New Avalon Malware Framework Packs CrownX Ransomware Capabilities
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented modular malware framework codenamed Avalon that's distributed by means of a multi-stage p...
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North Korea-Linked npm Packages Mimic Rollup Polyfills to Steal Developer Secrets
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 rem...
Armored Likho Targets Government Agencies, Power Sector with BusySnake Stealer
A previously undocumented threat actor known as Armored Likho has been attributed to cyber attacks targeting government agencies and the electric power secto...
European Parliament Member Investigating Spyware Was Hacked With Pegasus
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 t...
PamStealer Uses Fake Maccy Sites and PAM Checks to Steal Mac Login Passwords
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new macOS information stealer called PamStealer that employs a series of clever tricks to infect systems and siphon ...
Google Disrupts NetNut Residential Proxy Network Spanning 2 Million Home Devices
Google has significantly degraded NetNut, one of the biggest networks that turns home devices into rented relays for other people's traffic. Working with the...
Ransomware Groups Turn to Citrix Bleed 2, BYOVD, and Supply Chain Credentials
Threat actors associated with the Anubis ransomware operation have been observed exploiting the Citrix Bleed 2 (CVE-2025-5777) vulnerability to obtain initia...
ThreatsDay: AI Compute Hijacking, Apple Email Flaw, BlueHammer Ransomware + 14 Stories
This week’s security news is mostly about weak spots. Browsers, bots, sandboxes, AI systems, and email flows all show the same problem in different ways.
ToddyCat-Linked Umbrij Malware Abuses OAuth to Access Gmail via Google API
The threat actor known as ToddyCat has been attributed to a new malware called Umbrij that's designed to gain surreptitious access to a victim's email corres...
Identity Lifecycle Management Wasn't Built for AI Agents
Identity lifecycle management was architected around a person with an employment record, a manager, and a departure date. AI agents have none of those.
AI Agent Exploits Langflow RCE to Automate Database Ransomware Attack
Security firm Sysdig says it has found what it believes is the first ransomware attack run from start to finish by an AI agent. Its Threat Research Team call...
FortiBleed Credential Theft Linked to INC and Lynx Ransomware Operations
The recently discovered financially-motivated FortiBleed campaign has been attributed to INC and Lynx ransomware operations, indicating that the verified, st...
New ChocoPoC RAT Targets Vulnerability Researchers via Fake PoC Exploit Repos
Attackers are hiding a data-stealing trojan inside fake exploit code aimed at the people who hunt bugs for a living. The malware, called ChocoPoC, travels in...
SharePoint RCE CVE-2026-45659 Added to CISA KEV After Active Exploitation
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Unpatched Argo CD Repo-Server Flaw Could Let Attackers Take Over Kubernetes Clusters
Argo CD, a widely used tool for deploying software to Kubernetes, has an unpatched flaw in its repo-server component that lets an unauthenticated attacker ru...
19-Year-Old Scattered Spider Suspect Extradited to Face U.S. Hacking Charges
A teenager accused of belonging to the hacking group Scattered Spider has been extradited from Finland to face U.S.
SEO-Poisoned Software Sites Abuse ScreenConnect to Deploy AsyncRAT
Unknown threat actors are leveraging the ScreenConnect remote access tool as a way to deploy and execute AsyncRAT. Kaspersky said the activity is part of a "...
VEIL#DROP Malware Chain Uses Blogger Platform to Deliver PureLogs Stealer
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new multi-stage malware delivery attack chain that uses social engineering and Blogger pages to deliver an informati...
Ousaban Banking Trojan Targets Iberian Bank Users with Fake PDF Lures
A Brazilian banking trojan called Ousaban is going after Windows users who bank in Spain and Portugal. Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs identified the campaign in ...
Adobe Patches 7 CVSS 10.0 Flaws in ColdFusion and Campaign Classic
Adobe has released patches for multiple maximum-severity security flaws impacting Adobe ColdFusion and Adobe Campaign Classic. The ColdFusion updates "resolv...