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Kimwolf Botnet Hijacks 1.8 Million Android TVs, Launches Large-Scale DDoS Attacks
17
Dec
2025

Kimwolf Botnet Hijacks 1.8 Million Android TVs, Launches Large-Scale DDoS Attacks

A new distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as Kimwolf has enlisted a massive army of no less than 1.8 million…

SonicWall Fixes Actively Exploited CVE-2025-40602 in SMA 100 Appliances
17
Dec
2025

SonicWall Fixes Actively Exploited CVE-2025-40602 in SMA 100 Appliances

Dec 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security SonicWall has rolled out fixes to address a security flaw in Secure Mobile…

New ForumTroll Phishing Attacks Target Russian Scholars Using Fake eLibrary Emails
17
Dec
2025

New ForumTroll Phishing Attacks Target Russian Scholars Using Fake eLibrary Emails

Dec 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Malware The threat actor linked to Operation ForumTroll has been attributed to a fresh set…

APT28 Targets Ukrainian UKR-net Users in Long-Running Credential Phishing Campaign
17
Dec
2025

APT28 Targets Ukrainian UKR-net Users in Long-Running Credential Phishing Campaign

Dec 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Threat Intelligence The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28 has been attributed to…

China-Linked Ink Dragon Hacks Governments Using ShadowPad and FINALDRAFT Malware
17
Dec
2025

China-Linked Ink Dragon Hacks Governments Using ShadowPad and FINALDRAFT Malware

The threat actor known as Jewelbug has been increasingly focusing on government targets in Europe since July 2025, even as…

See Threats to Your Industry & Country in Real Time
17
Dec
2025

See Threats to Your Industry & Country in Real Time

Modern security teams often feel like they’re driving through fog with failing headlights. Threats accelerate, alerts multiply, and SOCs struggle…

GhostPoster Malware Found in 17 Firefox Add-ons with 50,000+ Downloads
17
Dec
2025

GhostPoster Malware Found in 17 Firefox Add-ons with 50,000+ Downloads

Dec 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananAd Fraud / Browser Security A new campaign named GhostPoster has leveraged logo files associated with 17…

Compromised IAM Credentials Power a Large AWS Crypto Mining Campaign
16
Dec
2025

Compromised IAM Credentials Power a Large AWS Crypto Mining Campaign

Dec 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Detection An ongoing campaign has been observed targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers using…

Rogue NuGet Package Poses as Tracer.Fody, Steals Cryptocurrency Wallet Data
16
Dec
2025

Rogue NuGet Package Poses as Tracer.Fody, Steals Cryptocurrency Wallet Data

Dec 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious NuGet package that typosquats and impersonates the…

Amazon Exposes Years-Long GRU Cyber Campaign Targeting Energy and Cloud Infrastructure
16
Dec
2025

Amazon Exposes Years-Long GRU Cyber Campaign Targeting Energy and Cloud Infrastructure

Dec 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Vulnerability Amazon’s threat intelligence team has disclosed details of a “years-long” Russian state-sponsored campaign…

Data Security and Privacy
16
Dec
2025

Why Data Security and Privacy Need to Start in Code

AI-assisted coding and AI app generation platforms have created an unprecedented surge in software development. Companies are now facing rapid…

Fortinet FortiGate Under Active Attack Through SAML SSO Authentication Bypass
16
Dec
2025

Fortinet FortiGate Under Active Attack Through SAML SSO Authentication Bypass

Dec 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Threat actors have begun to exploit two newly disclosed security flaws in Fortinet…