A new threat known as EtherHiding is reshaping how malware spreads through the internet. Unlike older methods that rely on traditional servers to deliver harmful code, this attack uses blockchain smart contracts to store and update malware payloads. The approach…
Hackers Leverage Malicious PyPI Package to Attack Users and Steal Cryptocurrency Details
A dangerous malware campaign has surfaced targeting cryptocurrency users through a deceptive Python package hosted on the PyPI repository. The threat actors disguised their malicious code within a fake spell-checking tool, mimicking the legitimate pyspellchecker package that boasts over 18…
FCC guts post-Salt Typhoon telco rules despite ongoing espionage risk
Months after China-linked spies burrowed into US networks, regulator tears up its own response The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has scrapped a set of telecom cybersecurity rules introduced after the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign, reversing course on measures designed to…
Security is at a Tipping Point: Why Complexity is the New Risk Vector
Security is reaching a breaking point as growing technical complexity becomes a major risk vector. Learn why modern systems amplify threats—and how to stay ahead. The post Security is at a Tipping Point: Why Complexity is the New Risk Vector …
Users Will Soon Text From External Apps Directly Inside WhatsApp
WhatsApp is taking a significant step towards ensuring greater digital openness across Europe by enabling seamless communication that extends beyond the borders of its own platform, making it closer to enabling seamless communication that extends beyond the confines of…
Checkout Refuses ShinyHunters Ransom, Donates Funds to Cybersecurity Research
Checkout, a UK-based financial tech firm, recently suffered a data breach orchestrated by the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters, who have demanded a ransom for stolen merchant data. In response, the company announced it would not pay the ransom but instead…
Black Friday 2025 cybersecurity deals to explore
Black Friday 2025 is shaping up to be a good moment for anyone thinking about tightening their cybersecurity. A few solid deals are popping up that make it easier to improve protection for systems and data without stretching your budget.…
⚡ Weekly Recap: Fortinet Exploit, Chrome 0-Day, BadIIS Malware, Record DDoS, SaaS Breach & More
This week saw a lot of new cyber trouble. Hackers hit Fortinet and Chrome with new 0-day bugs. They also broke into supply chains and SaaS tools. Many hid inside trusted apps, browser alerts, and software updates. Big firms like…
Second Sha1-Hulud Wave Affects 25,000+ Repositories via npm Preinstall Credential Theft
Multiple security vendors are sounding the alarm about a second wave of attacks targeting the npm registry in a manner that’s reminiscent of the Shai-Hulud attack. The new supply chain campaign, dubbed Sha1-Hulud, has compromised hundreds of npm packages, according…
Fake Prettier Extension on VSCode Marketplace Dropped Anivia Stealer
Cybersecurity firm Checkmarx Zero, in collaboration with Microsoft, removed a malicious ‘prettier-vscode-plus’ extension from the VSCode Marketplace. The fake coding tool was a Brandjacking attempt designed to deploy Anivia Stealer malware and steal Windows user credentials and data. This article…
Elite Cyber Veterans Launch Blast Security with $10M to Turn Cloud Detection into Prevention
Tel Aviv, Israel, 24th November 2025, CyberNewsWire This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More Read the original article: Elite Cyber Veterans Launch Blast Security with $10M to Turn Cloud Detection…
To buy or not to buy: How cybercriminals capitalize on Black Friday
How cybercriminals prepare for Black Friday: phishing, scams and malware targeting online shoppers and gamers, fake sales in spam and real sales on the dark web. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: To buy or…
Mazda Says No Data Leakage or Operational Impact From Oracle Hack
The Cl0p ransomware group has listed Mazda and Mazda USA as victims of the Oracle EBS campaign on its leak website. The post Mazda Says No Data Leakage or Operational Impact From Oracle Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…
Linux 6.18-rc7 Released With New Bug Fixes and Driver Updates
The Linux kernel development team has released version 6.18-rc7, marking another step toward the final 6.18 release expected next weekend. According to kernel maintainer Linus Torvalds, the release cycle remains on track despite a minor setback in the previous version…
Zapier’s NPM Account Hacked, Multiple Packages Infected with Malware
Zapier’s NPM account has been successfully compromised, leading to the injection of the Shai Hulud malware into 425 packages currently distributed across the npm ecosystem. The attack represents a significant supply chain threat, with the affected packages collectively generating approximately…
IACR Nullifies Election Because of Lost Decryption Key
The International Association of Cryptologic Research—the academic cryptography association that’s been putting conferences like Crypto (back when “crypto” meant “cryptography”) and Eurocrypt since the 1980s—had to nullify an online election when trustee Moti Yung lost his decryption key. For this…
CISA orders feds to patch Oracle Identity Manager zero-day after signs of abuse
Agencies have until December 12 to mitigate flaw that was likely exploited before Big Red released fix CISA has ordered US federal agencies to patch against an actively exploited Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) flaw within three weeks – a scramble…
Spanish Airline Iberia Notifies Customers of Data Breach
The company has notified its customers of the incident roughly a week after a threat actor claimed the theft of 77GB of data from Iberia’s systems. The post Spanish Airline Iberia Notifies Customers of Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.…
Securing GenAI in Enterprises: Lessons from the Field
Enterprise GenAI success depends on more than models—security, observability, evaluation, and integration are critical to move from fragile pilots to reliable, scalable AI. The post Securing GenAI in Enterprises: Lessons from the Field appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article…
New RadzaRat Spyware Poses as File Manager to Hijack Android Devices
Certo Software found RadzaRat, an Android RAT disguised as a file manager that has a 0/66 detection rate on VirusTotal. It keylogs passwords and steals files. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI,…
Threats Actors Leverage Python-based Malware to Inject Process into a Legitimate Windows Binary
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated Python-based malware that employs process injection techniques to hide inside legitimate Windows binaries. This threat represents a new evolution in fileless attack strategies, combining multi-layer obfuscation with trusted system utilities to evade detection. The…
146,000 Impacted by Delta Dental of Virginia Data Breach
Names, Social Security numbers, ID numbers, and health information were stolen from a compromised email account. The post 146,000 Impacted by Delta Dental of Virginia Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…
Chinese DeepSeek-R1 AI Generates Insecure Code When Prompts Mention Tibet or Uyghurs
New research from CrowdStrike has revealed that DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning model DeepSeek-R1 produces more security vulnerabilities in response to prompts that contain topics deemed politically sensitive by China. “We found that when DeepSeek-R1 receives prompts containing topics the…
New EtherHiding Technique Uses Web Attacks to Deploy Malware and Rotate Payloads
A new era of web-delivered malware has arrived with EtherHiding, a technique that fundamentally reshapes how attackers distribute and rotate malicious payloads. Unlike traditional threats that rely on static staging servers or disposable redirect chains, EtherHiding leverages smart contracts on…