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GhostAction Attackers Plant Credential Stealer Disguised as Font in 94 GitHub Repositories
The threat actor behind the GhostAction supply chain attack has expanded beyond injecting malicious GitHub Actions workflows into compromised projects to phish…
Hackers Use Compromised ConnectWise Credential to Sign In to 173 Microsoft 365 Tenants
Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm related to an active campaign in which unknown threat actors are abusing a compromised Microsoft 365 (M365) cr…
Help TDS Linked to Hotejka as 20,000+ Cloudflare Pages Domains Host Tech Support Scams
A long-running Traffic Distribution System (TDS) known as Help TDS to a Russian-language affiliate program called Hotejka, which appears to be a rebrand of a t…
ARTEX AI Pentesting Tool Used in Data Theft Attacks on South Korean Financial Firms
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a targeted campaign aimed at South Korean financial organizations that used an artificial intelligence (AI)…
⚡ Weekly Recap: NetScaler and FortiMail 0-Days, AI Coding Leaks, Spectre v2 and Ransomware Arrests
A blank field. A public repo. One reply to an email. A box left exposed. None of this sounds dramatic, which is partly the problem. This week’s threats keep fi…
Ransomware group threatens to leak customer data from top insurance companies in South Africa
Luis Monzon reports: Ransomware-as-a-service group The Gentlemen threatened to leak data belonging to insurance companies LegalWise and Samwumed, with more Sou…
Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and Wipers
Enterprises in Russia have emerged as the target of three threat activity clusters tracked as NightEagle, Hacking Cat, and Toy Ghouls, according to multiple re…
SUSE Podman Important Security Fix for CVE-2026-55686 CVE-2026-57231
A security update for podman addresses two vulnerabilities affecting openSUSE Leap 15.3 and SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, enabling prevention of directory manip…
Manic Android Malware Exfiltrates Data From Offline Phones via Nearby Infected Devices
A new Android threat codenamed Manic has been observed actively targeting Ukrainian banks, government and identity services, and messaging applications, as wel…
Ransom Busters Claims It Hacked Ransomware Servers, Asks Victims for Up to $60,000
A ransomware affiliate calling itself Ransom Busters has been spotted proactively sending emails to victim organizations and claims to delete stolen data from …
Suspected China-Nexus Actor Exploits VMware vCenter Flaw, Deploys Babuk-Derived Ransomware
Cybersecurity researchers have attributed the exploitation of a newly patched security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter to a suspected China-nexus advanced pers…
SUSE Podman Important Security Issues Fixed in 2026-3536-1
SUSE released an important security update for podman addressing two vulnerabilities that allow directory creation and ownership modification, as well as unint…
BlueNoroff Zoom Phishing Kit Profiles Crypto Wallets Before Malware Delivery
The North Korean threat actors behind the ClickFix-style campaigns that employ typosquatted Zoom and Microsoft Teams domains have been found to operate an acti…
Detecting Linux System Compromise Early: Behavioral Indicators and Log-Based Detection
There's a gap between what Linux systems log by default and what you actually need to detect a compromise. Most environments have logging active, which creates…
North Korean Hackers Publish 108 Malicious Packages and Extensions in PolinRider Campaign
The North Korean threat actors linked to the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed publishing 108 unique packages and web browser extensions spannin…
FortiBleed Credential Theft Linked to INC and Lynx Ransomware Operations
The recently discovered financially-motivated FortiBleed campaign has been attributed to INC and Lynx ransomware operations, indicating that the verified, stol…
The Gentlemen RaaS Uses GentleKiller EDR Framework Targeting 400 Security Processes
The Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation is actively developing and maintaining a suite of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers that it …
PhantomCore Exploits TrueConf Vulnerabilities to Breach Russian Networks
A pro-Ukrainian hacktivist group called PhantomCore has been attributed to attacks actively targeting servers running TrueConf video conferencing software in R…
New Perseus Android Banking Malware Monitors Notes Apps to Extract Sensitive Data
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new Android malware family called Perseus that's being actively distributed in the wild with an aim to conduct devic…
CISA Warns of Zimbra, SharePoint Flaw Exploits; Cisco Zero-Day Hit in Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged government agencies to apply patches for two security flaws impacting Synacor Zimbra…
Interlock Ransomware Exploits Cisco FMC Zero-Day CVE-2026-20131 for Root Access
Amazon Threat Intelligence is warning of an active Interlock ransomware campaign that's exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Cisco Secure …
China-Linked UAT-7290 Targets Telecoms with Linux Malware and ORB Nodes
A China-nexus threat actor known as UAT-7290 has been attributed to espionage-focused intrusions against entities in South Asia and Southeastern Europe.The act…
Ransomware's Fragmentation Reaches a Breaking Point While LockBit Returns
Key Takeaways:85 active ransomware and extortion groups observed in Q3 2025, reflecting the most decentralized ransomware ecosystem to date.1,590 victims discl…
Qilin Ransomware Combines Linux Payload With BYOVD Exploit in Hybrid Attack
The ransomware group known as Qilin (aka Agenda, Gold Feather, and Water Galura) has claimed more than 40 victims every month since the start of 2025, barring …