Chinese Hackers Breach Asian Telecom, Remain Undetected for Over 4 Years
A major telecommunications company located in Asia was allegedly breached by Chinese state-sponsored hackers who spent over four years inside its systems, according to a…
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Researchers Uncover ~200 Unique C2 Domains Linked to Raspberry Robin Access Broker
Mar 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware A new investigation has unearthed nearly 200 unique command-and-control (C2) domains associated with a malware called Raspberry Robin.…
New Security Flaws Found in VMware Tools and CrushFTP — High Risk, No Workaround
Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Security Broadcom has issued security patches to address a high-severity security flaw in VMware Tools for Windows that could…
Hackers Using E-Crime Tool Atlantis AIO for Credential Stuffing on 140+ Platforms
Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Cybercrime Threat actors are leveraging an e-crime tool called Atlantis AIO Multi-Checker to automate credential stuffing attacks, according to…
Preventing Data Breaches, Privilege Misuse, and More
When people think of cybersecurity threats, they often picture external hackers breaking into networks. However, some of the most damaging breaches stem from within organizations.…
Google Releases Chrome Patch for Exploit Used in Russian Espionage Attacks
Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Vulnerability Google has released out-of-band fixes to address a high-severity security flaw in its Chrome browser for Windows that…
Using Automated Pentesting to Build Resilience
“A boxer derives the greatest advantage from his sparring partner…”— Epictetus, 50–135 AD Hands up. Chin tucked. Knees bent. The bell rings, and both boxers…
Malicious npm Package Modifies Local ‘ethers’ Library to Launch Reverse Shell Attacks
Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain Attack / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages on the npm registry that are designed to infect another…
RedCurl Shifts from Espionage to Ransomware with First-Ever QWCrypt Deployment
Mar 26, 2025The Hacker NewsRansomware / Endpoint Security The Russian-speaking hacking group called RedCurl has been linked to a ransomware campaign for the first time,…
New Morphing Meerkat Phishing Kit Mimics 114 Brands Using Victims’ DNS Email Records
Mar 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that leverages the Domain Name System (DNS)…
EncryptHub Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Deploy Rhadamanthys and StealC Malware
Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananWindows Security / Vulnerability The threat actor known as EncryptHub exploited a recently-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day to…
New SparrowDoor Backdoor Variants Found in Attacks on U.S. and Mexican Organizations
Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability The Chinese threat actor known as FamousSparrow has been linked to a cyber attack targeting a trade group in…