Threat group linked to UK, US retail attacks now targeting insurance industry
Hackers linked to a recent string of attacks on U.K. and U.S. retailers are now targeting the insurance industry, according to Google researchers. The attackers,…
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Scattered Spider, fresh off retail sector attack spree, pivots to insurance industry
Scattered Spider, the loose-knit cybercrime collective that recently ran roughshod over U.K.- and U.S.-based retailers, has pivoted once again, setting its sites on insurance companies,…
Hackers switch to targeting U.S. insurance companies
Threat intelligence researchers are warning of hackers breaching multiple U.S. companies in the insurance industry using all the tactics observed with Scattered Spider activity. Typically,…
Malicious Payload Found in JPEG Image Using Steganography and Base64 Obfuscation
Cybersecurity enthusiast Xavier shed light on a sophisticated method of hiding malicious payloads within seemingly innocuous JPEG images. This discovery has sparked significant interest in…
Hackers Upload Weaponized Packages to PyPI Repositories to Steal AWS Tokens and Sensitive Data
The JFrog Security Research team has uncovered a sophisticated malicious package named “chimera-sandbox-extensions” on the Python Package Index (PyPI), a widely used repository for Python…
Katz Stealer Boosts Credential Theft with System Fingerprinting and Persistence Mechanisms
The emergence of Katz Stealer, a sophisticated information-stealing malware-as-a-service (MaaS) that is redefining the boundaries of credential theft. First detected this year, Katz Stealer combines…
U.S. Seizes $7.74M in Crypto Tied to North Korea’s Global Fake IT Worker Network
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said it has filed a civil forfeiture complaint in federal court that targets over $7.74 million in cryptocurrency, non-fungible…
Law enforcement operation shut down dark web drug marketplace Archetyp Market
Law enforcement operation shut down dark web drug marketplace Archetyp Market Pierluigi Paganini June 16, 2025 Europol shut down Archetyp Market, a major dark web…
ASUS Armoury Crate bug lets attackers get Windows admin privileges
A high-severity vulnerability in ASUS Armoury Crate software could allow threat actors to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM level on Windows machines. The security issue…
46,000+ Grafana Instances Exposed to Malicious Account Takeover Attacks
A critical vulnerability affecting over 46,000 publicly accessible Grafana instances worldwide, with 36% of all public-facing deployments vulnerable to complete account takeover attacks. The newly…
Washington Post Hacked – Multiple Journalists’ Email Accounts Compromised
The Washington Post confirmed late last week that its email systems were targeted in a cyberattack, resulting in the compromise of several journalists’ email accounts.…
20+ Malicious Apps on Google Play Actively Attacking Users to Steal Login Credentials
A sophisticated phishing operation involving more than 20 malicious applications distributed through the Google Play Store, specifically designed to steal cryptocurrency wallet credentials from unsuspecting…