Tag: hacker
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Hackers Exploit Telegram, WinSCP, Chrome, and Teams to Deliver ValleyRat Malware
Researchers have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign where threat actors weaponize trojanized installers for popular productivity applications to deploy ValleyRat, a persistent remote access tool. The operation demonstrates advanced evasion techniques, including kernel-level driver abuse, endpoint security tampering, and multi-stage obfuscation designed to evade detection and establish long-term system compromise. The campaign has been attributed…
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OpenVPN Flaws Allow Hackers to Launch DoS Attacks and Bypass Security Checks
Security researchers have uncovered three significant vulnerabilities in OpenVPN, one of the world’s most trusted open-source virtual private network (VPN) solutions. The discovered flaws could allow attackers to crash VPN services, bypass essential security checks, or read sensitive memory data. The OpenVPN development team has released urgent updates to address these issues, and administrators are…
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Hackers Exploit Telegram, WinSCP, Chrome, and Teams to Deliver ValleyRat Malware
Researchers have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign where threat actors weaponize trojanized installers for popular productivity applications to deploy ValleyRat, a persistent remote access tool. The operation demonstrates advanced evasion techniques, including kernel-level driver abuse, endpoint security tampering, and multi-stage obfuscation designed to evade detection and establish long-term system compromise. The campaign has been attributed…
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‘Cyber Issue’ Leads to FDA Recall of Baxter Respiratory Gear
Hackers Could Adjust Life Support Settings of At-Home Life 2000 Ventilation System. The Food and Drug Administration is warning that Life 2000 – an at-home ventilation system by medical device maker Baxter – has been permanently recalled due to a cyber issue that could allow individuals with physical access to tamper with the gear’s life…
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Ransomware Threats Moving Out to the Edge
Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek on Ransomware Tactics and How to Mitigate Attacks in 2026. Ransomware attacks are reaching record highs, and 2026 may be even worse, said Christiaan Beek, senior director of threat intel and analytics at Rapid7. He warns that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities as soon as they’re disclosed, and they’re focusing on flaws in…
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European police dismantle cryptocurrency mixer popular with ransomware gangs
Authorities have spent years trying to cripple the ecosystem that helps hackers hide their profits. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cryptocurrency-mixer-europe-shut-down-germany-switzerland/806653/
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Microsoft gives Windows admins a legacy migration headache with WINS sunset
Tags: attack, control, cyber, dns, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, microsoft, network, open-source, penetration-testing, risk, service, technology, tool, vulnerability, windowsWhy WINS is still in use: Organizations still using WINS are likely to fall into one of two categories: those using it to support old technologies with long lifecycles such as operational technology (OT) systems, and those that have simply half-forgotten that they are still using it.”For OT stacks built around WINS/NetBIOS, replacing them isn’t…
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European police dismantle cryptocurrency mixer that laundered $1.5 billion for ransomware gangs, other criminals
Authorities have spent years trying to cripple the ecosystem that helps hackers hide their profits. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cryptocurrency-mixer-europe-shut-down-germany-switzerland/806653/
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European police dismantle cryptocurrency mixer that laundered $1.5 billion for ransomware gangs, other criminals
Authorities have spent years trying to cripple the ecosystem that helps hackers hide their profits. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cryptocurrency-mixer-europe-shut-down-germany-switzerland/806653/
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When Hackers Wear Suits: Protecting Your Team from Insider Cyber Threats
Hackers impersonate IT pros with deepfakes, fake resumes, and stolen identities, turning hiring pipelines into insider threats. Huntres sLabs explains how stronger vetting and access controls help stop these threats. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/when-hackers-wear-suits-protecting-your-team-from-insider-cyber-threats/
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Hackers Shift to ‘Living Off the Land’ Tactics to Evade EDR on Windows Systems
Security researchers have discovered that modern attackers are abandoning traditional offensive tools and instead weaponizing legitimate Windows utilities to conduct cyberattacks without triggering security alarms. This shift in tactics, known as >>Living Off the Land,
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Evil Twin Wi”‘Fi Hacker Jailed for Stealing Data Mid”‘Flight
An Australian man who used fake “evil”‘twin” Wi”‘Fi networks at airports and on flights to steal travellers’ data has been jailed for 7 years and 4″¯months. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/evil-twin-wifi-hacker-jail-steal-data-midflight/
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Hot CVEs, npm Worm Returns, Firefox RCE, M365 Email Raid & More
Hackers aren’t kicking down the door anymore. They just use the same tools we use every day, code packages, cloud accounts, email, chat, phones, and “trusted” partners, and turn them against us.One bad download can leak your keys. One weak vendor can expose many customers at once. One guest invite, one link on a phone,…
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Evil Twin Wi”‘Fi Hacker Jailed for Stealing Data Mid”‘Flight
An Australian man who used fake “evil”‘twin” Wi”‘Fi networks at airports and on flights to steal travellers’ data has been jailed for 7 years and 4″¯months. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/evil-twin-wifi-hacker-jail-steal-data-midflight/
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Tomiris Hacker Group Unveils New Tools and Techniques for Global Attacks
A new wave of cyberattacks has been discovered targeting government officials and diplomats across Russia and Central Asia. The group, which has been active for several years, is known for focusing on high-value political targets. This latest investigation shows they are now using more advanced methods to hide their tracks, including popular apps like Telegram…
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Attackers stole member data from French Soccer Federation
The French Soccer Federation (FFF) disclosed a data breach after hackers used a compromised account to steal member data. A compromised account allowed attackers to breach the French Soccer Federation (FFF), stealing data belonging to its members. The organization confirmed the cyberattack on Thursday, but did not disclose the number of members impacted. >>The FFF…
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North Korean Hackers Deploy 197 npm Packages to Spread Updated OtterCookie Malware
The North Korean threat actors behind the Contagious Interview campaign have continued to flood the npm registry with 197 more malicious packages since last month.According to Socket, these packages have been downloaded over 31,000 times, and are designed to deliver a variant of OtterCookie that brings together the features of BeaverTail and prior versions of…
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Malicious LLMs empower inexperienced hackers with advanced tools
Unrestricted large language models (LLMs) like WormGPT 4 and KawaiiGPT are improving their capabilities to generate malicious code, delivering functional scripts for ransomware encryptors and lateral movement. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-llms-empower-inexperienced-hackers-with-advanced-tools/
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Asahi says crooks stole data of approximately 2M customers and employees
Asahi says hackers stole data of approximately 2M customers and employees before a ransomware attack crippled its Japan operations. Threat actors hit Asahi with a ransomware attack in September, stealing personal data on about 2 million customers and employees and severely disrupting the company’s operations in Japan. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd (commonly called Asahi) is…
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FCC Warns of Hackers Hijacking Radio Equipment For False Alerts
Tags: hackerHackers have been hijacking US radio equipment to broadcast false emergency alerts, prompting FCC warnings First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fcc-hackers-hijacking-radio/
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Microsoft Teams Guest Chat Flaw Could Let Hackers Deliver Malware
Security researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Teams that allows attackers to bypass all Defender for Office 365 protections by inviting users into malicious tenant environments. The flaw exploits a fundamental architectural gap in how Teams handles cross-tenant collaboration and guest access. The vulnerability centers on a critical misunderstanding held by most security…
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Handala Hacker Group Targets Israeli High-Tech and Aerospace Professionals
A sophisticated cyber intimidation campaign by the Handala hacker group has targeted Israeli high-tech and aerospace professionals, publishing their personal information alongside aggressive, misleading descriptions that falsely label them as criminals. Security researchers monitoring dark web activity discovered the publication, which appears to rely primarily on data scraped from LinkedIn professional profiles. During ongoing dark…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Malware, Voice Bot Flaws, Crypto Laundering, IoT Attacks, and 20 More Stories
Hackers have been busy again this week. From fake voice calls and AI-powered malware to huge money-laundering busts and new scams, there’s a lot happening in the cyber world.Criminals are getting creative, using smart tricks to steal data, sound real, and hide in plain sight. But they’re not the only ones moving fast. Governments and…