Tag: malicious
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Palo Alto kit sees massive surge in malicious activity amid mystery traffic flood
GlobalProtect login endpoints targeted, sparking concern that something bigger may be brewing First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/20/palo_alto_traffic_flood/
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Ollama Flaws Let Hackers Run Any Code Using Malicious Model Files
Critical security vulnerabilities discovered in Ollama, one of GitHub’s most popular open-source projects with over 155,000 stars, could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. The flaws affect Ollama versions before 0.7.0, putting countless AI enthusiasts and developers who use the platform to run large language models locally at risk. Understanding the Vulnerability…
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NSA Issues New Guidance to Help ISPs and Defenders Stop Malicious Activity
Tags: cisa, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, extortion, finance, framework, infrastructure, international, Internet, malicious, network, ransomware, serviceThe National Security Agency (NSA), CISA, FBI, and international cybersecurity partners have released groundbreaking guidance to help internet service providers and network defenders combat bulletproof hosting providers. This new framework, published November 19, 2025, represents a coordinated effort to mitigate cybercriminal infrastructure that actively supports ransomware, data extortion, and other malicious activities targeting critical infrastructure and financial…
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7-Zip RCE Vulnerability Actively Exploited by Hackers
Tags: cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, hacker, malicious, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, software, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers have reported active exploitation of a critical vulnerability in 7-Zip, the popular file compression software used by millions worldwide. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-11001, poses serious risks as attackers are leveraging it to execute malicious code remotely on vulnerable systems. Vulnerability Details CVE ID Vulnerability Type CVSS Score Affected Product CVE-2025-11001 File Parsing…
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Chinese PlushDaemon Hackers Exploit EdgeStepper Tool to Hijack Legitimate Updates and Redirect to Malicious Servers
ESET researchers have uncovered a sophisticated attack chain orchestrated by the China-aligned threat actor PlushDaemon, revealing how the group leverages a previously undocumented network implant, EdgeStepper, to conduct adversary-in-the-middle attacks. By compromising network devices and redirecting DNS queries to malicious servers, PlushDaemon intercepts legitimate software updates and replaces them with trojanized versions containing the SlowStepper…
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Single Click on CAPTCHA Triggers Destructive Akira Ransomware Attack on Malicious Website
A sophisticated Akira ransomware attack orchestrated by the Howling Scorpius group recently left a global data storage and infrastructure company grappling with massive operational disruption all triggered by a single, seemingly innocent click on a website CAPTCHA. The compromise underscores a harsh reality: deploying advanced security tools does not guarantee security coverage or effective threat…
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Single Click on CAPTCHA Triggers Destructive Akira Ransomware Attack on Malicious Website
A sophisticated Akira ransomware attack orchestrated by the Howling Scorpius group recently left a global data storage and infrastructure company grappling with massive operational disruption all triggered by a single, seemingly innocent click on a website CAPTCHA. The compromise underscores a harsh reality: deploying advanced security tools does not guarantee security coverage or effective threat…
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Operation WrtHug hijacks 50,000+ ASUS routers to build a global botnet
Operation WrtHug hijacks tens of thousands of outdated ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, forming a large botnet. A new campaign called Operation WrtHug has compromised tens of thousands of outdated or end-of-life ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, pulling them into a large malicious network. SecurityScorecard…
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Operation WrtHug hijacks 50,000+ ASUS routers to Bìbuild global botnet
Operation WrtHug hijacks tens of thousands of outdated ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, forming a large botnet. A new campaign called Operation WrtHug has compromised tens of thousands of outdated or end-of-life ASUS routers worldwide, mainly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, pulling them into a large malicious network. SecurityScorecard…
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NDSS 2025 The Skeleton Keys: A Large Scale Analysis Of Credential Leakage In Mini-Apps
Tags: access, authentication, credentials, cve, Internet, leak, malicious, mobile, network, service, threat, tool, vulnerability———– SESSION Session 3C: Mobile Security ———– ———– Authors, Creators & Presenters: Yizhe Shi (Fudan University), Zhemin Yang (Fudan University), Kangwei Zhong (Fudan University), Guangliang Yang (Fudan University), Yifan Yang (Fudan University), Xiaohan Zhang (Fudan University), Min Yang (Fudan University) PAPER The Skeleton Keys: A Large Scale Analysis of Credential Leakage in Mini-apps In recent…
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W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin vulnerable to PHP command injection
A critical flaw in the W3 Total Cache (W3TC) WordPress plugin can be exploited to run PHP commands on the server by posting a comment that contains a malicious payload. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/w3-total-cache-wordpress-plugin-vulnerable-to-php-command-injection/
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RCE Vulnerability in glob CLI Poses Major CI/CD Security Risk
A glob CLI flaw lets attackers run commands via malicious filenames, putting CI/CD pipelines at risk. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/rce-vulnerability-in-glob-cli-poses-major-ci-cd-security-risk/
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RCE Vulnerability in glob CLI Poses Major CI/CD Security Risk
A glob CLI flaw lets attackers run commands via malicious filenames, putting CI/CD pipelines at risk. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/rce-vulnerability-in-glob-cli-poses-major-ci-cd-security-risk/
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eSchool News: How K-12 IT Teams Lock Down QR-Based SSO Without Hurting Usability
This article was originally published in eSchool News on 11/10/25 by Charlie Sander. Phishing via QR codes, a tactic now known as “quishing,” involves attackers embedding malicious QR codes in emails or posters Schools can keep QR logins safe and seamless by blending clear visual cues, ongoing user education, and risk-based checks behind the scenes…
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The nexus of risk and intelligence: How vulnerability-informed hunting uncovers what everything else misses
Tags: access, attack, authentication, business, cisa, compliance, cve, cvss, dark-web, data, defense, detection, dns, edr, endpoint, exploit, framework, intelligence, kev, linux, malicious, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, ntlm, nvd, open-source, password, powershell, remote-code-execution, risk, risk-management, siem, soc, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTurning vulnerability data into intelligence: Once vulnerabilities are contextualized, they can be turned into actionable intelligence. Every significant CVE tells a story, known exploit activity, actor interest, proof-of-concept code or links to MITRE ATT&CK techniques. This external intelligence gives us the who and how behind potential exploitation.For example, when a privilege escalation vulnerability in Linux…
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Security startup Guardio nabs $80M from ION Crossover Partners
Guardio is leveraging its experience building browser extensions and apps that scan for malicious and phishing sites to build a tool that looks for artifacts in code and websites made with vibe coding tools. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/security-startup-guardio-nabs-80m-from-ion-crossover-partners/
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Sue The Hackers Google Sues Over Phishing as a Service
Google’s Lighthouse lawsuit signals a new era in cybersecurity, where companies use civil litigation”, including the CFAA, Lanham Act, and RICO”, to dismantle phishing networks, seize malicious infrastructure, and fight hackers when criminal prosecution falls short. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/sue-the-hackers-google-sues-over-phishing-as-a-service/
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Sue The Hackers Google Sues Over Phishing as a Service
Google’s Lighthouse lawsuit signals a new era in cybersecurity, where companies use civil litigation”, including the CFAA, Lanham Act, and RICO”, to dismantle phishing networks, seize malicious infrastructure, and fight hackers when criminal prosecution falls short. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/sue-the-hackers-google-sues-over-phishing-as-a-service/
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China-aligned threat actor is conducting widespread cyberespionage campaigns
The threat group PlushDaemon uses routers and other network device implants to redirect domain name system (DNS) queries to malicious external servers which take over updates to unleash tools used for cyberespionage. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-aligned-threat-actor-espionage-network-devices
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‘PlushDaemon’ hackers hijack software updates in supply-chain attacks
The China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) tracked as ‘PlushDaemon’ is hijacking software update traffic to deliver malicious payloads to its targets. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/plushdaemon-hackers-hijack-software-updates-in-supply-chain-attacks/
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China-aligned threat actor is conducting widespread cyberespionage campaigns
The threat group PlushDaemon uses routers and other network device implants to redirect domain name system (DNS) queries to malicious external servers which take over updates to unleash tools used for cyberespionage. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-aligned-threat-actor-espionage-network-devices
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EdgeStepper Implant Reroutes DNS Queries to Deploy Malware via Hijacked Software Updates
The threat actor known as PlushDaemon has been observed using a previously undocumented Go-based network backdoor codenamed EdgeStepper to facilitate adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks.EdgeStepper “redirects all DNS queries to an external, malicious hijacking node, effectively rerouting the traffic from legitimate infrastructure used for software updates to attacker-controlled infrastructure First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2025/11/edgestepper-implant-reroutes-dns.html
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New npm Malware Campaign Checks If Visitor Is a Victim or Researcher Before Initiating Infection
The Socket Threat Research Team has uncovered a sophisticated npm malware campaign orchestrated by the threat actor dino_reborn, who deployed 7 malicious packages designed to distinguish genuine targets from security researchers before executing their payloads. This nuanced approach represents a significant evolution in supply chain attacks, blending traffic cloaking, anti-analysis techniques, and deceptive UI elements…
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Microsoft Adds Azure Firewall With AI-Powered Security Copilot
Microsoft has integrated Azure Firewall with its AI-powered Security Copilot platform, bringing natural language threat investigation capabilities to cloud network security teams. The new integration allows security analysts to investigate malicious network traffic using conversational prompts instead of complex query languages. AI-Powered Threat Investigation Security Copilot is Microsoft’s generative AI solution designed to enhance security…
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New .NET Malware Conceals Lokibot Inside PNG/BMP Files to Bypass Detection
Remote Access Trojans (RATs) and Trojan Stealers continue to dominate the threat landscape as some of the most prevalent malware families. To evade detection on compromised systems, these threats increasingly employ sophisticated crypters, loaders, and steganographic techniques that disguise malicious code within seemingly benign file formats such as images. Building on their August 2025 analysis…
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Hackers turn open-source AI framework into global cryptojacking operation
Malicious hackers have been attacking the development environment of an open-source AI framework, twisting its functions into a global cryptojacking bot for profit, according to researchers at cybersecurity firm Oligo. The flaw exists in an Application Programming Interface for Ray, an open-source framework for automating, scaling and optimizing compute resources that Oligo researchers called “Kubernetes…