-Order Prompts
Nov 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananAI Security / SaaS Security Malicious actors can exploit default configurations in ServiceNow’s Now Assist generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform and leverage…
EdgeStepper Implant Reroutes DNS Queries to Deploy Malware via Hijacked Software Updates
Nov 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware The threat actor known as PlushDaemon has been observed using a previously undocumented Go-based network backdoor codenamed EdgeStepper…
Fortinet Warns of New FortiWeb CVE-2025-58034 Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Nov 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Fortinet has warned of a new security flaw in FortiWeb that it said has been exploited in the…
Sneaky 2FA Phishing Kit Adds BitB Pop-ups Designed to Mimic the Browser Address Bar
The malware authors associated with a Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) kit known as Sneaky 2FA have incorporated Browser-in-the-Browser (BitB) functionality into their arsenal, underscoring the continued evolution…
Meta Expands WhatsApp Security Research with New Proxy Tool and $4M in Bounties This Year
Nov 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananBug Bounty / Data Privacy Meta on Tuesday said it has made available a tool called WhatsApp Research Proxy to some of…