A newly observed cyber campaign linked to the Iranian IRGC-affiliated threat group Nimbus Manticore (also tracked as UNC1549) highlights an evolution in both delivery tactics and malware sophistication. The activity, uncovered during the ongoing geopolitical conflict tied to Operation Epic…
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GitHub Strengthens npm Security With Staged Publishing Protection
GitHub has introduced a major security enhancement to the npm ecosystem with the general availability of staged publishing and new install-time controls in npm CLI version 11.15.0. These updates are designed to reduce software supply chain risks, particularly those arising…
Hackers Compromise 34 npm, PyPI, and Crates Packages in Major Supply Chain Attack
Hackers have launched a large-scale software supply chain attack targeting developers across npm, PyPI, and Crates.io, compromising at least 34 open-source packages and hundreds of associated versions. Security researchers at Socket are tracking the campaign as “TrapDoor,” a crypto-focused credential…
Kazuar Malware Becomes Modular Spyware for Secret Blizzard Ops
A major evolution in the Kazuar malware family, a long-standing cyber espionage tool linked to the Russian state-sponsored threat group Secret Blizzard, also known as Turla and Venomous Bear. Kazuar historically supported espionage campaigns targeting government, diplomatic, and defense sectors.…
MiniUpdate RAT Abuses Azure C2 for Targeted Espionage
A sophisticated espionage campaign by the Iran-nexus advanced persistent threat group known as Screening Serpens also tracked as UNC1549 and Smoke Sandstorm deploying a newly identified remote access Trojan (RAT) family called MiniUpdate against targets in the United States, Israel,…
Hackers Use CypherLoc Kit to Push Fake Microsoft Support Scams
CypherLoc is a sophisticated browser-lock scareware designed to drive victims to fraudulent tech support calls. It evades scanners and sandboxes by executing in an encrypted, condition-based manner inside the browser. Security teams should have robust anti-phishing, browser, and endpoint protections…
Nginx-poolslip Flaw Exposes Servers to DoS and Code Execution Attacks
NGINX users are facing a critical security issue after F5 disclosed a new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-9256, affecting the widely used ngx_http_rewrite_module. The flaw, dubbed “Nginx-poolslip,” can allow attackers to trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under certain conditions, achieve remote…
Top 10 Best Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Tools for Security Teams in 2026
The complexity of modern software development requires security to be deeply embedded within the engineering pipeline rather than treated as an afterthought. Whether you are managing extensive front-end codebases or back-end API integrations, catching flaws before code is compiled is…
Hackers Exploit F5 BIG-IP to Gain SSH Access and Pivot Into Linux Networks
Threat actors are actively exploiting end-of-life F5 BIG-IP appliances to gain unauthorized SSH access into enterprise networks, using the compromised devices as launchpads for sophisticated multi-stage intrusion campaigns that ultimately target Active Directory infrastructure. Microsoft Threat Intelligence disclosed the full…
LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin 0-Day Exploited for Server Root Access
A critical zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in the LiteSpeed User-End cPanel plugin is being actively exploited in the wild, enabling any authenticated cPanel user to execute arbitrary scripts as root and gain full server control. Tracked as CVE-2026-48172 with a maximum CVSS score of 10.0,…
Ubiquiti Patches Critical UniFi OS Privilege Escalation Flaws
Ubiquiti has released urgent security patches for five critical and high-severity vulnerabilities across its UniFi OS platform, addressing flaws that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and escalate privileges on a wide range of UniFi devices. The flaws…
Hackers Use SEO Poisoning to Fake Gemini CLI, Claude Installers
Financially motivated threat actors are running an active campaign that impersonates Google’s Gemini CLI and Anthropic’s Claude Code, using SEO poisoning to deliver a fileless PowerShell infostealer to developer workstations worldwide. First identified in early March 2026 by EclecticIQ researchers,…
Hackers Compromise Laravel-Lang Packages via 700 GitHub Repos
A sophisticated and active supply chain attack has struck the Laravel-Lang open-source organization, compromising over 700 historical package versions across four widely used PHP localization repositories. The attack, detected on May 22, 2026, and reported by both Aikido Security and the Socket Research…
Claude Mythos Preview Discovers 10,000+ 0-Days in Glasswing
Anthropic has published an update on Project Glasswing, its collaborative AI-powered vulnerability discovery initiative launched last month, revealing that Claude Mythos, the company’s most capable and tightly restricted model, has already surfaced more than 10,000 high- or critical-severity zero-day vulnerabilities…
Hackers Exploit Middle East Telecoms for Massive C2 Operations
Hackers are increasingly abusing Middle East telecommunications networks and hosting providers to operate large-scale command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. The findings highlight a strategic shift away from disposable indicators toward infrastructure-level tracking, allowing defenders to identify persistent patterns behind cyber operations rather…
Google’s Exploit Code Release Raises Concern Over Unfixed Chromium Security Bug
Google’s recent release of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a still-unpatched Chromium vulnerability has sparked significant concern across the cybersecurity community. The flaw, first reported in late 2022 by security researcher Lyra Rebane, remains unresolved after more than three years,…
World Cup Phishing Surge: 203 Malicious IPs Detected
The scale of phishing activity targeting the 2026 FIFA World Cup has expanded dramatically, with new research revealing a far broader and more complex threat landscape than initially reported. What began as a cluster of 79 malicious domains has now…
Russian Hackers Exploit RDP, VPNs, Supply Chains for Initial Access
Russian state-sponsored and aligned threat groups are increasingly combining Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), supply chain compromise, and sophisticated social engineering to gain initial access to targeted networks across government, critical infrastructure, and commercial sectors. This multi-vector…
CISA Adds Langflow Origin Validation Flaw to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Langflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-34291, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, highlighting active exploitation risks and urging immediate remediation. The vulnerability stems from an origin validation flaw…
Popular npm Package “art-template” Backdoored in Watering-Hole Attack
Hackers compromised the popular art-template npm package to inject a stealthy backdoor that redirected users’ browsers to a malicious watering‑hole site delivering a Coruna‑class iOS exploit framework. The campaign turned a widely used JavaScript templating library into a delivery vehicle…