U.S. DOJ Charges 54 in ATM Jackpotting Scheme Using Ploutus Malware
Dec 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / ATM Security The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the indictment of 54 individuals in connection with a…
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Russia-Linked Hackers Use Microsoft 365 Device Code Phishing for Account Takeovers
Dec 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Cloud Security A suspected Russia-aligned group has been attributed to a phishing campaign that employs device code authentication workflows to…
Cracked Software and YouTube Videos Spread CountLoader and GachiLoader Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that has used cracked software distribution sites as a distribution vector for a new version of…
WatchGuard Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical Fireware OS VPN Vulnerability
Dec 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security WatchGuard has released fixes to address a critical security flaw in Fireware OS that it said has been…
Nigeria Arrests RaccoonO365 Phishing Developer Linked to Microsoft 365 Attacks
Dec 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Law Enforcement Authorities in Nigeria have announced the arrest of three “high-profile internet fraud suspects” who are alleged to have…
New UEFI Flaw Enables Early-Boot DMA Attacks on ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Motherboards
Dec 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananFirmware Security / Vulnerability Certain motherboard models from vendors like ASRock, ASUSTeK Computer, GIGABYTE, and MSI are affected by a security vulnerability…
China-Aligned Threat Group Uses Windows Group Policy to Deploy Espionage Malware
Dec 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cloud Security A previously undocumented China-aligned threat cluster dubbed LongNosedGoblin has been attributed to a series of cyber attacks targeting…
HPE OneView Flaw Rated CVSS 10.0 Allows Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
Dec 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Enterprise Security Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has resolved a maximum-severity security flaw in OneView Software that, if successfully exploited, could…
North Korea-Linked Hackers Steal $2.02 Billion in 2025, Leading Global Crypto Theft
Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) have been instrumental in driving a surge in global cryptocurrency…
The Case for Dynamic AI-SaaS Security as Copilots Scale
Within the past year, artificial intelligence copilots and agents have quietly permeated the SaaS applications businesses use every day. Tools like Zoom, Slack, Microsoft 365,…
Kimsuky Spreads DocSwap Android Malware via QR Phishing Posing as Delivery App
Dec 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Mobile Security The North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new campaign that distributes a…
CISA Flags Critical ASUS Live Update Flaw After Evidence of Active Exploitation
Dec 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a critical flaw impacting ASUS Live Update…