Tag: cyber
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US Treasury Weighs Cyber Insurance Backstop
Federal Review Questions Whether Private Insurers Can Absorb Cyber Losses. A Department of the Treasury review of cyber risk under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program comes amid concern that nation-state attacks and systemic cyber events may overwhelm private insurers, raising the prospect of a federal backstop to protect critical infrastructure and economic stability. First seen…
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CISA Adds Critical Aquasecurity Trivy Scanner Vulnerability to KEV Catalog
Tags: cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, malicious, open-source, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urgently added a critical flaw affecting Aquasecurity’s Trivy scanner to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Tracked as CVE-2026-33634, this security weakness involves embedded malicious code that targets continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) environments. Because Trivy is a widely adopted open-source vulnerability scanner used natively within…
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Silver Fox Cyberattack Targets Japanese Businesses with Tax-Themed Phishing Scams
A threat actor known as Silver Fox is targeting Japanese organizations with a new wave of spearphishing attacks timed to coincide with the country’s busy tax-filing and corporate restructuring season. The campaign focuses heavily on manufacturers and enterprises that are currently dealing with high volumes of financial and HR-related communications. This seasonal timing is deliberate.…
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TeamPCP Hackers Focus on AI Developers, Planting Malicious Code to Disrupt Projects
Tags: ai, attack, credentials, cyber, exploit, group, hacker, intelligence, malicious, security-incident, supply-chain, threat, toolThe FBI Cyber Division has issued a critical alert following a massive supply chain attack orchestrated by the threat actor group TeamPCP. The hackers successfully compromised two widely used developer tools, creating a cascading security incident for organizations building artificial intelligence software. By exploiting weak credential management and leveraging AI-assisted coding, the group distributed malicious…
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Hackers Target South Asian Financial Firm with BRUSHWORM and BRUSHLOGGER Attacks
A South Asian financial institution has been hit by a custom malware toolkit combining a modular backdoor, dubbed BRUSHWORM, and a DLL side”‘loaded keylogger known as BRUSHLOGGER. The attackers relied on a backdoor initially named paint.exe and a keylogger masquerading as libcurl.dll, both of which lacked advanced packing or obfuscation. BRUSHWORM acts as the primary implant, handling…
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Hackers Deploy USB Malware, RATs, and Stealers in Southeast Asian Government Attacks
A multi-cluster cyberespionage operation in which attackers used USB-propagated malware, multiple RATs, loaders, and a custom stealer to target a Southeast Asian government organization between June and August 2025. Analysts initially observed USB-borne malware dubbed USBFect (also known as HIUPAN), which spreads through removable drives and deploys the PUBLOAD backdoor for lateral movement. Further telemetry revealed two…
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Windows Error Reporting Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Privilege Escalation, Allowing SYSTEM Access
Microsoft recently patched a severe Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Windows Error Reporting (WER) service, officially tracked as CVE-2026-20817. This flaw allows a local attacker with standard user rights to escalate to SYSTEM privileges by exploiting improper permission handling. The vulnerability was so significant that Microsoft chose to remove the affected feature entirely…
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Phishing ZIP Files Used to Deploy PXA Stealer Targeting Financial Firms
A sharp rise in PXA Stealer campaigns targeting global financial institutions during the first quarter of 2026. The activity marks a notable shift in the infostealer landscape, with PXA Stealer filling the gap left by the takedowns of major malware families such as Lumma, Rhadamanthys, and RedLine in 2025. Researchers estimate that PXA Stealer activity…
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Hackers Implant Stealthy BPFdoor Backdoors in Telecom Networks for Persistent Access
A China-nexus threat actor known as Red Menshen is planting stealthy backdoors deep inside global telecommunications networks. According to a recent investigation by Rapid7 Labs, this long-term espionage campaign utilises a highly evasive Linux kernel malware called BPFdoor. Instead of launching noisy, disruptive attacks, these hackers are building dormant sleeper cells in the telecom backbone.…
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We Are At War
Rising geopolitical tensions are reflected (or in some cases preceded) by cyber operations, while technology itself has become politicized. Let’s admit it: we are in the middle of it. Introduction: One tech power to rule them all is a thing of the past The relative safety, peace and prosperity that much of the world has…
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Claude Mythos and the Cybersecurity Risk That Was Already Here
<div cla On March 26, Anthropic confirmed the existence of Claude Mythos, an unreleased AI model described internally as “a step change” in capabilities, after a data leak exposed approximately 3,000 unpublished assets in a publicly searchable, unencrypted data store (Fortune, March 26, 2026). The leak was not a sophisticated intrusion. A toggle switch in…
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Bearlyfy Hits Russian Firms with Custom GenieLocker Ransomware
A pro-Ukrainian group called Bearlyfy has been attributed to more than 70 cyber attacks targeting Russian companies since it first surfaced in the threat landscape in January 2025, with recent attacks leveraging a custom Windows ransomware strain codenamed GenieLocker.”Bearlyfy (also known as Labubu) operates as a dual-purpose group aimed at inflicting maximum damage upon Russian…
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World Leaks data extortion: What you need to know
World Leaks is a cyber extortion operation that steals sensitive data from organizations and threatens to leak it via the dark web if a ransom is not paid. First seen on fortra.com Jump to article: www.fortra.com/blog/world-leaks-data-extortion-what-you-need-know
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Cyberattacks, AI Risks, and Geopolitical Cyber Threats
In this week’s weekly roundup, The Cyber Express brings together the latest developments in global cybersecurity news, from high-profile ransomware attacks to emerging risks in AI adoption and geopolitical cyber activity. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/the-cyber-express-weekly-roundup-march-27/
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After Funding Jolt, EU Moves to Back the CVE Vulnerability System
The European Union is stepping forward to reinforce what many experts describe as a bedrock cyber vulnerability tracking system, as questions linger over the long-term sustainability of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program. The initiative, widely relied upon by cybersecurity professionals worldwide, has come under renewed scrutiny following a contracting scare involving MITRE, prompting discussions about diversification…
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MIWIC26: Dr Catherine Knibbs, Founder and CEO of Children and Tech
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2026’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are…
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BIND 9 Security Flaws Allow Attackers to Bypass Security Controls and Crash Servers
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released critical security advisories addressing three new vulnerabilities in the widely used BIND 9 Domain Name System (DNS) software suite. If left unpatched, remote attackers could exploit these weaknesses to bypass access control lists, consume excessive system resources, or crash DNS servers entirely. Network administrators must apply the provided…
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Pentagon Piloting Skills-Based Assessments for Cyber Workers
Proponents Favor Performance Tests Over Certs. The U.S. Department of Defense is for the first time piloting new skills-based assessments for its cyber hiring as an alternative to checking paper qualifications. Many certificates, officials say, don’t reflect the skills their cyber teams need in the real world. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/pentagon-piloting-skills-based-assessments-for-cyber-workers-a-31222
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BSidesSLC 2025 Guerrilla GRC Helping Small Businesses Get Cyber Smart
Author, Creator & Presenter: Joshua Boyles – VP Of Cybersecurity At LHMCO) Our thanks to BSidesSLC for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding BSidesSLC 2025 content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/bsidesslc-2025-guerrilla-grc-helping-small-businesses-get-cyber-smart/
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Why Misaligned Incentives Are the CISO’s Biggest Problem
Jim DuBois, Former Microsoft CIO and CISO, on Incentives, AI and Cyber’s Future. As AI reshapes cybersecurity, aligning security and innovation teams is more critical than ever. Former Microsoft CIO and CISO Jim DuBois says misaligned incentives create conflict, and fixing that is what lets organizations move fast without compromising security. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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US official accuses China of supporting, exploiting cyber scam crisis in Southeast Asia
A senior U.S. official accused China’s government of implicitly backing Chinese criminal syndicates running cyber scam compounds across Southeast Asia and of exploiting a crisis that has resulted in billions being stolen from Americans each year. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-scam-compounds-southeast-asia
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MIWIC26: Kerlyn Manyi, Cybersecurity Practitioner, Nucleus Systems Founder of CyberFoundHer Initiative
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2026’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are…
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MIWIC26: Kerlyn Manyi, Cybersecurity Practitioner, Nucleus Systems Founder of CyberFoundHer Initiative
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2026’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed panel of judges. Presented in a Q&A format, the nominee’s answers are…
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Former NSA chiefs worry American offensive edge in cybersecurity is slipping
A systemic numbness to cyberattacks has exposed the U.S. economy and its institutions to ever-widening threats. Retired four-star military officials worry the worst day in cyber is yet to come. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/former-nsa-chiefs-offensive-edge-rsac/
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New ClickFix Attack Exploits Windows Run Dialog and macOS Terminal to Deploy Malware
Threat actors are standardizing a powerful ClickFix-based attack that abuses the Windows Run dialog box and macOS Terminal to deliver malware while sidestepping traditional browser protections. Insikt Group has tracked five distinct ClickFix activity clusters active since at least May 2024, with lures impersonating brands such as Intuit QuickBooks and Booking.com. Using Recorded Future’s HTML…
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VoidLink Rootkit Leverages eBPF and Kernel Modules to Stealthily Infiltrate Linux Systems
VoidLink is a new Linux rootkit family that combines classic kernel modules with eBPF to hide processes and network activity deep inside modern cloud environments. It targets distributions from CentOS 7 up to Ubuntu 22.04, giving attackers a stealthy way to persist across a wide range of kernel versions. VoidLink is part of a broader…
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Leak Bazaar Converts Stolen Corporate Data Into Organized Criminal Marketplace
A new cybercriminal service called “Leak Bazaar” has surfaced on the Russian-speaking TierOne forum, advertised on March 25, 2026, by a user known as Snow of SnowTeam. Unlike traditional data leak sites, Leak Bazaar introduces a more structured approach to monetizing stolen corporate data, focusing on processing and refining information rather than simply publishing it.…
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GhostClaw AI Malware Targets macOS Users with Credential-Stealing Payloads
GhostClaw is a multi-stage macOS infostealer that now abuses both GitHub and AI-assisted development workflows to harvest credentials and deploy secondary payloads, significantly widening its potential victim base. Jamf Threat Labs has since expanded on this work, uncovering at least eight additional samples hosted in GitHub repositories that impersonate trading bots, SDKs, and developer tools.…