Week in review: Food sector cybersecurity risks, cyber threats to space infrastructure
03
Aug
2025

Week in review: Food sector cybersecurity risks, cyber threats to space infrastructure

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Review: LLM Engineer’s HandbookFor all…

New Linux backdoor Plague bypasses auth via malicious PAM module
03
Aug
2025

New Linux backdoor Plague bypasses auth via malicious PAM module

New Linux backdoor Plague bypasses auth via malicious PAM module Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2025 A stealthy Linux backdoor named…

China Presses Nvidia Over Alleged Backdoors in H20 Chips Amid Tech Tensions
03
Aug
2025

China Presses Nvidia Over Alleged Backdoors in H20 Chips Amid Tech Tensions

China Presses Nvidia Over Alleged Backdoors in H20 Chips Amid Tech Tensions Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2025 China questioned Nvidia…

New Attack Uses Shortcut Files to Install REMCOS Backdoor
02
Aug
2025

New Attack Uses Windows Shortcut Files to Install REMCOS Backdoor

A new and deceptive multi-stage malware campaign has been identified by the Lat61 Threat Intelligence team at security firm Point…

CL-STA-0969 Installs Covert Malware in Telecom Networks During 10-Month Espionage Campaign
02
Aug
2025

CL-STA-0969 Installs Covert Malware in Telecom Networks During 10-Month Espionage Campaign

Telecommunications organizations in Southeast Asia have been targeted by a state-sponsored threat actor known as CL-STA-0969 to facilitate remote control…

Linux Malware
02
Aug
2025

New ‘Plague’ PAM Backdoor Exposes Critical Linux Systems to Silent Credential Theft

Aug 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Detection / SSH Security Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux backdoor dubbed Plague that…

US Government Begins $200M Payouts to Backpage.com Trafficking Victims
02
Aug
2025

US Government Begins $200M Payouts to Backpage Trafficking Victims

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially launched a new compensation process for victims of human trafficking who were…

Secret Blizzard Group’s ApolloShadow Malware Install Root Certificates on Devices to Trust Malicious Sites
02
Aug
2025

Secret Blizzard Group’s ApolloShadow Malware Install Root Certificates on Devices to Trust Malicious Sites

A sophisticated cyberespionage campaign targeting foreign embassies in Moscow has been uncovered, revealing the deployment of a custom malware strain…

Storm-2603 Using Custom Malware That Leverages BYOVD to Tamper with Endpoint Protections
02
Aug
2025

Storm-2603 Using Custom Malware That Leverages BYOVD to Tamper with Endpoint Protections

A newly identified threat actor designated Storm-2603 has emerged as a sophisticated adversary in the ransomware landscape, leveraging advanced custom…

Qilin Ransomware Affiliate Panel Login Credentials Exposed Online
02
Aug
2025

Qilin Ransomware Affiliate Panel Login Credentials Exposed Online

A significant security breach within the Qilin ransomware operation has provided unprecedented insight into the group’s affiliate network structure and…

ChatGPT
02
Aug
2025

OpenAI prepares new open weight models along with GPT-5

OpenAI isn’t just working on GPT-5. It looks like OpenAI is also preparing to release new open-source weights, living up…

Hackers Abuse Microsoft 365’s Direct Send Feature to Deliver Internal Phishing Attacks
02
Aug
2025

Hackers Abuse Microsoft 365’s Direct Send Feature to Deliver Internal Phishing Attacks

Cybercriminals have discovered a sophisticated new attack vector by exploiting Microsoft 365’s Direct Send feature to deliver phishing campaigns that…