A sophisticated cyber threat actor, dubbed ViciousTrap by Sekoia.io’s Threat Detection & Research (TDR) team, has compromised over 5,500 edge devices across more than 50 brands, transforming them into a massive honeypot-like network. This alarming operation, detailed in Sekoia.io’s latest…
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Inside LockBit: Data Leak Reveals Leading Affiliates and How They Operate
A massive data leak from the LockBit ransomware group, published on its hijacked leak site, has provided an unprecedented glimpse into the inner workings of one of the most notorious Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operations. The leaked data, spanning from December 19,…
Apple XNU Kernel Flaw Enables Attackers to Escalate Privileges
Apple has released urgent security patches addressing CVE-2025-31219, a high-severity vulnerability in its XNU kernel that underpins macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS. The flaw, which carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), enables local attackers to escalate…
Operation Endgame Crushes DanaBot Malware, Shuts Down 150 C2 Servers and Halts 1,000 Daily Attacks
Operation Endgame II has delivered a devastating strike against DanaBot, a notorious malware that has plagued systems since its emergence in 2018. Initially designed as a banking trojan targeting financial credentials, DanaBot evolved into a multi-purpose threat, facilitating information theft…
Russian Hacker Indicted Over $24 Million Qakbot Ransomware Operation
The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed a federal indictment against Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, 48, of Moscow, Russia, alleging he led the development and deployment of the notorious Qakbot malware. This action, announced on May 22, 2025, marks a significant…
Fortinet Zero-Day Under Attack: PoC Now Publicly Available
FortiGuard Labs released an urgent advisory detailing a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-32756, affecting several Fortinet products, including FortiCamera, FortiMail, FortiNDR, FortiRecorder, and FortiVoice. The vulnerability is a stack-based buffer overflow located within the administrative API, specifically in the handling of session…
Global Crackdown Nets 270 Dark Web Vendors in Major Arrests
A sweeping international crackdown, codenamed Operation RapTor, has dealt a significant blow to the criminal underworld operating on the dark web. Coordinated by Europol and involving agencies across four continents, the operation resulted in the arrest of 270 individuals involved…
CISA Alerts on Threat Actors Targeting Commvault Azure App to Steal Secrets
On May 22, 2025, Commvault, a leading enterprise data backup provider, issued an urgent advisory regarding active cyber threat activity targeting its Metallic software-as-a-service (SaaS) application, which is hosted in the Microsoft Azure cloud environment. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…
Critical Vulnerability in Netwrix Password Manager Enables Authenticated Remote Code Execution
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in Netwrix Password Secure, a widely used enterprise password management solution, potentially allowing authenticated attackers to execute remote code on other users’ systems. Identified in versions up to 9.2.2, including the specific build…
Russian Hackers Exploit Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to Target Scaleway Object Storage
Russian threat actors have been leveraging trusted cloud infrastructure platforms like Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Object Storage and Scaleway Object Storage to propagate sophisticated attacks using the Lumma Stealer malware. This malware-as-a-service (MaaS) infostealer, also known as LummaC2 Stealer, targets…
CefSharp Enumeration Tool Identifies Critical Security Issues in .NET Desktop Applications
Cybersecurity researchers and red teamers, a newly released tool named CefEnum is shedding light on critical security flaws in .NET-based desktop applications leveraging CefSharp, a lightweight wrapper around the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF). CefSharp enables developers to embed Chromium browsers…
Vidar and StealC Malware Delivered Through Viral TikTok Videos by Hackers
A sophisticated social engineering campaign that leverages the viral power of TikTok to distribute dangerous information-stealing malware, specifically Vidar and StealC. This alarming trend marks a shift in cybercriminal tactics, moving away from traditional methods like fake CAPTCHA pages to…
Researchers Warn of ‘Smiao Network’ Cyber Threat Against Taiwan’s Federal Staff
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and cybersecurity firm TeamT5 has exposed an intricate Chinese intelligence operation, dubbed the ‘Smiao Network,’ targeting federal workers in both the United States and Taiwan. This network, linked to the Chinese technology company…
Cityworks Zero-Day Vulnerability Used by UAT-638 Hackers to Infect IIS Servers with Shell Malware
Cisco Talos has uncovered active exploitation of a zero-day remote-code-execution vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-0994, in Cityworks, a widely used asset management system. This critical flaw has been leveraged by a group tracked as UAT-6382, assessed with high confidence to be…
Lumma Stealer Infrastructure Behind Global Attacks on Millions of Users Dismantled
The U.S. Justice Department, in collaboration with the FBI and private sector partners like Microsoft, has announced the disruption of the Lumma Stealer (also known as LummaC2) malware infrastructure. This global operation targeted the notorious Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform, which has…
Malicious VS Code Extensions Target Windows Solidity Developers to Steal Login Credentials
Datadog Security Research has uncovered a targeted malware campaign aimed at Solidity developers on Windows systems, using malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions as the initial attack vector. Identified as the work of a single threat actor tracked as…
Hackers Deploy Weaponized npm Packages to Target React and Node.js JavaScript Frameworks
Socket’s Threat Research Team, a series of malicious npm packages have been found lurking in the JavaScript ecosystem for over two years, amassing more than 6,200 downloads. These weaponized packages, targeting popular frameworks like React, Vue.js, Vite, Node.js, and the…
Gujarat Teen Arrested for Orchestrating Over 50 Cyberattacks in ‘Operation Sindoor’
Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended two individuals, including a minor, for orchestrating a series of sophisticated cyber attacks against Indian websites and disseminating anti-national content online. The arrests came as part of “Operation Sindoor,” a targeted cybersecurity initiative that…
Linux Kernel Zero-Day SMB Vulnerability Discovered via ChatGPT
Security researcher has discovered a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-37899) in the Linux kernel’s SMB server implementation using OpenAI’s o3 language model. The vulnerability, a use-after-free bug in the SMB ‘logoff’ command handler, could potentially allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…
Cybercriminals Using Trusted Google Domains to Spread Malicious Code
A sophisticated new malvertising scheme has emerged, transforming trusted e-commerce websites into phishing traps without the knowledge of site owners or advertisers. Cybercriminals are exploiting integrations with Google APIs, specifically through JSONP (JSON with Padding) calls, to inject malicious scripts…