Octagon, a previously undocumented Android banking and cryptocurrency fraud platform marketed as malware-as-a-service by a Russian-speaking actor using…
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Microsoft Adds Customizable Context Menu to Windows 11 File Explorer
Microsoft has introduced a redesigned and customizable context menu for the Windows 11 File Explorer, along with significant improvements in reliability…
C2Looper v2 Uses GitHub Repositories as Full Command-and-Control Infrastructure.
C2Looper, a Rust-based backdoor likely associated with a ransomware-related threat actor. A newer build, internally identified as version 2, replaces…
GitLab Patches Multiple Security Flaws in CE and EE With 19.2.4 Update
GitLab has released critical security updates for both the Community Edition (CE) and the Enterprise Edition (EE), addressing two GraphQL-related…
Operation ASTERIX Uses Vishing and Fake Crypto Wallet Apps to Steal Seed Phrases
Operation ASTERIX, a cryptocurrency fraud campaign that combined account enumeration, branded phishing, targeted voice calls, and trojanized wallet…
Hackers Turn Claude Code and Codex Into AI-Powered Tools for Credential Theft and Cloud Attacks
Threat actors are increasingly using coding assistants as operational tools. Detailed research from Gambit Security highlights three campaigns where…
Shadow hVNC Malware Kit Gives Hackers Hidden Windows Desktop for Covert Remote Control
A newly advertised malware-as-a-service toolkit named Shadow hVNC combines browser credential theft, hidden virtual desktop control, reverse proxying, and…
VMware vCenter RCE Gives Attackers a Path From One Appliance to Entire Virtual Infrastructure
A critical VMware vCenter vulnerability is being actively exploited in a fast-moving campaign that turns a single exposed management appliance into a…
PoC Exploit Released for Microsoft SCCM Vulnerability Enabling SYSTEM-Level Code Execution
A recently disclosed proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for Microsoft Configuration Manager, previously known as System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM),…
Pokémon Center Data Breach Exposes Customers’ Personal and Order Data
Pokémon Center has begun notifying customers in the United Kingdom and Germany that personal information from their online orders was exposed following a…
OpenMatter Network to Take Verification Message to Belgrade Blockchain Week 2026
Melbourne, Florida, August 17th, 2026, CyberNewswire Head of Operations and Partnerships Chris Biele to lead sessions on secure scientific collaboration,…
Misconfigured Microsoft Power Pages Likely Exposed 27 Million Records to ExfilSquad
A suspected Microsoft Power Pages configuration failure has been linked to the exposure of roughly 27 million records across 13 organizations, after the…
HoneyMyte Upgrades CoolClient With Windows Kernel Rootkit to Hide Malware and C2 Connections
HoneyMyte, the China-aligned espionage group also tracked as Mustang Panda, has upgraded its CoolClient backdoor with a signed Windows kernel-mode rootkit…
Malicious Google Apps Script Profiles Crypto Victims Before Delivering Signed Windows Malware
A targeted cryptocurrency intrusion has exposed how Google-hosted Apps Script pages can be weaponized to profile prospective victims before delivering…
GeoServer Pre-Auth SQL Injection Flaw Lets Attackers Gain Remote Code Execution
A newly disclosed SQL injection vulnerability in GeoServer allows remote attackers to execute operating system commands on backend PostgreSQL hosts under…
ChainDrop Publishes Initial Malware Without Stealing a Long-Lived npm Token
The ChainDrop campaign has exposed a gap in modern software supply-chain defenses: malware no longer needs a durable npm publishing token or even an npm…
Weekly Recap! – Top 50 Biggest Cybersecurity Stories of the Week: Apple Spyware, Zoom Zero-Click RCE, VMware vCenter Exploits, Microsoft Patch Day & More
Welcome to this week’s edition of the GBHackers cybersecurity newsletter — your weekly cybersecurity bulletin covering the 50 most important stories from…
Evooo1Bot Turns Compromised Routers Into DDoS Bots and Anonymous Proxy Nodes
A newly identified Linux botnet dubbed Evooo1Bot is targeting vulnerable internet-facing routers, edge appliances, cameras, and enterprise systems,…
12 KB Backdoor Masquerades as Realtek Software and Hides C2 in Windows Whitespace
A compact, custom-built Windows backdoor that impersonates Realtek software, persists through WMI, and conceals its command-and-control address inside…
MessiahGPT Unrestricted AI Model Lets Hackers Generate Ransomware and Phishing Kits
A newly surfaced criminal AI service named MessiahGPT is being marketed on BreachForums as an unrestricted offensive model capable of generating…