Opera blocks ClickFix attacks with new clipboard protection feature
Opera has launched Paste Protect, a clipboard protection feature designed to prevent clipboard-based attacks such as hijacking and pastejacking. Paste Protec...
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RustDuck botnet rapidly evolves with migration to Rust
RustDuck targets a variety of IoT devices, including routers, cameras, and Android set-top boxes, as well as exposed servers running software like ThinkPHP a...
ChocoPoc malware delivered via trojanized exploits on GitHub
Multiple weaponized proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits on GitHub delivered a Python-based remote access trojan (RAT) called ChocoPoC that can execute commands a...
RustDuck: The Botnet That’s Still Small but Engineering Like It Plans to Grow
RustDuck is a small, evolving DDoS botnet migrating to Rust. It uses advanced encryption, anti-analysis evasion, and exploits known IoT flaws.
Glitch SPY RAT Abuses Android Accessibility Service for Full Device Control
An emerging Android remote-access trojan platform, tracked as Glitch SPY, that leverages a fraudulent Polish apartment-rental website to trick victims into s...
Researcher Analyzes 3,000 Live ClickFix Payloads, Exposing API-Driven Malware Delivery
ClickFix, the trick that fools people into running malware by hand, has quietly grown a back office. New research shows the malicious commands behind its fak...
Iran-Nexus TAG-182 Disseminates MarkiRAT Surveillance Tool
Discover how Iranian-nexus threat cluster TAG-182 uses MarkiRAT malware and fake VPN/media apps to conduct cyber surveillance operations against domestic tar...
RustDuck Botnet Rebuilds in Rust to Hijack Routers and Servers for DDoS
A new two-stage malware family called RustDuck is hijacking home routers, IP cameras, Android boxes, and poorly secured servers, then stitching them into a n...
Aikido Security acquires Root to expand backported fixes for open source vulnerabilities
Aikido Security has acquired Root, uniting behind a shared mission to make it easy for developers and agents to build with secure open source and tackle the ...
ClickFix Now Cybercriminals' Favorite Malware Delivery Technique
ReliaQuest report warns of a surge in ClickFix social engineering attacks against Windows and macOS users
USB drives carrying China-linked malware infected Japanese military networks for nearly a year
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Mustang Panda Targets India’s Government and Energy Sectors With ZOHOMURK and MINIRECON
Two concurrent espionage campaigns by Mustang Panda targeting Indian government and energy-sector organisations, deploying a novel malware suite that include...
Mistic Malware Blends Into Microsoft Endpoint Components Using Malicious EndpointDlp.dll
A newly identified Windows backdoor, dubbed Mistic, that has been observed in intrusions since April 2026 and appears designed for stealthy, long-term access...
Mustang Panda Uses Zoho WorkDrive as Command Channel in Indian Government Attacks
The China-aligned espionage group Mustang Panda is running two campaigns against the Indian government and hydropower targets, deploying new malware and turn...
⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Kernel Flaws, AI Malware Tricks, Turla Backdoor, Infostealers and More
This week was a reminder that attackers do not always need big tricks. One small mistake, one old access path, one missed patch, and suddenly the door is open.
Webinar: Why business email compromise attacks keep succeeding
Business email compromise attacks increasingly rely on convincing impersonation rather than malware, making them harder for employees and traditional email d...
Hijacked npm and Go Packages Use VS Code Tasks to Deploy Python Infostealer
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered two hijacked npm packages and a cluster of Go packages that are designed to deploy a Python-based information steale...
Clean GitHub repo tricks AI coding agents into running malware
An agentic coding tool tasked with running a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious payload that is invisible to both security agents a...
Malware authors subvert AI detection systems
Enterprises that have turned to AI in order to boost their security defenses may have to reconsider their approach. Malware containing code that commands LLM...
Turla group adds more malware to Russia’s espionage efforts against Ukraine
Threat intelligence researchers at Google described StockStay, the latest malware developed by the Russian cyber-espionage group known as Turla.