Tag: group
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Russian espionage group using novel Zimbra exploit to steal sensitive data from Western countries
Laundry Bear exploited a zero-day vulnerability for five months before it was patched in July 2025, and the group is still actively exploiting vulnerable environments. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/russian-laundry-bear-zimbra-exploit/
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Russian hackers exploit Zimbra zero-click flaw for email theft
CISA is warning that the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Laundry Bear, also known as Void Blizzard, is targeting organizations using Zimbra Collaboration email servers by combining phishing attacks with the exploitation of a now-patched Zimbra vulnerability. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-hackers-exploit-zimbra-zero-click-flaw-for-email-theft/
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CISA, FBI warn that Iran-linked hackers are expanding target set for water, energy
The agencies said threat groups have disrupted critical infrastructure sites by exploiting vulnerable PLC devices. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-fbi-iran-hackers-target-water-energy/826025/
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TA488 and TA458 Steal Government Email Using Half-Click Webmail Exploits
At a Glance Actor or group TA488 (Void Blizzard, Laundry Bear) and TA458 (Operation RoundPress), both Russia-aligned Activity First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/half-click-exploits-webmail/
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Chaos Ransomware Uses msaRAT to Route C2 Traffic Through Headless Chrome and Edge
The Chaos ransomware group ran its command-and-control through the victim’s own browser. Cisco Talos on Thursday detailed msaRAT, the Rust implant behind it, found on a compromised Windows machine ahead of the encryptor.The implant never opens an outbound connection of its own. Its process talks to 127.0.0.1 and nothing else. It starts Chrome or Edge…
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China-Nexus JadeProx Uses New TriBack Loader in Government and Healthcare Attacks
An exposed Alibaba Cloud server has revealed a China-nexus operation that Group-IB tracks as JadeProx. The cluster has targeted government, healthcare, and education organizations across Asia and Latin America with a previously undocumented Windows loader called TriBack Loader.Group-IB found the server in mid-April 2026 in Alibaba Cloud’s Singapore region; it was offline by the time…
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Chaos ransomware’s msaRAT: Living off the browser to build a covert C2 channel
The Chaos ransomware group uses new malware “msaRAT” that hijacks browsers. The malware doesn’t communicate directly with C2 but connects through the browser. It enables arbitrary command execution while hiding the attacker’s IP from victims via WebRTC over TURN. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/chaos-msarat-living-off-the-browser-to-build-covert-c2-channel/
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Chaos ransomware msaRAT hides its C2 channel inside a legitimate browser process
Cisco Talos has identified a Rust-based remote access trojan it attributes to the Chaos ransomware group, named msaRAT after four of the binding names left in the binary. The … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/23/cisco-talos-chaos-ransomware-msarat/
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Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler refuses to pay $12.3 million ransom after cyberattack
Cybercriminal group Everest is demanding 10 million Swiss francs ($12.3 million) from Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler after breaching a data exchange platform shared … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/23/stadler-everest-ransom-demand/
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New ransomware group uses printers to deliver ransom notes
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-ransomware-group-uses-printers-to-deliver-ransom-notes
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Upbound says hack caused $13 million in fraudulent Acima leases
The Upbound Group fintech company disclosed that threat actors who stole data from its systems leveraged it to create $13 million in Acima leases. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/upbound-says-hack-caused-13-million-in-fraudulent-acima-leases/
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New Kimsuky campaign compromised South Korean software vendors
A North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) group recently targeted vendors of collaborative-work software, South Korean researchers said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/kimsuky-north-korea-espionage-groupware-companies
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Threat group claims credit for ransomware attack on Coca-Cola’s dairy unit
The attackers previously exploited vulnerabilities or used stolen credentials for initial access.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/threat-group-ransomware-coca-colas-dairy-Fairlife/825900/
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Japanese food logistics giant recovers as extortion group claims cyberattack
Nichirei Logistics Group said warehouse operations and frozen food shipments are returning to normal. A cybercrime gang said it caused the disruption. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nichirei-japan-food-logistics-cyberattack-recovery
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Ransomware Attacks Rise 3% in Q2 as Supply Chain Compromises Escalate, NCC Group Warns
Global ransomware attacks climbed 3% in the second quarter of 2026, rising from 2,165 incidents in Q1 to 2,229, according to NCC Group’s latest Quarterly Cyber Threat Intelligence Report. While the increase in volume was modest, the security firm warned that supply chain attacks are growing rapidly in both scale and sophistication, and that the…
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North Korean Hackers Use Fake Job Interviews to Deploy PylangGhost and GolangGhost RATs
North Korea’s Famous Chollima threat group, also tracked as Wagemole, is actively running a sophisticated cyberespionage campaign dubbed ClickFake Interview. The operation targets cryptocurrency and Web3 professionals, tricking candidates into executing terminal commands that infect their devices with platform-specific Remote Access Trojans (RATs): PylangGhost on Windows and GolangGhost on macOS. Detailed analysis by the SOCRadar…
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2026 Ransomware Report Reveals 7,551 Victims, 146 Active Groups, and Qilin’s 443% Surge
Ransomware volumes hit a new peak in 2026, with Black Kite tracking 7,551 publicly disclosed victims, 146 active groups, and a 443% year”‘over”‘year surge in Qilin activity that reshapes the threat landscape. The data points to a structurally higher operating tempo, a middle”‘market pivot, and attacker visibility that often outpaces defenders’ own understanding of their…
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Ukraine warns fake CAPTCHAs are being used to make you hack yourself
Ukraine’s computer emergency response team, CERT-UA, has warned that the Kremlin-backed Sandworm hacking group is leveraging fake CAPTCHA checks on compromised websites that persuade users to run malicious code. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ukraine-fake-captchas-hack-yourself
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Researchers Uncover North Korean ‘ClickFake’ Campaign Targeting Web3 Pros
In a new campaign, North Korean hacking group Famous Chollima targeted crypto professionals through ClickFix lures to deliver Windows and macOS trojans First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/north-korean-clickfake-campaign/
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The air gap is a myth and other OT security truths
Benjamin Bachmann, Director Group Information Security at Bilfinger, speaks with Help Net Security about defending industrial plants. He explains why attackers want to control … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/21/benjamin-bachmann-bilfinger-ot-security/
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India says allegedly leaked nuclear plant files pose no safety risk
Documents that the World Leaks cybercrime group claimed to leak from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant do not contain information pertaining to safety or security, Indian officials said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/india-nuclear-plant-kudankulam-world-leaks-documents
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Researchers Uncover HOLLOWGRAPH: Malware That Hides Inside Microsoft 365 Calendar Invites
A previously undocumented strain of Windows malware is using Microsoft 365 calendar invites as a covert communications channel, allowing attackers to issue commands and exfiltrate stolen files from victim networks while hiding in plain sight among ordinary enterprise traffic, according to new research from the threat intelligence firm Group-IB. The malware, dubbed HOLLOWGRAPH, was detailed…
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GoldenEyeDog Threat Group Behind DigiCert Code-Signing Certificate Attack
GoldenEyeDog, a Chinese cybercrime group increasingly tracked as an advanced threat cluster, has been linked to a sophisticated intrusion into DigiCert that enabled the theft and abuse of legitimate code-signing certificates. The group has been active since at least 2015 and, since 2024, has consistently leveraged stolen or abused code-signing certificates to bypass Windows SmartScreen…
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Citrix Secure Access Client Flaw Lets Low-Privileged Windows Users Gain SYSTEM Privileges
Cloud Software Group has issued a High-severity security bulletin (CTX696734) disclosing two vulnerabilities in the Citrix Secure Access Client for Windows and the Citrix Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows. The more serious of the two, tracked as CVE-2026-53565, allows a standard, low-privileged user on a local system to escalate privileges and gain full SYSTEM access,…
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GoldenEyeDog Subgroup Linked to DigiCert Breach and Code-Signing Certificate Theft
Cybersecurity researchers have attributed the April 2026 DigiCert security incident to a threat activity cluster dubbed CylindricalCanine.Expel, which shared technical details of the event, described the threat actor as a sub-group of GoldenEyeDog (aka APT-Q-27, Dragon Breath, and Miuuti Group), a Chinese cybercrime group known for its targeting of the gambling and gaming sectors using…
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Two Scattered Spider Members Sentenced to Prison Over £29 Million TfL Cyberattack
Two members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group received jail sentences in the UK for the 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London. A UK court sentenced two Scattered Spider members, Thalha Jubair (20) and Owen Flowers (18), for their role in the 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL). Transport for London (TfL) is a local…
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2 Young Hackers Jailed for Disrupting London Underground
Police Say Arrests ‘Effectively Halted’ Scattered Spider Cybercrime Collective. Two leaders of the Scattered Spider hacking group received 66-month jail sentences in Britain’s biggest cybercrime prosecution to date, after they disrupted London’s transport authority, causing $39 million in losses and recovery costs. How to deter young hackers remains an ongoing challenge. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Iran-nexus actors using AI to enhance cyber playbook
A report shows state-linked and hacktivist groups have used ChatGPT and other tools for malware development, phishing and mapping out industrial sites. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/iran-nexus-actors-ai-cyber-ChatGPT-malware/825415/
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UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group
Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, two members of the prolific Scattered Spider hacking group, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to five years and six months in jail for hacking London’s metropolitan transit system. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/uk-cops-say-arrest-of-two-young-hackers-disrupted-the-operations-of-an-infamous-hacking-group/
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions VPN Provider and Cryptor Seller Behind Billions in Ransomware Losses
U.S. sanctions hit VPN provider 1VPNS and a cryptor seller for enabling ransomware gangs behind billions in losses to critical infrastructure. The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two individuals and one entity on July 13 for supplying tools and infrastructure to ransomware groups that have caused billions of dollars in losses to…