A U.S. government entity paid about $1 million to keep stolen files from being leaked, according to a new case study by Rakesh Krishnan for Ransom-ISAC, built on a leaked negotiation… Read More »U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case
The North Korean threat actors linked to the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed publishing 108 unique packages and web browser extensions spanning npm, Packagist, Go, and Google Chrome as… Read More »North Korean Hackers Publish 108 Malicious Packages and Extensions in PolinRider Campaign
Security firm runZero has disclosed seven vulnerabilities in FatFs, a small filesystem library that lets a device read and write the FAT and exFAT formats used on USB drives and SD cards. The… Read More »Unpatched Flaws Disclosed in Filesystem Bundled Into Millions of Embedded Devices
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented modular malware framework codenamed Avalon that’s distributed by means of a multi-stage phishing chain capable of bypassing traditional security controls. Avalon combines credential… Read More »New Avalon Malware Framework Packs CrownX Ransomware Capabilities
A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops,… Read More »New “Bad Epoll” Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been linked to a fresh set of malicious npm packages that masquerade as Rollup polyfill tooling to facilitate remote access and data… Read More »North Korea-Linked npm Packages Mimic Rollup Polyfills to Steal Developer Secrets
A previously undocumented threat actor known as Armored Likho has been attributed to cyber attacks targeting government agencies and the electric power sector across Russia, Brazil, and Kazakhstan. “Armored Likho… Read More »Armored Likho Targets Government Agencies, Power Sector with BusySnake Stealer
A new report from the Citizen Lab has revealed that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou had his mobile device repeatedly hacked with the notorious Pegasus spyware while… Read More »European Parliament Member Investigating Spyware Was Hacked With Pegasus
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new macOS information stealer called PamStealer that employs a series of clever tricks to infect systems and siphon sensitive data. The stealer, discovered by Jamf… Read More »PamStealer Uses Fake Maccy Sites and PAM Checks to Steal Mac Login Passwords
Threat actors associated with the Anubis ransomware operation have been observed exploiting the Citrix Bleed 2 (CVE-2025-5777) vulnerability to obtain initial access. “Although tactics differ between affiliates, common patterns emerged… Read More »Ransomware Groups Turn to Citrix Bleed 2, BYOVD, and Supply Chain Credentials