Someone Created First AI-Powered Ransomware Using OpenAI’s gpt-oss:20b Model

Cybersecurity company ESET has disclosed that it discovered an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ransomware variant codenamed PromptLock.
Written in Golang, the newly identified strain uses the gpt-oss:20b model from OpenAI locally via the Ollama AP… Continue reading Someone Created First AI-Powered Ransomware Using OpenAI’s gpt-oss:20b Model→

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Anthropic Disrupts AI-Powered Cyberattacks Automating Theft and Extortion Across Critical Sectors

Anthropic on Wednesday revealed that it disrupted a sophisticated operation that weaponized its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot Claude to conduct large-scale theft and extortion of personal data in July 2025.
“The actor targeted at least 1… Continue reading Anthropic Disrupts AI-Powered Cyberattacks Automating Theft and Extortion Across Critical Sectors→

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ShadowSilk Hits 36 Government Targets in Central Asia and APAC Using Telegram Bots

A threat activity cluster known as ShadowSilk has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government entities within Central Asia and Asia-Pacific (APAC).
According to Group-IB, nearly three dozen victims have been identified, with the intr… Continue reading ShadowSilk Hits 36 Government Targets in Central Asia and APAC Using Telegram Bots→

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Salesloft OAuth Breach via Drift AI Chat Agent Exposes Salesforce Customer Data

A widespread data theft campaign has allowed hackers to breach sales automation platform Salesloft to steal OAuth and refresh tokens associated with the Drift artificial intelligence (AI) chat agent.
The activity, assessed to be opportunistic in nature… Continue reading Salesloft OAuth Breach via Drift AI Chat Agent Exposes Salesforce Customer Data→

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Blind Eagle’s Five Clusters Target Colombia Using RATs, Phishing Lures, and Dynamic DNS Infra

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered five distinct activity clusters linked to a persistent threat actor known as Blind Eagle between May 2024 and July 2025.
These attacks, observed by Recorded Future Insikt Group, targeted various victims, but pr… Continue reading Blind Eagle’s Five Clusters Target Colombia Using RATs, Phishing Lures, and Dynamic DNS Infra→

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Citrix Patches Three NetScaler Flaws, Confirms Active Exploitation of CVE-2025-7775

Citrix has released fixes to address three security flaws in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, including one that it said has been actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerabilities in question are listed below –

CVE-2025-7775 (CVSS score: 9.2) – … Continue reading Citrix Patches Three NetScaler Flaws, Confirms Active Exploitation of CVE-2025-7775→

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New Sni5Gect Attack Crashes Phones and Downgrades 5G to 4G without Rogue Base Station

A team of academics has devised a novel attack that can be used to downgrade a 5G connection to a lower generation without relying on a rogue base station (gNB).
The attack, per the ASSET (Automated Systems SEcuriTy) Research Group at the Singapore Uni… Continue reading New Sni5Gect Attack Crashes Phones and Downgrades 5G to 4G without Rogue Base Station→

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MixShell Malware Delivered via Contact Forms Targets U.S. Supply Chain Manufacturers

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a sophisticated social engineering campaign that’s targeting supply chain-critical manufacturing companies with an in-memory malware dubbed MixShell.
The activity has been codenamed ZipLine by Check Po… Continue reading MixShell Malware Delivered via Contact Forms Targets U.S. Supply Chain Manufacturers→

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ShadowCaptcha Exploits WordPress Sites to Spread Ransomware, Info Stealers, and Crypto Miners

A new large-scale campaign has been observed exploiting over 100 compromised WordPress sites to direct site visitors to fake CAPTCHA verification pages that employ the ClickFix social engineering tactic to deliver information stealers, ransomware, and … Continue reading ShadowCaptcha Exploits WordPress Sites to Spread Ransomware, Info Stealers, and Crypto Miners→

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