Jun 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Warfare The threat actor behind the GIFTEDCROOK malware has made significant updates to turn the malicious program from a basic browser data stealer to a potent intelligence-gathering tool. “Recent campaigns in June 2025 demonstrate… Read More "From Browser Stealer to Intelligence-Gathering Tool"
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new campaign dubbed OneClik that leverages Microsoft’s ClickOnce software deployment technology and bespoke Golang backdoors to compromise organizations within the energy, oil, and gas sectors. “The campaign exhibits characteristics aligned with Chinese-affiliated threat actors, though… Read More "OneClik Malware Targets Energy Sector Using Microsoft ClickOnce and Golang Backdoors"
Jun 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Attack A new campaign has been observed leveraging fake websites advertising popular software such as WPS Office, Sogou, and DeepSeek to deliver Sainbox RAT and the open-source Hidden rootkit. The activity has been attributed… Read More "Chinese Group Silver Fox Uses Fake Websites to Deliver Sainbox RAT and Hidden Rootkit"
Jun 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Hunting / Vulnerability Threat hunters have discovered a network of more than 1,000 compromised small office and home office (SOHO) devices that have been used to facilitate a prolonged cyber espionage infrastructure campaign for China-nexus hacking… Read More "Over 1,000 SOHO Devices Hacked in China-linked LapDogs Cyber Espionage Campaign"
Jun 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cyber Espionage A China-linked threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been attributed to a new cyber espionage campaign directed against the Tibetan community. The spear-phishing attacks leveraged topics related to Tibet, such as the… Read More "PUBLOAD and Pubshell Malware Used in Mustang Panda’s Tibet-Specific Attack"
Security operations centers (SOCs) are under pressure from both sides: threats are growing more complex and frequent, while security budgets are no longer keeping pace. Today’s security leaders are expected to reduce risk and deliver results without relying on larger… Read More "Business Case for Agentic AI SOC Analysts"
Jun 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Threat intelligence firm GreyNoise is warning of a “notable surge” in scanning activity targeting Progress MOVEit Transfer systems starting May 27, 2025—suggesting that attackers may be preparing for another mass exploitation campaign or… Read More "MOVEit Transfer Faces Increased Threats as Scanning Surges and CVE Flaws Are Targeted"
Jun 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Data Protection Popular messaging platform WhatsApp has added a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered feature that leverages its in-house solution Meta AI to summarize unread messages in chats. The feature, called Message Summaries, is currently… Read More "WhatsApp Adds AI-Powered Message Summaries for Faster Chat Previews"
Jun 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Ransomware Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a series of cyber attacks targeting financial organizations across Africa since at least July 2023 using a mix of open-source and publicly available tools to maintain access.… Read More "Cyber Criminals Exploit Open-Source Tools to Compromise Financial Institutions Across Africa"
Jun 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware Analysis The ClickFix social engineering tactic as an initial access vector using fake CAPTCHA verifications increased by 517% between the second half of 2024 and the first half of this year, according to… Read More "New FileFix Method Emerges as a Threat Following 517% Rise in ClickFix Attacks"
