Sep 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Credential Theft Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that leverages ConnectWise ScreenConnect, a legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software, to deliver a fleshless loader that drops a remote access trojan (RAT)… Read More "AsyncRAT Exploits ConnectWise ScreenConnect to Steal Credentials and Crypto"
Introduction Managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) are under increasing pressure to deliver strong cybersecurity outcomes in a landscape marked by rising threats and evolving compliance requirements. At the same time, clients want better protection without… Read More "Automating vCISO and Compliance Services"
Sep 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Malware An advanced persistent threat (APT) group from China has been attributed to the compromise of a Philippines-based military company using a previously undocumented fileless malware framework called EggStreme. “This multi-stage toolset achieves persistent, low-profile… Read More "Chinese APT Deploys EggStreme Fileless Malware to Breach Philippine Military Systems"
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new malware families, including a modular Apple macOS backdoor called CHILLYHELL and a Go-based remote access trojan (RAT) named ZynorRAT that can target both Windows and Linux systems. According to an analysis from Jamf Threat… Read More "CHILLYHELL macOS Backdoor and ZynorRAT RAT Threaten macOS, Windows, and Linux Systems"
Sep 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananSpyware / Vulnerability Apple on Tuesday revealed a new security feature called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) that’s built into its newly introduced iPhone models, including iPhone 17 and iPhone Air. MIE, per the tech giant, offers “always-on… Read More "Apple iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Feature A19 Chips With Spyware-Resistant Memory Safety"
Microsoft on Tuesday addressed a set of 80 security flaws in its software, including one vulnerability that has been disclosed as publicly known at the time of release. Of the 80 vulnerabilities, eight are rated Critical and 72 are rated… Read More "Microsoft Fixes 80 Flaws — Including SMB PrivEsc and Azure CVSS 10.0 Bugs"
Sep 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage The House Select Committee on China has formally issued an advisory warning of an “ongoing” series of highly targeted cyber espionage campaigns linked to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) amid contentious U.S.–China… Read More "China-Linked APT41 Hackers Target U.S. Trade Officials Amid 2025 Negotiations"
Sep 10, 2025The Hacker NewsMalware Analysis / Enterprise Security Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platforms keep evolving, giving attackers faster and cheaper ways to break into corporate accounts. Now, researchers at ANY.RUN has uncovered a new entrant: Salty2FA, a phishing kit designed to… Read More "New Phishing Kit Targeting US and EU Enterprises"
Sep 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Vulnerability SAP on Tuesday released security updates to address multiple security flaws, including three critical vulnerabilities in SAP Netweaver that could result in code execution and the upload arbitrary files. The vulnerabilities are listed… Read More "SAP Patches Critical NetWeaver (CVSS Up to 10.0) and Previously Exploited S/4HANA Flaws"
Sep 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security Adobe has warned of a critical security flaw in its Commerce and Magento Open Source platforms that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to take control of customer accounts. The vulnerability, tracked as… Read More "Adobe Commerce Flaw CVE-2025-54236 Lets Hackers Take Over Customer Accounts"
