Collaborate Disseminate
A cybercrime crew left one of its own servers wide open on the internet for three weeks, and it exposed the operation’s inner workings: the hacking tools, the activity logs, and target lists naming more than 1.4 million websites.
Far fewer were actual… Continue reading Exposed Hacker Server Reveals WP-SHELLSTORM Backdooring Thousands of WordPress Sites
Researchers ran 281 of the most popular free VPN apps on the Google Play Store through a new testing system and found that many fail at the basics people install a VPN for, i.e., keeping their traffic private and secure.
The apps flagged with at least… Continue reading Study of 281 Free Android VPN Apps Finds Traffic Leaks, Unencrypted Data, and Tracking
A threat actor has been targeting organizations spanning multiple sectors with voice-based fake security requests that prompt Microsoft 365 users to enroll a new Entra passkey with an aim to carry out data extortion attacks.
The threat actor, tracked … Continue reading Hackers Use Fake Microsoft Entra Passkey Enrollment to Gain Microsoft 365 Access
Security firm Coinspect has disclosed a crypto wallet flaw it calls Ill Bloom, and attackers are already using it. The flaw is in how some wallet software generated its recovery phrase, the words that control the money. When that phrase … Continue reading Attackers Exploit ‘Ill Bloom’ Vulnerability to Drain $3.1 Million From Cryptocurrency Wallets
A 41-year-old former ransomware negotiator has been sentenced to nearly six years (i.e., 70 months) in prison in the U.S. for their role in conspiring with the now-defunct BlackCat ransomware operators to extort multiple victims and working with two ot… Continue reading Ransomware Negotiator Gets 70 Months in Prison for Aiding BlackCat Attacks
Datadog Security Labs is warning of “several overlapping campaigns” that are systematically enumerating corporate GitHub organizations, repositories, and user accounts through the GitHub API.
“Operators rely on automated scraping tooling with cus… Continue reading Dormant GitHub Accounts Help Attackers Blend In While Mapping Corporate Orgs
Microsoft has taken apart a destructive Windows backdoor it calls GigaWiper. What stands out is how it is built: not one tool but three older destructive programs bolted into one, offered as commands the operator can choose from.
Each is a different w… Continue reading New GigaWiper Windows Backdoor Bundles Disk Wiping, Fake Ransomware, and Spyware
GitHub has officially announced the release of npm version 12 with install scripts disabled by default, along with deprecating granular access tokens (GATs) designed to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA).
The Microsoft-owned subsidiary noted that … Continue reading npm 12 Disables Install Scripts by Default to Reduce Supply Chain Risk
Most security mess starts as admin work. A link gets clicked. A tool gets trusted. A bucket name gets reused. A setting stays loose because nobody wants to touch it.
This week is full of that kind of damage. Not loud. Not clever. Just small gaps … Continue reading ThreatsDay: Cloud Bucket Hijacking, Windows LPE Chain, Global Fraud Bust + 17 More Stories
AI has changed how fast attacks move. Work that once took an attacker days now takes minutes. Using models like Mythos, attackers write tailored bait, pick targets, test what lands, and jump to the next host before your team clears the first alert.
Th… Continue reading AI Attacks Move in Minutes. Join This Webinar on Building a Defense That Keeps Up