Cybersecurity researchers at Wordfence Threat Intelligence and their Care and Response teams have observed a persistent trend in new malware that leverages heavy obfuscation techniques to evade detection. While some malware attempts to blend in as legitimate files, the more…
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Cybercriminals Impersonate Aid Agencies to Lure Victims with Fake Financial Offers
Scammers have intensified their efforts to defraud vulnerable populations through sophisticated impersonation schemes and fraudulent financial aid offers, according to recent intelligence monitoring and law enforcement findings. The threat landscape reveals a coordinated, international ecosystem of fraud operations targeting individuals…
TransparentTribe Targets Linux Systems in Indian Military to Deploy DeskRAT
In July 2025, cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA uncovered an active phishing campaign targeting Linux-based operating systems used by Indian government and military organisations. This operation, attributed to TransparentTribe (also known as APT36 or Operation C-Major), is the latest in a series…
Jira Vulnerability Lets Attackers Alter Files Accessible to the Jira JVM Process
Atlassian has disclosed a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting Jira Software Data Center and Server that could allow authenticated attackers to modify files accessible to the Jira Java Virtual Machine (JVM) process. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22167, carries a high…
Active Exploits Target Magento and Adobe Commerce RCE, Attackers Inject Webshells
Unauthenticated attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability affecting Adobe Commerce and Magento platforms worldwide. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-54236 and dubbed SessionReaper, enables remote code execution and customer account takeover on thousands of online stores. CVE ID Vulnerability Name Affected…
Jingle Thief Hackers Exploit the Festive Season with Weaponized Gift Card Scams
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated campaign targeting global retail and consumer services organizations through credential theft and gift card fraud. Dubbed “Jingle Thief,” this operation exploits the festive shopping season when companies are most vulnerable to financial fraud schemes.…
Warlock Ransomware Exploits SharePoint ToolShell Zero-Day in New Attack Campaign
Chinese-linked threat actors behind the Warlock ransomware operation have emerged as a significant cybersecurity concern following their exploitation of a critical Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability. The group’s sophisticated attack infrastructure, combined with evidence of historical espionage activities dating back to 2019,…
OpenAI Faces DHS Request to Disclose User’s ChatGPT Prompts in Investigation
Over the past year, federal agents struggled to uncover who operated a notorious child exploitation site on the dark web. Their search took an unexpected turn when the suspect revealed their use of ChatGPT, marking a significant moment in digital…
New Python-Based RAT Disguised as Minecraft App Steals Sensitive User Data
Threat researchers at Netskope have uncovered a sophisticated new Remote Access Trojan (RAT) written in Python that masquerades as “Nursultan Client,” a legitimate Minecraft application popular in Eastern-European and Russian gaming communities. The malware leverages the Telegram Bot API as…
SideWinder Leverages ClickOnce Installer to Deliver StealerBot Malware
The notorious SideWinder advanced persistent threat (APT) group has evolved its cyber espionage tactics with a sophisticated new attack method, combining PDF lures with ClickOnce technology to deploy StealerBot malware against diplomatic targets across South Asia. SideWinder orchestrated a carefully…
New Malware Toolkit from MuddyWater Delivers Phoenix Backdoor to Global Targets
Group-IB Threat Intelligence has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign orchestrated by the Iran-linked Advanced Persistent Threat group MuddyWater, targeting international organizations worldwide to gather foreign intelligence. The campaign demonstrates the threat actor’s evolving tactics and enhanced operational maturity in exploiting…
TARmageddon Security Flaw in Rust Library Could Lead to Config Tampering and RCE
The Edera security team has discovered a critical vulnerability in the async-tar Rust library and its descendants, including the widely-used tokio-tar. Dubbed TARmageddon and assigned CVE-2025-62518, this flaw carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (High) and enables attackers to execute remote code…
BIND 9 Vulnerabilities Expose DNS Servers to Cache Poisoning and DoS
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has disclosed three critical vulnerabilities in BIND 9, the most widely deployed DNS software globally. All three vulnerabilities were publicly disclosed on October 22, 2025, affecting DNS resolvers and potentially impacting millions of users worldwide.…
Critical Argument Injection Flaw in AI Agents Enables Remote Code Execution
AI-powered agents are increasingly relied upon to execute tasks like code analysis, file management, and automating workflows. However, a newly highlighted vulnerability argument injection shows how attackers can use these very capabilities to achieve remote code execution (RCE), even when…
PhantomCaptcha RAT Uses Weaponized PDFs and “ClickFix” Cloudflare CAPTCHA Pages to Deliver Malware
A sophisticated spearphishing campaign has targeted humanitarian organizations working on Ukrainian war relief efforts, employing weaponized PDFs and fake Cloudflare captcha pages to deploy a custom remote access trojan. The PhantomCaptcha campaign, launched on October 8th, 2025, specifically targeted individual…
Critical MCP Server Flaw Exposes Over 3,000 Servers and Thousands of API Keys
A critical vulnerability in Smithery.ai, a popular Model Context Protocol (MCP) server hosting service, exposed over 3,000 AI servers and thousands of API keys to potential attackers. Security researchers discovered a simple path traversal flaw that enabled unauthorized access to…
Threat Actors Advancing Email Phishing Attacks to Bypass Security Filters
Cybercriminals continue to evolve their email phishing arsenals, reviving legacy tactics while layering on advanced evasions to slip past automated filters and human scrutiny. In 2025, attackers are noted tried-and-true approaches—like password-protected attachments and calendar invites—with new twists such as…
Fileless Remcos Attacks: Injecting Malicious Code into RMClient to Evade EDR
CyberProof researchers detected a significant surge in Remcos (Remote Control & Surveillance Software) campaigns throughout September and October 2025, exploiting sophisticated fileless techniques to evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions. By leveraging highly obfuscated PowerShell scripts and process hollowing…
Threat Actors Exploiting Azure Blob Storage to Breach Organizational Repositories
Threat actors are increasingly targeting Azure Blob Storage, Microsoft’s flagship object storage solution, to infiltrate organizational repositories and disrupt critical workloads. With its capacity to handle exabytes of unstructured data for AI, high performance computing, analytics, media streaming, enterprise backup,…
SharkStealer Adopts EtherHiding Technique for C2 Communication Evasion
SharkStealer, a Golang-based information stealer, has been observed leveraging the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) Testnet as a covert dead-drop mechanism for command-and-control (C2) communications. By adopting an “EtherHiding” pattern, the malware retrieves encrypted C2 details from smart contracts through Ethereum…