Tag: cyber
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BQTLOCK Ransomware Attacking Windows Users Via Telegram to Encrypt Files and Delete Backup
Security researchers have uncovered a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) strain named BQTLOCK that is actively targeting Windows users through Telegram channels and dark web forums. Since mid-July, affiliates of the service have been distributing a ZIP archive containing a malicious executable that encrypts a wide range of file types, appends a custom “.bqtlock” extension, and deletes…
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Empty shelves, empty coffers: Co-op pegs cyber hit at £80m
Tags: cyberSupermarket says the hack that shut down systems and emptied shelves has turned profits into losses First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/25/empty_shelves_empty_coffers_coop/
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New Phishing Scam Aims at PyPI Maintainers to Steal Login Information
A fresh wave of domain-confusion phishing emails is sweeping through the Python community, once again setting its sights on PyPI maintainers. As malicious actors continually swap out domain names, PyPI users must remain vigilant and adopt stronger safeguards to protect their accounts. In this latest iteration, maintainers receive an unsolicited email urging them to “verify…
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Government might support Jaguar Land Rover supply chain to mitigate cyber attack impact
The government is considering buying car parts from JLR’s supply chain to sell them on to the company once it recovers from the August cyber attack First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366632054/Government-might-support-Jaguar-Land-Rover-supply-chain-to-mitigate-cyber-attack-impact
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New Phishing Scam Aims at PyPI Maintainers to Steal Login Information
A fresh wave of domain-confusion phishing emails is sweeping through the Python community, once again setting its sights on PyPI maintainers. As malicious actors continually swap out domain names, PyPI users must remain vigilant and adopt stronger safeguards to protect their accounts. In this latest iteration, maintainers receive an unsolicited email urging them to “verify…
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Co-op declares cyber attack damage cost £206m
Co-op reveals £206m costs from April cyber attack, with revenues hit, member data stolen and shelves emptied, exposing major retail supply chain vulnerabilities First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366632018/Co-op-declares-cyber-attack-damage-cost-it-206m
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Chinese APT Leans on Researcher PoCs to Spy on Other Countries
RedNovember is both lazy and punctual: always quick to do its homework on new vulnerabilities, but always getting the answers from cyber defenders. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/chinese-apt-oss-pocs-spy-countries
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Netherlands establishes cyber resilience network to strengthen public-private digital defence
Network will connect organisations in a cyber crime defence initiative that goes way beyond information sharing First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366631894/Netherlands-establishes-cyber-resilience-network-to-strengthen-public-private-digital-defence
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Chinese APT Leans on Researcher PoCs to Spy on Other Countries
RedNovember is both lazy and punctual: always quick to do its homework on new vulnerabilities, but always getting the answers from cyber defenders. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/chinese-apt-oss-pocs-spy-countries
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Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Targeting Telecommunications Infrastructure to Steal Sensitive Data
Tags: china, communications, cyber, data, espionage, exploit, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, network, threatChinese state-sponsored cyber threat group Salt Typhoon has intensified long-term espionage operations against global telecommunications infrastructure, according to recent legal and intelligence reporting. Aligned with the Ministry of State Security (MSS) and active since at least 2019, Salt Typhoon has systematically exploited network edge devices to establish deep persistence and exfiltrate highly sensitive communications metadata,…
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Co-op Records £206m Revenue Loss Following Cyber-Attack
The UK retailer estimated the losses from temporarily shutting down some of its systems to contain the threat First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/co-op-206m-revenue-loss-cyber/
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Demand for UK government debt falls as political risks spook bond market as it happened
UK bond yields have risen today, as an auction of government debt received only weak demand. Economists blame policy uncertainty.<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/25/co-op-says-malicious-cyber-attack-has-hit-profits-by-80m”>Co-op says ‘malicious’ cyber-attack has hit profits by £80m</li></ul><strong><br></strong><strong>The Co-op Group expects that its cyber-attack will wipe out £120m of profits for the full financial year, including <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/sep/25/co-op-cyber-attack-cost-it-80m-profits-loss-government-support-jlr-suppliers-business-live-news?page=with%3Ablock-68d4d9c68f0892d6aebab4ed#block-68d4d9c68f0892d6aebab4ed”>the £80m already lost in the first…
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New Malicious Rust Crates Impersonate fast_log to Steal Solana and Ethereum Wallet Keys
A pair of malicious Rust crates masquerading as the popular fast_log library have been uncovered, harvesting private Solana and Ethereum keys from developers’ environments. The impostor crates include legitimate-looking logging functionality to evade detection, while a hidden routine scans source files for wallet keys and exfiltrates them to a hardcoded command-and-control (C2) endpoint. Between them,…
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RedNovember Hackers Targeting Government and Tech Organizations to Install Backdoor
In July 2024, Recorded Future’s Insikt Group publicly exposed TAG-100, a cyber-espionage campaign leveraging the Go-based backdoor Pantegana against high-profile government, intergovernmental and private organizations worldwide. New evidence now attributes TAG-100 to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor, designated RedNovember. Between June 2024 and July 2025, RedNovember”, overlapping with Storm-2077″, has expanded its operations to target…
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Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Targeting Telecommunications Infrastructure to Steal Sensitive Data
Tags: china, communications, cyber, data, espionage, exploit, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, network, threatChinese state-sponsored cyber threat group Salt Typhoon has intensified long-term espionage operations against global telecommunications infrastructure, according to recent legal and intelligence reporting. Aligned with the Ministry of State Security (MSS) and active since at least 2019, Salt Typhoon has systematically exploited network edge devices to establish deep persistence and exfiltrate highly sensitive communications metadata,…
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ZendTo Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Security Controls to Access Sensitive Data
A critical vulnerability in the popular file-sharing tool ZendTo allows authenticated users to traverse system paths and access or modify sensitive files belonging to other users. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-34508, affects ZendTo versions 6.15-7 and earlier. An attacker can exploit this issue to read server logs, user data, or even critical application files. ZendTo…
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ZendTo Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Security Controls to Access Sensitive Data
A critical vulnerability in the popular file-sharing tool ZendTo allows authenticated users to traverse system paths and access or modify sensitive files belonging to other users. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-34508, affects ZendTo versions 6.15-7 and earlier. An attacker can exploit this issue to read server logs, user data, or even critical application files. ZendTo…
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Hackers Use GitHub Notifications to Impersonate Y Combinator and Steal Wallet Funds
A recent wave of sophisticated phishing attacks has targeted developers and startups by impersonating Y Combinator through GitHub notifications. Victims are being tricked into believing they’ve been selected for startup funding, only to face financial theft via fake verification schemes. This incident spotlights the new tactics phishers use to exploit trusted online platforms and reputable…
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Hackers Use GitHub Notifications to Impersonate Y Combinator and Steal Wallet Funds
A recent wave of sophisticated phishing attacks has targeted developers and startups by impersonating Y Combinator through GitHub notifications. Victims are being tricked into believing they’ve been selected for startup funding, only to face financial theft via fake verification schemes. This incident spotlights the new tactics phishers use to exploit trusted online platforms and reputable…
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Hackers Use AI-Generated Code to Obfuscate Payloads and Bypass Traditional Defenses
A recent credential phishing campaign detected by Microsoft Threat Intelligence used AI-generated code within an SVG file to disguise malicious behavior. While the novel obfuscation techniques showcased attacker ingenuity, AI-powered defenses successfully blocked the attack”, underscoring that AI-augmented threats remain detectable when defenders adapt analytic strategies. On August 18, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a targeted…
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Contain or be contained: The security imperative of controlling autonomous AI
The most secure and resilient AI systems will be those with minimal direct human interaction, the CEO of Owl Cyber Defense argues. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/security-automonous-ai-threat-response/
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Hackers Use AI-Generated Code to Obfuscate Payloads and Bypass Traditional Defenses
A recent credential phishing campaign detected by Microsoft Threat Intelligence used AI-generated code within an SVG file to disguise malicious behavior. While the novel obfuscation techniques showcased attacker ingenuity, AI-powered defenses successfully blocked the attack”, underscoring that AI-augmented threats remain detectable when defenders adapt analytic strategies. On August 18, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a targeted…
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Malware Deployment via Copyright Takedown Claims by Threat Actors
Threat actors from the Lone None group are exploiting copyright takedown notices to distribute sophisticated malware, including Pure Logs Stealer and a newly identified information stealer dubbed Lone None Stealer (also known as PXA Stealer). This analysis examines the campaign’s tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), highlights key indicators of compromise (IOCs), and underscores how Lone…
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SetupHijack Tool Abuses Race Conditions in Windows Installer to Hijack Setups
Security researchers at Hacker House have released SetupHijack, a proof-of-concept tool that exploits race conditions and insecure file handling in Windows installers and updaters. The utility demonstrates how attackers can hijack privileged setup processes to run malicious payloads with SYSTEM or Administrator rights. Exploiting Race Conditions in Windows Installers SetupHijack targets installers and updaters that…
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Steam Confirms Malware Found in BlockBlasters Game
Steam has officially confirmed that malware was discovered in the popular indie game BlockBlasters. The announcement follows widespread player reports and security scans that flagged unusual activity in the game’s files. This incident raises concerns about game security and digital storefront safety. Background of the Incident BlockBlasters launched earlier this month and quickly gained attention…
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Hackers Deploy Stealthy Malware on WordPress Sites to Gain Admin Access
Attackers have stepped up their tactics by deploying stealthy backdoors disguised as legitimate WordPress components, ensuring persistent administrative access even after other malware is discovered and removed. Their deceptive appearances belied their dangerous functions: one impersonated a plugin, the other camouflaged itself as a core file. Together, they formed a resilient system that gave hackers…
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Gcore Radar Report Reveals 41% Surge in DDoS Attack Volumes
Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, today announced the findings of its Q1-Q2 2025 Radar report into DDoS attack trends. DDoS attacks have reached unprecedented scale and disruption in 2025, and businesses need to act fast to protect themselves from this evolving threat. The report reveals a significant escalation in…
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LNK Malware Leverages Legit Windows Files to Slip Past Defenses
In a recently observed campaign emerging from Israel, threat actors have revived the use of Windows shortcut (.LNK) files to deliver a potent Remote Access Trojan (RAT). These seemingly innocuous shortcut files exploit Living-off-the-Land Binaries (LOLBins) such as odbcconf.exe to silently register and execute malicious DLLs, evading security tools and complicating detection efforts. The attack…