Sep 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananHardware Security / Vulnerability A team of academics from ETH Zürich and Google has discovered a new variant of a RowHammer attack targeting Double Data Rate 5 (DDR5) memory chips from South Korean semiconductor vendor SK Hynix.… Read More "Phoenix RowHammer Attack Bypasses Advanced DDR5 Memory Protections in 109 Seconds"
Sep 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Attack Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh software supply chain attack targeting the npm registry that has affected more than 40 packages that belong to multiple maintainers. “The compromised versions include a function (NpmModule.updatePackage)… Read More "40 npm Packages Compromised in Supply Chain Attack Using bundle.js to Steal Credentials"
Sep 15, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Network Security The China-aligned threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been observed using an updated version of a backdoor called TONESHELL and a previously undocumented USB worm called SnakeDisk. “The worm only executes on… Read More "Mustang Panda Deploys SnakeDisk USB Worm to Deliver Yokai Backdoor on Thailand IPs"
Sep 15, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News In a world where threats are persistent, the modern CISO’s real job isn’t just to secure technology—it’s to preserve institutional trust and ensure business continuity. This week, we saw a clear pattern: adversaries… Read More "Bootkit Malware, AI-Powered Attacks, Supply Chain Breaches, Zero-Days & More"
Attacks that target users in their web browsers have seen an unprecedented rise in recent years. In this article, we’ll explore what a “browser-based attack” is, and why they’re proving to be so effective. What is a browser-based attack? First,… Read More "6 Browser-Based Attacks Security Teams Need to Prepare For Right Now"
A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered penetration testing tool linked to a China-based company has attracted nearly 11,000 downloads on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository, raising concerns that it could be repurposed by cybercriminals for malicious purposes. Dubbed Villager, the… Read More "AI-Powered Villager Pen Testing Tool Hits 11,000 PyPI Downloads Amid Abuse Concerns"
Chinese-speaking users are the target of a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that uses fake software sites to distribute malware. “The attackers manipulated search rankings with SEO plugins and registered lookalike domains that closely mimicked legitimate software sites,” Fortinet… Read More "HiddenGh0st, Winos and kkRAT Exploit SEO, GitHub Pages in Chinese Malware Attacks"
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a flash alert to release indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with two cybercriminal groups tracked as UNC6040 and UNC6395 for a string of data theft and extortion attacks. “Both groups have… Read More "FBI Warns of UNC6040 and UNC6395 Targeting Salesforce Platforms in Data Theft Attacks"
Sep 12, 2025Ravie Lakshmanan Apple has notified users in France of a spyware campaign targeting their devices, according to the Computer Emergency Response Team of France (CERT-FR). The agency said the alerts were sent out on September 3, 2025, making… Read More "Apple Warns French Users of Fourth Spyware Campaign in 2025, CERT-FR Confirms"
Sep 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Mobile Security Samsung has released its monthly security updates for Android, including a fix for a security vulnerability that it said has been exploited in zero-day attacks. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-21043 (CVSS score: 8.8), concerns an… Read More "Samsung Fixes Critical Zero-Day CVE-2025-21043 Exploited in Android Attacks"
