Collaborate Disseminate
Scanners meant to catch malicious add-on “skills” for AI coding agents can be fooled by a few simple changes that leave the malware working, according to a new study from researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
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 chat and the blockchain trail the payment left.
The odd part: t… Continue reading 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 part of an ongoing activity referred to as PolinRi… Continue reading 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 flaws matter because FatFs is nearly everywh… Continue reading Unpatched Flaws Disclosed in Filesystem Bundled Into Millions of Embedded Devices
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, servers, and Android, and a fix is out.
Bad Epoll sits in the same sm… Continue reading New “Bad Epoll” Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android
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 c… Continue reading New Avalon Malware Framework Packs CrownX Ransomware Capabilities
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 theft.
According to JFrog, the packages “rollup-packages-polyfill-core” an… Continue reading 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 blends financially motivated campaigns… Continue reading 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 serving on a committee that was tasked with investigating th… Continue reading 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 Threat Labs, is distributed as a compiled Appl… Continue reading PamStealer Uses Fake Maccy Sites and PAM Checks to Steal Mac Login Passwords