Tag: cyber
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RatOn Hijacks Bank Account to Launch Automated Money Transfers
Dubbed RatOn, that combines traditional overlay attacks with NFC relay tactics to hijack bank accounts and initiate automated money transfers. Developed from scratch by a threat actor group observed since July 2025, RatOn represents a significant evolution in mobile fraud capabilities. Security researchers have uncovered a new Android banking trojan Unlike standalone NFC relay tools…
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U.S. Cracks Down on Scam Networks in Southeast Asia Draining Billions
In a sweeping effort to curb transnational cybercrime and human rights abuses, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today imposed sanctions on a sprawling network of scam centers operating in Southeast Asia. These centers, which exploit forced labor and violence, defrauded Americans of more than $10 billion in 2024.…
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Download: Cyber defense guide for the financial sector
Data breaches cost more for financial organizations than they do for those in many other industries. In attempting to strengthen your financial organization’s … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/09/cis-financial-sector-organizations-cybersecurity-guide/
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RatOn Hijacks Bank Account to Launch Automated Money Transfers
Dubbed RatOn, that combines traditional overlay attacks with NFC relay tactics to hijack bank accounts and initiate automated money transfers. Developed from scratch by a threat actor group observed since July 2025, RatOn represents a significant evolution in mobile fraud capabilities. Security researchers have uncovered a new Android banking trojan Unlike standalone NFC relay tools…
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How a Single Faulty Windows Driver Can Crash Your System and Cause Blue Screen of Death
Windows devices rely on a complex ecosystem of drivers to manage hardware and software interactions. When one driver fails to complete a critical task, the entire operating system can halt in a fatal error known as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Understanding how a single faulty driver triggers a system-wide crash helps users and…
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How a Single Faulty Windows Driver Can Crash Your System and Cause Blue Screen of Death
Windows devices rely on a complex ecosystem of drivers to manage hardware and software interactions. When one driver fails to complete a critical task, the entire operating system can halt in a fatal error known as the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Understanding how a single faulty driver triggers a system-wide crash helps users and…
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SessionReaper Vulnerability Puts Magento Adobe Commerce Sites in Hacker Crosshairs
Adobe has broken its regular patch schedule to address CVE-2025-54236, a critical vulnerability in Magento Commerce and open-source Magento installations. Dubbed “SessionReaper,” this vulnerability allows attackers to bypass input validation in the Magento Web API, enabling automated account takeover, data theft, and fraudulent orders without requiring valid session tokens. Adobe will release an emergency fix…
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SessionReaper Vulnerability Puts Magento Adobe Commerce Sites in Hacker Crosshairs
Adobe has broken its regular patch schedule to address CVE-2025-54236, a critical vulnerability in Magento Commerce and open-source Magento installations. Dubbed “SessionReaper,” this vulnerability allows attackers to bypass input validation in the Magento Web API, enabling automated account takeover, data theft, and fraudulent orders without requiring valid session tokens. Adobe will release an emergency fix…
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Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign Impersonates US Congressman
A House select committee said Chinese actors impersonated Representative John Moolenaar to steal information that could be used to influence trade talks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-espionage-impersonates-us/
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Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign Impersonates US Congressman
A House select committee said Chinese actors impersonated Representative John Moolenaar to steal information that could be used to influence trade talks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-espionage-impersonates-us/
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SAP Security Patch Day Addresses 21 Vulnerabilities, 4 Classified as Critical
SAP’s Security Patch Day on September 9, 2025, introduced fixes for 21 newly discovered vulnerabilities across its product portfolio and provided updates to four previously released security notes. With four issues rated asCritical, organizations running SAP environments are urged to prioritize patching to safeguard their systems from potential exploits. This month’s release spans a variety…
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New Cyber Attack Exploits DeskSoft to Spread Malware via RDP Command Execution
An emerging threat campaign has been identified that weaponizes a trojanized version of DeskSoft’s EarthTime application to deploy sophisticated malware, leveraging Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access for command execution and network reconnaissance. Security analysts attribute the intrusion to an affiliate operating across multiple ransomware-as-a-service groups and noted that the incident underscores the growing trend of…
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SpamGPT: New AI Email Attack Tool Fueling Massive Phishing Operations
A novel AI-driven email attack toolkit namedSpamGPThas surfaced on underground hacking forums, promising cybercriminals an all-in-one platform for launching large-scale phishing campaigns. Advertised as an “AI-powered spam-as-a-service” solution, SpamGPT automates compromise of email servers, bypasses major spam filters, and offers marketing-style campaign analytics. Security researchers warn that its user-friendly interface and AI-assisted content generation significantly…
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New Cyber Attack Exploits DeskSoft to Spread Malware via RDP Command Execution
An emerging threat campaign has been identified that weaponizes a trojanized version of DeskSoft’s EarthTime application to deploy sophisticated malware, leveraging Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access for command execution and network reconnaissance. Security analysts attribute the intrusion to an affiliate operating across multiple ransomware-as-a-service groups and noted that the incident underscores the growing trend of…
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SpamGPT: New AI Email Attack Tool Fueling Massive Phishing Operations
A novel AI-driven email attack toolkit namedSpamGPThas surfaced on underground hacking forums, promising cybercriminals an all-in-one platform for launching large-scale phishing campaigns. Advertised as an “AI-powered spam-as-a-service” solution, SpamGPT automates compromise of email servers, bypasses major spam filters, and offers marketing-style campaign analytics. Security researchers warn that its user-friendly interface and AI-assisted content generation significantly…
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New Cyber Attack Exploits DeskSoft to Spread Malware via RDP Command Execution
An emerging threat campaign has been identified that weaponizes a trojanized version of DeskSoft’s EarthTime application to deploy sophisticated malware, leveraging Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access for command execution and network reconnaissance. Security analysts attribute the intrusion to an affiliate operating across multiple ransomware-as-a-service groups and noted that the incident underscores the growing trend of…
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SpamGPT: New AI Email Attack Tool Fueling Massive Phishing Operations
A novel AI-driven email attack toolkit namedSpamGPThas surfaced on underground hacking forums, promising cybercriminals an all-in-one platform for launching large-scale phishing campaigns. Advertised as an “AI-powered spam-as-a-service” solution, SpamGPT automates compromise of email servers, bypasses major spam filters, and offers marketing-style campaign analytics. Security researchers warn that its user-friendly interface and AI-assisted content generation significantly…
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New Cyber Attack Exploits DeskSoft to Spread Malware via RDP Command Execution
An emerging threat campaign has been identified that weaponizes a trojanized version of DeskSoft’s EarthTime application to deploy sophisticated malware, leveraging Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access for command execution and network reconnaissance. Security analysts attribute the intrusion to an affiliate operating across multiple ransomware-as-a-service groups and noted that the incident underscores the growing trend of…
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New Malware Exploits Exposed Docker APIs to Gain Persistent Root SSH Access
The Akamai Hunt Team has uncovered a new strain of malware that targets exposed Docker APIs with expanded infection capabilities. First observed in August 2025 within Akamai’s honeypot infrastructure, this variant diverges from the June 2025 Trend Micro report by blocking other attackers from accessing the Docker API and delivering a modular payload rather than…
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MostereRAT Exploits AnyDesk and TightVNC for Remote Access on Windows Systems
Cybersecurity researchers at FortiGuard Labs have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that deploys the MostereRAT remote access trojan to compromise Windows systems. The malware leverages advanced evasion techniques and installs legitimate remote access tools like AnyDesk and TightVNC to maintain persistent, covert access to infected machines. The attack begins with carefully crafted phishing emails targeting…
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Jaguar Land Rover Halts Operations Longer Due to Cyberattack Impact
Jaguar Land Rover’s UK factories will remain closed until at least Wednesday as the company continues to recover from a cyberattack that struck its systems on 31 August. The carmaker shut down its IT networks in response to the breach, halting production at its Halewood and Solihull plants, Wolverhampton engine facility, and sites in Slovakia,…
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Windows Defender Vulnerability Lets Hackers Hijack and Disable Services Using Symbolic Links
A newly demonstrated attack technique has revealed a flaw in how Windows Defender manages its update and execution mechanism. By exploiting symbolic links, attackers can hijack Defender’s service folders, gain full control over its executables, and even disable the antivirus entirely. How the Exploit Works Windows Defender stores its executables inside versioned folders underProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Platform.…
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APT37 Deploys New Rust and Python Malware Targeting Windows Systems
The North Korean-aligned threat group APT37, also known as ScarCruft, Ruby Sleet, and Velvet Chollima, has evolved its cyber warfare capabilities by deploying sophisticated Rust and Python-based malware in recent campaigns targeting Windows systems. Active since 2012, this advanced persistent threat group continues to focus on South Korean individuals connected to the North Korean regime…
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New Exploitation Method Discovered for Linux Kernel UseFree Vulnerability
A new exploitation method has been discovered for the Linux kernel use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-50264. The vulnerability was awarded the Pwnie Award 2025 for Best Privilege Escalation due to its complexity and impact on major Linux distributions. Researchers developed innovative techniques to bypass kernel slab allocator and race condition protections, making exploitation much more feasible than…
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71% of CISOs hit with third-party security incident this year
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, backdoor, breach, ceo, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, incident response, intelligence, malicious, malware, open-source, penetration-testing, phishing, programming, pypi, resilience, risk, risk-management, sbom, security-incident, service, software, startup, supply-chain, threat, toolSoftware supply chain threats: The software supply chain is heavily reliant on code developed by third-party developers, something only likely to increase with the advent of AI.Brian Fox, co-founder and CTO of open-source software security vendor Sonatype, says that “enormously complex” software supply chains pose a growing threat.”Too many organizations have no idea what open-source…
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71% of CISOs hit with third-party security incident this year
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, backdoor, breach, ceo, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, incident response, intelligence, malicious, malware, open-source, penetration-testing, phishing, programming, pypi, resilience, risk, risk-management, sbom, security-incident, service, software, startup, supply-chain, threat, toolSoftware supply chain threats: The software supply chain is heavily reliant on code developed by third-party developers, something only likely to increase with the advent of AI.Brian Fox, co-founder and CTO of open-source software security vendor Sonatype, says that “enormously complex” software supply chains pose a growing threat.”Too many organizations have no idea what open-source…
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5 ways CISOs are experimenting with AI
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, finance, framework, incident response, intelligence, login, metric, microsoft, monitoring, phishing, qr, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTranslating security metrics into business language: CISOs are now tasked with being the security storyteller, and it doesn’t always come easily. Turning to AI, CISOs are finding a helping hand to translate technical detail into business-oriented narratives, drawing on a range of data sources, risk trends, control gaps and threat modeling.AI tools are helping tailor…
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71% of CISOs hit with third-party security incident this year
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, backdoor, breach, ceo, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, incident response, intelligence, malicious, malware, open-source, penetration-testing, phishing, programming, pypi, resilience, risk, risk-management, sbom, security-incident, service, software, startup, supply-chain, threat, toolSoftware supply chain threats: The software supply chain is heavily reliant on code developed by third-party developers, something only likely to increase with the advent of AI.Brian Fox, co-founder and CTO of open-source software security vendor Sonatype, says that “enormously complex” software supply chains pose a growing threat.”Too many organizations have no idea what open-source…