Tag: group
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Telegram Channels Fuel Sale of Verified Bank Mule Accounts
Cybercriminal groups are increasingly using Telegram channels and encrypted platforms to sell verified bank and fintech mule accounts, signaling a major shift in how illicit funds are laundered at scale. According to recent threat intelligence findings, money mule operations have evolved into structured Mule-as-a-Service (MaaS) ecosystems, allowing attackers to outsource financial laundering just as easily…
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Iranian APT Uses SEO Poisoning to Spread Fake SQL Developer Malware
A newly observed cyber campaign linked to the Iranian IRGC-affiliated threat group Nimbus Manticore (also tracked as UNC1549) highlights an evolution in both delivery tactics and malware sophistication. The activity, uncovered during the ongoing geopolitical conflict tied to Operation Epic Fury launched on February 28, 2026, shows the group adopting SEO poisoning malware for the…
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Kazuar Malware Becomes Modular Spyware for Secret Blizzard Ops
A major evolution in the Kazuar malware family, a long-standing cyber espionage tool linked to the Russian state-sponsored threat group Secret Blizzard, also known as Turla and Venomous Bear. Kazuar historically supported espionage campaigns targeting government, diplomatic, and defense sectors. Its latest iteration introduces a modular architecture composed of three key components: Kernel, Bridge, and…
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MiniUpdate RAT Abuses Azure C2 for Targeted Espionage
A sophisticated espionage campaign by the Iran-nexus advanced persistent threat group known as Screening Serpens also tracked as UNC1549 and Smoke Sandstorm deploying a newly identified remote access Trojan (RAT) family called MiniUpdate against targets in the United States, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates. Screening Serpens has been active since at least 2022, but…
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Why pure extortion is replacing traditional ransomware
Ransomware gangs are shifting from encryption to pure extortion, focusing on stolen data, reputational pressure, and stealthier attacks. Ransomware groups are quietly changing strategy in 2026. Instead of encrypting systems and causing immediate disruption, many attackers are now focusing on pure extortion: stealing sensitive data and threatening to leak it publicly if victims refuse to…
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Ghostwriter Is Back, Using a Ukrainian Learning Platform as Bait to Hit Government Targets
Ghostwriter targeted Ukrainian government agencies with phishing emails delivering malware and Cobalt Strike payloads. The Belarus-nexus APT group Ghostwriter (also tracked as UAC-0057 and UNC1151) has resurfaced with a new phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian government organizations. This time the lure is Prometheus, a legitimate Ukrainian online learning platform that many government employees actually use. Using…
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Belarus-linked Ghostwriter group targets Ukraine using Prometheus learning platform lures
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/belarus-linked-ghostwriter-group-targets-ukraine-using-prometheus-learning-platform-lures
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Major U.S. telecom companies form new cybersecurity information sharing group
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/major-u-s-telecom-companies-form-new-cybersecurity-information-sharing-group
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First VPN Dismantled in Global Takedown Over Use by 25 Ransomware Groups
Authorities in Europe and North America have announced the dismantling of a criminal virtual private network (VPN) service used by criminal actors to obscure the origins of ransomware attacks, data theft, scanning, and denial-of-service attacks.The disruption of First VPN Service was led by France and the Netherlands, with several other nations supporting the investigation since…
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China’s Webworm Uses Discord, Microsoft Graphs to Hack EU Governments
The advanced persistent threat group also relied on SOCKS proxies like SoftEther VPN, tunneling tools that act as a middleman between victim and attacker. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/chinas-webworm-discord-microsoft-graphs
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Belarus-linked hackers use fake training certificates to target Ukrainian officials
A Belarus-linked hacking group known as GhostWriter has launched a new espionage campaign against Ukrainian government officials using fake emails disguised as messages from a popular online learning platform to deliver malware. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/oysterfresh-belarus-linked-campaign-targets-ukraine
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A hacker group is poisoning open source code at an unprecedented scale
GitHub is just the latest victim of TeamPCP, a gang that has carried out a spree of software supply chain attacks. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/a-hacker-group-is-poisoning-open-source-code-at-an-unprecedented-scale/
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One Telecom Provider Hosted Most of the Middle East ‘s Active C2 Infrastructure
Hunt.io mapped 1,350+ C2 servers across the Middle East, revealing how a small group of providers quietly supports major malware activity. For years, threat intelligence focused mostly on malware families, phishing domains, and individual indicators. But a new report from Hunt.io shows why defenders may need to pay closer attention to something more boring, hosting…
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China’s Webworm Uses Discord, Microsoft Graphs to Hack EU Govts.
The advanced persistent threat group also relied on SOCKS proxies like SoftEther VPN, tunneling tools that act as a middleman between victim and attacker. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/chinas-webworm-discord-microsoft-graphs
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Authorities Take Down “First VPN” Service Used in Ransomware Attacks
Authorities in Europe have dismantled a major criminal VPN service known as “First VPN,” which was widely used by ransomware operators and cybercriminal groups to conceal their activities. The coordinated operation, led by French and Dutch authorities with support from Eurojust and Europol, marks a significant disruption to cybercrime infrastructure across multiple countries. Criminal VPN…
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Liberty Mutual Sued Over Alleged Everest Group Data Theft
Incident Comes Months After NYS Fined Liberty Mutual $2M in Other Hacks. Insurance carrier Liberty Mutual is facing proposed class action litigation filed by policyholders who allege their sensitive information was compromised in an April data theft claimed by cybercrime gang Everest Group. The incident is the company’s latest data security related troubles. First seen…
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GitHub, Grafana Labs breaches traced back to TanStack supply chain compromise
GitHub CISO Alexis Wales has named the malicious VS Code extension behind the breach they suffered at the hands of the threat group TeamPCP: Nx Console, a popular developer … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/21/github-grafana-breach-root-cause-nx-console/
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A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale
GitHub is just the latest victim of TeamPCP, a gang that has carried out a spree of software supply chain attacks that has impacted hundreds of organizations. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/teampcp-software-supply-chain-attack-spree-github/
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Webworm APT targets European government organizations with new backdoors
ESET has released an analysis of the 2025 activity of Webworm, a China-aligned APT group tracked as Space Pirates and UAT-8302. Active since at least 2022, the group initially … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/20/webworm-apt-campaign-targets-europe/
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Old Breaches Resold as New Corporate Data Leaks
Dark web data brokers are increasingly recycling old breach data and marketing it as fresh corporate leaks. The activity, largely observed in Chinese-language cybercrime forums and Telegram channels, is creating confusion among organizations and diverting security resources toward investigating claims that often lack credibility. Group-IB identified a surge in high-volume data advertisements targeting companies across…
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GraphWorm Malware Abuses Microsoft OneDrive for Stealthy C2 Operations
A new activity from Webworm, a China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group, revealing a significant evolution in its cyber espionage toolkit during 2025. The group, first publicly documented in 2022, has shifted its targeting from primarily Asian organizations to government entities across Europe, while adopting stealthier techniques and cloud-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. One of the…
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Fox Tempest Linked to Malware-Signing Service Abusing Microsoft Artifact Signing
Tags: cyber, cybercrime, group, intelligence, malicious, malware, microsoft, ransomware, service, software, threatFox Tempest, a financially motivated threat actor, has been linked to a large-scale malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) operation that abused Microsoft’s Artefact Signing platform to enable cybercriminals to distribute malicious software that appeared to be trusted. According to Microsoft Threat Intelligence, the group enabled ransomware campaigns and malware distribution by generating fraudulent but valid code-signing certificates, allowing…
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GitHub Confirms Breach of Internal Repositories Via Malicious VS Code Extension
The prolific threat group TeamPCP has claimed a hack into GitHub’s internal repositories First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/github-confirms-breach-vs-code/
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GraphWorm Malware Abuses Microsoft OneDrive for Stealthy C2 Operations
A new activity from Webworm, a China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group, revealing a significant evolution in its cyber espionage toolkit during 2025. The group, first publicly documented in 2022, has shifted its targeting from primarily Asian organizations to government entities across Europe, while adopting stealthier techniques and cloud-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. One of the…
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GitHub investigates internal repositories breach claimed by TeamPCP
GitHub is investigating a breach of its internal repositories after the TeamPCP hacker group claimed to have accessed approximately 4,000 repositories containing private code. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-investigates-internal-repositories-breach-claimed-by-teampcp/
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GitHub Source Code Reportedly Compromised, TeamPCP Claims Breach
A threat actor group known as TeamPCP has claimed responsibility for a significant breach involving GitHub’s internal systems, alleging the theft of sensitive source code and proprietary organizational data. The group is currently offering the allegedly stolen dataset for sale on underground cybercrime forums, with asking prices reportedly exceeding $50,000. According to posts shared on…
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Telecom sector launches its own private ISAC
Federal government involvement in an existing group chilled some cybersecurity discussions among major telecom providers. The new group is intended to alleviate those anxieties. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/telecom-cybersecurity-c2-isac-launch/820553/
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Microsoft disrupts cybercrime service that abused software verification systems en masse
Fox Tempest, a financially-motivated threat group, allowed ransomware operators and other cybercriminals to slip malware-laced software past security controls. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/microsoft-digital-crimes-unit-disrupts-fox-tempest/
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Microsoft Takes Down Fox Tempest for Providing Ransomware-Enabling Signing Tool
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit has taken down the infrastructure of Fox Tempest, a prolific cybercrime-enabling threat group First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/microsoft-takes-down-fox-tempest/