Tag: malicious
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Critical Grist-Core Vulnerability Allows RCE Attacks via Spreadsheet Formulas
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Grist”‘Core, an open-source, self-hosted version of the Grist relational spreadsheet-database, that could result in remote code execution.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-24002 (CVSS score: 9.1), has been codenamed Cellbreak by Cyera Research Labs.”One malicious formula can turn a spreadsheet into a Remote Code Execution (RCE) beachhead,” First seen…
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China-Linked Hackers Have Used the PeckBirdy JavaScript C2 Framework Since 2023
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a JScript-based command-and-control (C2) framework called PeckBirdy that has been put to use by China-aligned APT actors since 2023 to target multiple environments.The flexible framework has been put to use against Chinese gambling industries and malicious activities targeting Asian government entities and private organizations, according to Trend Micro First seen on…
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Unplugged holes in the npm and yarn package managers could let attackers bypass defenses against Shai-Hulud
Tags: authentication, bug-bounty, control, corporate, defense, email, github, guide, hacker, malicious, malware, microsoft, vulnerabilitydisabling the ability to run lifecycle scripts, commands that run automatically during package installation,saving lockfile integrity checks (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, and others) to version control (git). The lockfile records the exact version and integrity hash of every package in a dependency tree. On subsequent installs, the package manager checks incoming packages against these hashes, and if…
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New malware service guarantees phishing extensions on Chrome web store
A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) called ‘Stanley’ promises malicious Chrome extensions that can clear Google’s review process and publish them to the Chrome Web Store. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-malware-service-guarantees-phishing-extensions-on-chrome-web-store/
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New ClickFix attacks abuse Windows App-V scripts to push malware
A new malicious campaign mixes the ClickFix method with fake CAPTCHA and a signed Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) script to ultimately deliver the Amatera infostealing malware. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-clickfix-attacks-abuse-windows-app-v-scripts-to-push-malware/
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APT Attacks Target Indian Government Using GOGITTER, GITSHELLPAD, and GOSHELL – Part 1
Tags: access, adobe, ai, antivirus, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, backup, cloud, control, data, data-breach, detection, email, endpoint, github, google, government, group, india, infection, infrastructure, injection, Internet, malicious, malware, microsoft, network, phishing, service, spear-phishing, threat, tool, update, windowsIntroductionIn September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz identified two campaigns, tracked as Gopher Strike and Sheet Attack, by a threat actor that operates in Pakistan and primarily targets entities in the Indian government. In both campaigns, ThreatLabz identified previously undocumented tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). While these campaigns share some similarities with the Pakistan-linked Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, APT36, we…
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NDSS 2025 ERW-Radar
Tags: antivirus, china, conference, defense, detection, Internet, malicious, network, ransomware, softwareAuthors, Creators & Presenters: Lingbo Zhao (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Yuhui Zhang (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Zhilu Wang (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Fengkai Yuan (Institute of Information Engineering, CAS), Rui Hou (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences) PAPER ERW-Radar: An Adaptive…
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Indian Users Targeted in Tax Phishing Campaign Delivering Blackmoon Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an ongoing campaign that’s targeting Indian users with a multi-stage backdoor as part of a suspected cyber espionage campaign.The activity, per the eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU), involves using phishing emails impersonating the Income Tax Department of India to trick victims into downloading a malicious archive, ultimately granting the threat First…
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Malicious VS Code AI Extensions with 1.5 Million Installs Steal Developer Source Code
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions that are advertised as artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistants, but also harbor covert functionality to siphon developer data to China-based servers.The extensions, which have 1.5 million combined installs and are still available for download from the official Visual Studio First seen on…
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New Malware Toolkit Redirects Victims to Malicious Sites Without Changing the URL
A dangerous new malware toolkit is being sold on Russian cybercrime forums that can redirect victims to fake websites while keeping the real domain name visible in their browser’s address bar. The toolkit, called Stanley, costs between $2,000 and $6,000 and comes with a guarantee that it will pass Google’s Chrome Web Store review process.…
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New DPRK Interview Campaign Uses Fake Fonts to Deliver Malware
A dangerous new iteration of the >>Contagious Interview<< campaign that weaponizes Microsoft Visual Studio Code task files to distribute sophisticated malware targeting software developers. This campaign, which began over 100 days ago, has intensified dramatically in recent weeks with 17 malicious GitHub repositories identified across 11 distinct attack variants. North Korean threat actors linked to…
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New DPRK Interview Campaign Uses Fake Fonts to Deliver Malware
A dangerous new iteration of the >>Contagious Interview<< campaign that weaponizes Microsoft Visual Studio Code task files to distribute sophisticated malware targeting software developers. This campaign, which began over 100 days ago, has intensified dramatically in recent weeks with 17 malicious GitHub repositories identified across 11 distinct attack variants. North Korean threat actors linked to…
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Energy sector targeted in multi-stage phishing and BEC campaign using SharePoint
Microsoft warns of a multi-stage phishing and BEC campaign hitting energy firms, abusing SharePoint links and inbox rules to steal credentials. Microsoft reports an active multi-stage phishing campaign targeting energy sector organizations. The campaign misused SharePoint file-sharing to deliver phishing links and created inbox rules to hide malicious activity and maintain persistence. After the initial…
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Winning Against AI-Based Attacks Requires a Combined Defensive Approach
If there’s a constant in cybersecurity, it’s that adversaries are always innovating. The rise of offensive AI is transforming attack strategies and making them harder to detect. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, recently reported on adversaries using Large Language Models (LLMs) to both conceal code and generate malicious scripts on the fly, letting malware shape-shift in…
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$6,000 “Stanley” Toolkit Sold on Russian Forums Fakes Secure URLs in Chrome
Say hello to Stanley, a new malicious toolkit that guarantees bypassing Google’s Chrome Web Store review process. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/stanley-toolkit-russia-forum-fakes-chrome-urls/
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CISO’s predictions for 2026
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, breach, business, ciso, cloud, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, endpoint, extortion, finance, governance, government, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, malicious, mobile, mssp, network, password, penetration-testing, ransomware, risk, router, saas, soc, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, warfareAI agents to reshape the threat landscape: But those same AI technologies are also changing the threat landscape. Toal points to a recent Anthropic report that documented the first large-scale AI-enabled cyberattack as an early warning sign. “I guarantee attackers will be more focused on using AI agents for what they want than a lot…
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1Password adds pop-up warnings for suspected phishing sites
The 1Password digital vault and password manager has added built-in protection against phishing URLs to help users identify malicious pages and prevent them from sharing account credentials with threat actors. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/1password-adds-pop-up-warnings-for-suspected-phishing-sites/
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1Password adds pop-pup warnings for suspected phishing sites
The 1Password digital vault and password manager has added built-in protection against phishing URLs to help users identify malicious pages and prevent them from sharing account credentials with threat actors. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/1password-adds-pop-pup-warnings-for-suspected-phishing-sites/
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NDSS 2025 Secure Data Analytics
Session 10A: Confidential Computing 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Byeongwook Kim (Seoul National University), Jaewon Hur (Seoul National University), Adil Ahmad (Arizona State University), Byoungyoung Lee (Seoul National University) PAPER Secure Data Analytics in Apache Spark with Fine-grained Policy Enforcement and Isolated Execution Cloud based Spark platform is a tempting approach for sharing data, as…
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NDSS 2025 Secure Data Analytics
Session 10A: Confidential Computing 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Byeongwook Kim (Seoul National University), Jaewon Hur (Seoul National University), Adil Ahmad (Arizona State University), Byoungyoung Lee (Seoul National University) PAPER Secure Data Analytics in Apache Spark with Fine-grained Policy Enforcement and Isolated Execution Cloud based Spark platform is a tempting approach for sharing data, as…
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NDSS 2025 Secure Data Analytics
Session 10A: Confidential Computing 2 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Byeongwook Kim (Seoul National University), Jaewon Hur (Seoul National University), Adil Ahmad (Arizona State University), Byoungyoung Lee (Seoul National University) PAPER Secure Data Analytics in Apache Spark with Fine-grained Policy Enforcement and Isolated Execution Cloud based Spark platform is a tempting approach for sharing data, as…
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Osiris ransomware emerges, leveraging BYOVD technique to kill security tools
Researchers identified a new Osiris ransomware used in a November 2025 attack, abusing the POORTRY driver via BYOVD to disable security tools. Symantec and Carbon Black researchers uncovered a new ransomware strain named Osiris, used in a November 2025 attack against a major Southeast Asian food service franchise operator. The attackers deployed a malicious driver,…
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Voice Phishing Okta Customers: ShinyHunters Claims Credit
Okta Alerts Customers’ CISOs to Malicious Campaigns Seeking Single Sign-On Access. A surge in attacks that bypass some types of multifactor authentication has been tied to a new generation of voice-phishing toolkits that give attackers the ability to orchestrate what a target sees in their browser, warns a new report from Okta, which is among…
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Malicious AI extensions on VSCode Marketplace steal developer data
Two malicious extensions in Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code (VSCode) Marketplace that were collectively installed 1.5 million times, exfiltrate developer data to China-based servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-ai-extensions-on-vscode-marketplace-steal-developer-data/
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NDSS 2025 Attributing Open-Source Contributions Is Critical But Difficult
Tags: attack, awareness, conference, cryptography, email, github, Internet, malicious, network, open-source, programming, software, supply-chainSession 9D: Github + OSN Security Authors, Creators & Presenters: Jan-Ulrich Holtgrave (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Kay Friedrich (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Fabian Fischer (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Nicolas Huaman (Leibniz University Hannover), Niklas Busch (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security), Jan H. Klemmer (CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information…
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Fake Captcha Exploits Trusted Web Infrastructure to Distribute Malware
Fake Captcha and >>ClickFix<< lures have emerged as among the most persistent and deceptive malware-delivery mechanisms on the modern web. These pages mimic legitimate verification challenges from trusted services like Cloudflare, tricking users into executing malicious commands disguised as security checks or browser validation steps. What appears to be a routine security interstitial something millions…
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20,000 WordPress Sites Compromised by Backdoor Vulnerability Enabling Malicious Admin Access
A critical backdoor vulnerability discovered in the LA-Studio Element Kit for the Elementor plugin poses an immediate threat to more than 20,000 WordPress installations. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0920 with a CVSS severity rating of 9.8 (Critical), enables unauthenticated attackers to create administrator accounts and achieve complete site compromise. The function fails to properly restrict…
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What are drive-by download attacks?
A drive-by download attack is a type of cyber threat where malicious software is downloaded and installed on a user’s device without their knowledge or consent simply by visiting a compromised or malicious website. Unlike traditional malware attacks, users often do not have to click a link or open an attachment, the infection can… First…
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Fortinet Firewalls Hit With Malicious Configuration Changes
Automated infections of potentially fully patched FortiGate devices are allowing threat actors to steal firewall configuration files. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/fortinet-firewalls-malicious-configuration-changes