Tag: malicious
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GhostPoster Malware Targets Chrome Users via 17 Rogue Extensions
A sophisticated malware campaign has compromised users of Chrome, Firefox, and Edge by deploying 17 malicious extensions that employ advanced steganography techniques to evade detection. Collectively downloaded more than 840,000 times, the GhostPoster operation represents one of the most technically mature and persistent browser extension threats documented to date. The GhostPoster campaign leverages an uncommon…
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Credential-stealing Chrome extensions target enterprise HR platforms
Malicious Chrome extensions on the Chrome Web Store masquerading as productivity and security tools for enterprise HR and ERP platforms were discovered stealing authentication credentials or blocking management pages used to respond to security incidents. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/credential-stealing-chrome-extensions-target-enterprise-hr-platforms/
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Malicious GhostPoster browser extensions found with 840,000 installs
Another set of 17 malicious extensions linked to the GhostPoster campaign has been discovered in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge stores, where they accumulated a total of 840,000 installations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-ghostposter-browser-extensions-found-with-840-000-installs/
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AWS Console Supply Chain Breach Enables GitHub Repository Hijacking
Tags: attack, breach, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, github, malicious, open-source, service, supply-chain, threatA newly reported supply chain attack targeting the Amazon Web Services (AWS) management console has raised alarms across the developer community. Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that threat actors are exploiting misconfigured AWS credentials and integrated GitHub actions tohijack repositoriesand inject malicious code into open-source projects. According to the security firm that uncovered the incident, attackersexploitcompromised…
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Insider risk in an age of workforce volatility
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, automation, backdoor, backup, china, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, governance, government, identity, jobs, least-privilege, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, strategy, supply-chain, threat, zero-trustEarly warnings: The machine as insider risk/threat: These dynamics are not emerging in a vacuum. They represent the culmination of warnings that have been building for years.As early as 2021, in my CSO opinion piece “Device identity: The overlooked insider threat,” Rajan Koo (then chief customer officer at DTEX Systems, now CTO) observed: “There needs…
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One click is all it takes: How ‘Reprompt’ turned Microsoft Copilot into data exfiltration tools
What devs and security teams should do now: As in usual security practice, enterprise users should always treat URLs and external inputs as untrusted, experts advised. Be cautious with links, be on the lookout for unusual behavior, and always pause to review pre-filled prompts.”This attack, like many others, originates with a phishing email or text…
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2025 Threat Landscape in Review: Lessons for Businesses Moving Into 2026
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, awareness, backdoor, breach, business, captcha, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, credit-card, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, google, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, pypi, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, windows2025 Threat Landscape in Review: Lessons for Businesses Moving Into 2026 andrew.gertz@t“¦ Thu, 01/15/2026 – 16:48 Nadav Avital – Senior Director of Threat Research at Thales More About This Author > 2025 was a year that tested how businesses think about security. Some attacks happened in new, unexpected ways, while others employed old tricks, taken…
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Microsoft Legal Action Disrupts RedVDS Cybercrime Infrastructure Used for Online Fraud
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has taken a “coordinated legal action” in the U.S. and the U.K. to disrupt a cybercrime subscription service called RedVDS that has allegedly fueled millions in fraud losses.The effort, per the tech giant, is part of a broader law enforcement effort in collaboration with law enforcement authorities that has…
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From typos to takeovers: Inside the industrialization of npm supply chain attacks
Tags: access, application-security, attack, automation, backdoor, blockchain, breach, control, credentials, cybersecurity, github, gitlab, malicious, malware, phishing, radius, risk, supply-chain, threat, update, wormFrom typo traps to legitimate backdoors: For years, typosquatting defined the npm threat model. Attackers published packages with names just close enough to popular libraries, such as “lodsash,” “expres,” “reacts,” and waited for automation or human error to do the rest. The impact was usually limited, and remediation straightforward.That model began to break in 2025.Instead…
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From Bot Noise to Real Insights: How Jobrapido Achieved True Marketing ROI
Discover how Jobrapido blocked 15% of malicious traffic with DataDome, achieving true marketing ROI, reducing cloud costs, and gaining trustworthy insights into genuine user activity. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/from-bot-noise-to-real-insights-how-jobrapido-achieved-true-marketing-roi/
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Iran’s partial internet shutdown may be a windfall for cybersecurity intel
only available launchpads. A connection from the Ministry of Agriculture might not be a farmer. It’s likely a tunnel for a state actor who needs an exit node.”Ranjbar said the removal of the traffic from millions of routine Iranian business and residential users allows a powerful visibility into Iranian government traffic patterns, thereby allowing SOCs…
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Flaw in AI Libraries Exposes Models to Remote Code Execution
3 Major Tech Firms Shipped Vulnerable Open-Source Tools to Hugging Face. Researchers discovered remote code execution vulnerabilities in three AI libraries from Apple, Salesforce and Nvidia used by models with tens of millions of Hugging Face downloads, allowing attackers to hide malicious code in model metadata. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/flaw-in-ai-libraries-exposes-models-to-remote-code-execution-a-30519
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January 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Actively exploited zero day needs attention
More priorities: Executives should also prioritize rapid patching and risk reduction efforts this month around the Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Remote Code Execution, Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege, and Windows Virtualization Based Security Enclave Elevation of Privilege flaws, Bicer said, as these vulnerabilities directly enable full system or trust boundary compromise.Strategic focus…
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North Korean Hackers Exploit Code Repositories in “Contagious Interview” Campaign
A newly documented campaign dubbed “Contagious Interview” shows North Korean threat actors weaponising developer tooling and code-repository workflows to steal credentials, cryptocurrency wallets and establish remote access even when victims never “run” the code they are sent. In a recent case analysed by SEAL, a malicious Bitbucket repository (hxxps://bitbucket[.]org/0xmvptechlab/ctrading) was delivered as a take”‘home technical…
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Hackers Exploit c-ares DLL Side-Loading to Bypass Security and Deploy Malware
Security experts have disclosed details of an active malware campaign that’s exploiting a DLL side-loading vulnerability in a legitimate binary associated with the open-source c-ares library to bypass security controls and deliver a wide range of commodity trojans and stealers.”Attackers achieve evasion by pairing a malicious libcares-2.dll with any signed version of the legitimate ahost.exe…
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New Research: 64% of 3rd-Party Applications Access Sensitive Data Without Justification
Research analyzing 4,700 leading websites reveals that 64% of third-party applications now access sensitive data without business justification, up from 51% in 2024. Government sector malicious activity spiked from 2% to 12.9%, while 1 in 7 Education sites show active compromise.Specific offenders: Google Tag Manager (8% of violations), Shopify (5%), Facebook Pixel (4%).Download the First…
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AppOmni Surfaces BodySnatcher AI Agent Security Flaw Affecting ServiceNow Apps
AppOmni, a provider of a platform for securing software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, this week disclosed it has discovered a flaw in the ServiceNow platform that could be used to create a malicious artificial intelligence (AI) agent. Dubbed BodySnatcher (CVE-2025-12420), AppOmni researchers discovered it was possible for an unauthenticated intruder to impersonate any ServiceNow user using only..…
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PowerShell-Driven Multi-Stage Windows Malware Using Text Payloads
Security researchers have identified a sophisticated multi-stage malware campaign dubbed SHADOW#REACTOR that chains together obfuscated Visual Basic Script (VBS) execution, resilient PowerShell stagers, text-only payload delivery mechanisms, and .NET Reactorprotected in-memory loaders to deploy Remcos RAT while evading detection and analysis reliably. Initial infection begins when users execute a malicious VBS script, typically delivered through…
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Android Banking Malware deVixor Actively Targeting Users with Ransomware Capabilities.
A sophisticated Android banking trojan known as deVixor has emerged as a significant threat to mobile users, combining financial data theft, device surveillance, and ransomware capabilities into a single malicious platform. Active since October 2025, the malware represents a concerning evolution in Android-based financial threats, targeting victims through fake automotive websites and leveraging Telegram infrastructure…
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Malicious Chrome Extension Steals MEXC API Keys by Masquerading as Trading Tool
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a malicious Google Chrome extension that’s capable of stealing API keys associated with MEXC, a centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) available in over 170 countries, while masquerading as a tool to automate trading on the platform.The extension, named MEXC API Automator (ID: pppdfgkfdemgfknfnhpkibbkabhghhfh), has 29 downloads and is still First…
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Apache Struts External Entity (XXE) Injection Vulnerability S2-069 (CVE-2025-68493)
Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Apache issued a security bulletin to fix the Apache Struts external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability S2-069 (CVE-2025-68493); Because the XWork component of Apache Struts does not perform effective validation when parsing XML configuration, attackers can inject external entities by constructing malicious XML data to read sensitive server files, perform…The…
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Hackers Remotely Took Control of an Apex Legends Player’s Inputs
A critical security vulnerability has emerged in Respawn Entertainment’s popular battle royale title, allowing threat actors to remotely manipulate player inputs without requiring code execution capabilities. Respawn Entertainment, the developer of Apex Legends, has confirmed an active security incident affecting its player base. Malicious actors have discovered a vulnerability that enables them to remotely control…
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New Angular Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Execute Malicious Payloads
A high Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in Angular’s Template Compiler, potentially exposing millions of web applications to malicious JavaScript execution. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-22610, affects multiple versions of Angular’s core packages and carries a High severity rating with a CVSS score of 7.3/10. Attribute Details CVE ID CVE-2026-22610 Severity High (CVSS 4.0: 7.3/10) Vulnerability…
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Instagram Confirms Password-Reset Spam Flood, Denies Breach
Security Experts See Coincidental Timing After Leak of Scraped Instagram User Data. Instagram said a massive wave of password reset emails sent to its users traced to malicious abuse of a legitimate feature, but didn’t result from any breach of its systems. Separately, security experts said a threat actor leaked 6.2 million users’ email addresses,…