Tag: hacker
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New Malware-as-a-Service ‘Olymp Loader’ Emerges on Hacker Forums With Advanced Anti-Analysis Features
Olymp Loader has emerged as a sophisticated Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform since its public debut in June 2025, quickly establishing itself as a notable threat across underground cybercriminal forums and Telegram channels. Marketed under the alias >>OLYMPO,
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North Korean Hackers Evade UN Sanctions Through Cyber Operations and Crypto Schemes
The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) has released a comprehensive report documenting systematic violations of UN sanctions by North Korea. Between 2024 and 2025, North Korean cyber operations have achieved unprecedented scale in cryptocurrency theft. In 2024 alone, DPRK-linked actors stole approximately USD 1.19 billion a 50 percent year-on-year increase. Revealing how the Democratic People’s…
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North Korean Hackers Evade UN Sanctions Through Cyber Operations and Crypto Schemes
The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) has released a comprehensive report documenting systematic violations of UN sanctions by North Korea. Between 2024 and 2025, North Korean cyber operations have achieved unprecedented scale in cryptocurrency theft. In 2024 alone, DPRK-linked actors stole approximately USD 1.19 billion a 50 percent year-on-year increase. Revealing how the Democratic People’s…
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Weshalb modernes PAM eindeutig die sicherere Wahl im Vergleich zu klassischem ZTNA ist
Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA) soll helfen, perimeterbasierte Risiken zu managen. Ältere Generationen von ZTNA jedoch führen selbst neue Schwachstellen ein ein Fakt, der während der letzten DEF CON Hacker-Konferenz im August hervorgehoben wurde. Sicherheitsforscher deckten mehrere kritische Schwachstellen in beliebten ZTNA-Produkten auf und zeigten, wie Angreifer nahezu unbemerkt Berechtigungen auf Endpunkten ausweiten oder auf… First…
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Weshalb modernes PAM eindeutig die sicherere Wahl im Vergleich zu klassischem ZTNA ist
Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA) soll helfen, perimeterbasierte Risiken zu managen. Ältere Generationen von ZTNA jedoch führen selbst neue Schwachstellen ein ein Fakt, der während der letzten DEF CON Hacker-Konferenz im August hervorgehoben wurde. Sicherheitsforscher deckten mehrere kritische Schwachstellen in beliebten ZTNA-Produkten auf und zeigten, wie Angreifer nahezu unbemerkt Berechtigungen auf Endpunkten ausweiten oder auf… First…
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Underground AI models promise to be hackers ‘cyber pentesting waifu’
Tier-based subscriptions, hacker specific training datasets and playful personalities are part of a growing underground criminal market for custom AI hacking tools. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/malicious-llm-tools-cybercrime-wormgpt-kawaiigpt/
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Russia-aligned hackers target US company in attack linked to Ukraine war effort
A threat group called RomCom has a history of cyberattacks against entities connected to the conflict. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/russia-hackers-us-company-attack-ukraine-war/806423/
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With Friends Like These: China Spies on Russian IT Orgs
State-linked hackers stayed under the radar by using a variety of commercial cloud services for command-and-control communications. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/china-spies-russian-it-orgs
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Telecom security reboot: Why zero trust is the only way forward
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, china, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, framework, governance, group, hacker, Hardware, infrastructure, ISO-27001, network, nis-2, nist, ransomware, regulation, risk, service, threat, tool, update, zero-trustIT and OT: Impact is linked: Most OT attacks start in IT environments these days. Once attackers get hold of admin credentials or find a weak interface, they can jump straight into the network gear or base-station controllers.Bridging this isn’t about shuffling org charts. It’s about seeing everything at once and building a single rulebook.…
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Telecom security reboot: Why zero trust is the only way forward
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, china, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, framework, governance, group, hacker, Hardware, infrastructure, ISO-27001, network, nis-2, nist, ransomware, regulation, risk, service, threat, tool, update, zero-trustIT and OT: Impact is linked: Most OT attacks start in IT environments these days. Once attackers get hold of admin credentials or find a weak interface, they can jump straight into the network gear or base-station controllers.Bridging this isn’t about shuffling org charts. It’s about seeing everything at once and building a single rulebook.…
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Russian and North Korean Hackers Forge Global Cyberattack Alliance
Tags: cyber, cyberattack, group, hacker, infrastructure, korea, lazarus, north-korea, russia, threat, warfareState-sponsored hackers from Russia and North Korea are collaborating on shared infrastructure, marking a significant shift in cyber geopolitics. Security researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting that Gamaredon, a Russia-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group, and Lazarus, North Korea’s primary cyber warfare unit, may be operating jointly a development with profound implications for global security. Russia…
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Hackers Hijack Blender 3D Assets to Deploy StealC V2 Data-Stealing Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that has leveraged Blender Foundation files to deliver an information stealer known as StealC V2.”This ongoing operation, active for at least six months, involves implanting malicious .blend files on platforms like CGTrader,” Morphisec researcher Shmuel Uzan said in a report shared with The Hacker News.”Users unknowingly…
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Hackers Hijack Blender 3D Assets to Deploy StealC V2 Data-Stealing Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that has leveraged Blender Foundation files to deliver an information stealer known as StealC V2.”This ongoing operation, active for at least six months, involves implanting malicious .blend files on platforms like CGTrader,” Morphisec researcher Shmuel Uzan said in a report shared with The Hacker News.”Users unknowingly…
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Hackers Leveraging WhatsApp to Silently Harvest Logs and Contact Details
Tags: attack, automation, banking, credentials, cyber, exploit, finance, hacker, malware, open-source, phishingSecurity researchers at K7 Labs have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Brazilian users that exploits WhatsApp Web to distribute malware and steal sensitive financial information. The attack leverages open-source WhatsApp automation scripts combined with banking trojans, spreading silently through victims’ contacts while harvesting logs, credentials, and personal data. The campaign, identified as part of…
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APT35 Data Leak Uncovers the Iranian Hacker Group’s Operations and Tactics
In October 2025, a significant breach exposed internal operational documents from APT35, also known as Charming Kitten, revealing that the Iranian state-sponsored group operates as a bureaucratized, quota-driven cyber-espionage unit with hierarchical command structures, performance metrics, and specialized attack teams. The leaked materials provide an unprecedented window into how this Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence…
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CISOs Get Real About Hiring in the Age of AI
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 12: Experts help cyber job seekers get noticed, make an argument for a need to return to the hacker ethos of a bygone era, and have a stark conversation about keeping AI from breaking the sector’s talent pipeline for years to come. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/ciscos-get-real-about-hiring-age-ai
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Hackers steal sensitive data from major banking industry vendor
The incident highlights how supply-chain compromises threaten even well-defended industries. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/bank-vendor-cyberattack-supply-chain/806293/
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Hackers steal sensitive data from major banking industry vendor
The incident highlights how supply-chain compromises threaten even well-defended industries. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/bank-vendor-cyberattack-supply-chain/806293/
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Hackers knock out systems at Moscow-run postal operator in occupied Ukraine
Donbas Post, which operates in the Russian-controlled parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, said the incident affected its corporate network, web platform and email systems. The company had restricted access to several services to contain the breach and was working to restore operations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-knock-out-systems-russia-operated-post-ukraine
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US banks scramble to assess data theft after hackers breach financial tech firm
U.S. banking giants including JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and Morgan Stanley are working to identify what data was stolen in a recent cyberattack on a New York financial firm. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/us-banks-scramble-to-assess-data-theft-after-hackers-breach-financial-tech-firm/
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Fortinet Exploit, Chrome 0-Day, BadIIS Malware, Record DDoS, SaaS Breach & More
This week saw a lot of new cyber trouble. Hackers hit Fortinet and Chrome with new 0-day bugs. They also broke into supply chains and SaaS tools. Many hid inside trusted apps, browser alerts, and software updates.Big firms like Microsoft, Salesforce, and Google had to react fast, stopping DDoS attacks, blocking bad links, and fixing…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Fortinet Exploit, Chrome 0-Day, BadIIS Malware, Record DDoS, SaaS Breach & More
This week saw a lot of new cyber trouble. Hackers hit Fortinet and Chrome with new 0-day bugs. They also broke into supply chains and SaaS tools. Many hid inside trusted apps, browser alerts, and software updates.Big firms like Microsoft, Salesforce, and Google had to react fast, stopping DDoS attacks, blocking bad links, and fixing…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Fortinet Exploit, Chrome 0-Day, BadIIS Malware, Record DDoS, SaaS Breach & More
This week saw a lot of new cyber trouble. Hackers hit Fortinet and Chrome with new 0-day bugs. They also broke into supply chains and SaaS tools. Many hid inside trusted apps, browser alerts, and software updates.Big firms like Microsoft, Salesforce, and Google had to react fast, stopping DDoS attacks, blocking bad links, and fixing…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Fortinet Exploit, Chrome 0-Day, BadIIS Malware, Record DDoS, SaaS Breach & More
This week saw a lot of new cyber trouble. Hackers hit Fortinet and Chrome with new 0-day bugs. They also broke into supply chains and SaaS tools. Many hid inside trusted apps, browser alerts, and software updates.Big firms like Microsoft, Salesforce, and Google had to react fast, stopping DDoS attacks, blocking bad links, and fixing…
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Malicious PyPI Package Used by Hackers to Steal Users’ Crypto Information
Tags: access, attack, backdoor, control, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, pypi, supply-chainCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated supply-chain attack targeting Python developers through a malicious package distributed via the Python Package Index (PyPI). The malicious package, named >>spellcheckers,
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When trust turns toxic: Lessons from the Salesloft Drift incident
The recent Salesloft Drift breach offered a sobering reminder of how easily trust can be weaponized in today’s SaaS and AI-integrated environments. In this incident, hackers exploited the Drift chatbot, stole OAuth tokens, and used them to obtain data from CRM systems before the tokens could be revoked. In the wake of the incident, many…
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Malicious PyPI Package Used by Hackers to Steal Users’ Crypto Information
Tags: access, attack, backdoor, control, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, pypi, supply-chainCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated supply-chain attack targeting Python developers through a malicious package distributed via the Python Package Index (PyPI). The malicious package, named >>spellcheckers,
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Malicious PyPI Package Used by Hackers to Steal Users’ Crypto Information
Tags: access, attack, backdoor, control, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, pypi, supply-chainCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated supply-chain attack targeting Python developers through a malicious package distributed via the Python Package Index (PyPI). The malicious package, named >>spellcheckers,
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Cybersecurity-Mitarbeiter bei Datenklau für Hacker erwischt
Ein Insider bei Crowdstrike soll einer Cybergang für 25.000 US-Dollar interne Informationen zugespielt haben. Nun ist er seinen Job los. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/crowdstrike-cybersecurity-mitarbeiter-bei-datenklau-fuer-hacker-erwischt-2511-202506.html
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This Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Antivirus Monitoring System
At New Zealand’s Kawaiicon cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO2 levels throughout the venue”, even before they arrived. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/this-hacker-conference-installed-a-literal-anti-virus-monitoring-system/