Tag: malicious
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Beware of Security Alert-Themed Malicious Emails that Steal Your Email Logins
A sophisticated phishing campaign is currently targeting email users with deceptive security alert notifications that appear to originate from their own organization’s domain. The phishing emails are crafted to resemble legitimate security notifications from email delivery systems. These messages inform recipients that specific messages have been blocked and require manual release a premise designed to…
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Lazarus Group Deploys Weaponized Documents Against Aerospace Defense
Security researchers at ENKI have uncovered a sophisticated espionage campaign targeting aerospace and defense organizations, in which the Lazarus Group is weaponizing a new variant of the Comebacker backdoor to infiltrate high-value targets. The threat actor has been actively conducting phishing operations since at least March 2025, distributing malicious documents disguised as legitimate communications from…
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Hackers Exploit Triofox 0-Day to Deploy Malicious Payloads Using Anti-Virus Feature
Tags: authentication, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, flaw, hacker, malicious, mandiant, threat, virus, vulnerability, zero-dayCybersecurity researchers from Mandiant Threat Defense have uncovered a critical zero-day vulnerability in Gladinet’s Triofox file-sharing platform that allowed attackers to bypass authentication and execute malicious code with system-level privileges. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-12480, was actively exploited by the threat actor group UNC6485 as early as August 24, 2025. The flaw affected Triofox version 16.4.10317.56372 and has…
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How GlassWorm wormed its way back into developers’ code, and what it says about open source security
Tags: access, ai, attack, blockchain, ciso, control, credentials, crypto, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, framework, github, google, infrastructure, law, malicious, malware, marketplace, monitoring, open-source, resilience, service, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, wormadhamu.history-in-sublime-merge (downloaded 4,000 times)ai-driven-dev.ai-driven-dev (downloaded 3,300 times)yasuyuky.transient-emacs (downloaded 2,400 times)All three GlassWorm extensions are “still literally invisible” in code editors, the researchers note. They are encoded in unprintable Unicode characters that look like blank space to the human eye, but execute as JavaScript.The attackers have posted new transactions to the Solana blockchain that outline updated…
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How GlassWorm wormed its way back into developers’ code, and what it says about open source security
Tags: access, ai, attack, blockchain, ciso, control, credentials, crypto, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, framework, github, google, infrastructure, law, malicious, malware, marketplace, monitoring, open-source, resilience, service, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, wormadhamu.history-in-sublime-merge (downloaded 4,000 times)ai-driven-dev.ai-driven-dev (downloaded 3,300 times)yasuyuky.transient-emacs (downloaded 2,400 times)All three GlassWorm extensions are “still literally invisible” in code editors, the researchers note. They are encoded in unprintable Unicode characters that look like blank space to the human eye, but execute as JavaScript.The attackers have posted new transactions to the Solana blockchain that outline updated…
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LANDFALL Spyware Targeted Samsung Galaxy Phones via Malicious Images
Unit 42 discovered LANDFALL, commercial-grade Android spyware, which used a hidden image vulnerability (CVE-2025-21042) to remotely spy on Samsung Galaxy users via WhatsApp. Update your phone now. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/landfall-spyware-samsung-galaxy-malicious-images/
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5 reasons why attackers are phishing over LinkedIn
Attackers are increasingly phishing over LinkedIn to reach executives and bypass email security tools. Push Security explains how real-time browser protection detects and blocks phishing across apps and channels as users load malicious pages. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/5-reasons-why-attackers-are-phishing-over-linkedin/
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5 reasons why attackers are phishing over LinkedIn
Attackers are increasingly phishing over LinkedIn to reach executives and bypass email security tools. Push Security explains how real-time browser protection detects and blocks phishing across apps and channels as users load malicious pages. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/5-reasons-why-attackers-are-phishing-over-linkedin/
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NuGet Supply-Chain Exploit Uses Timed Destructive Payloads Against ICS
A sophisticated supply chain attack has compromised critical industrial control systems through nine malicious NuGet packages designed to inject time-delayed destructive payloads into database operations and manufacturing environments. Socket’s Threat Research Team identified these weapons of code, published under the alias shanhai666 between 2023 and 2024, which have collectively accumulated 9,488 downloads before being reported…
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NuGet Supply-Chain Exploit Uses Timed Destructive Payloads Against ICS
A sophisticated supply chain attack has compromised critical industrial control systems through nine malicious NuGet packages designed to inject time-delayed destructive payloads into database operations and manufacturing environments. Socket’s Threat Research Team identified these weapons of code, published under the alias shanhai666 between 2023 and 2024, which have collectively accumulated 9,488 downloads before being reported…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Hyper-V Malware, Malicious AI Bots, RDP Exploits, WhatsApp Lockdown and More
Cyber threats didn’t slow down last week”, and attackers are getting smarter. We’re seeing malware hidden in virtual machines, side-channel leaks exposing AI chats, and spyware quietly targeting Android devices in the wild.But that’s just the surface. From sleeper logic bombs to a fresh alliance between major threat groups, this week’s roundup highlights a clear…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Hyper-V Malware, Malicious AI Bots, RDP Exploits, WhatsApp Lockdown and More
Cyber threats didn’t slow down last week”, and attackers are getting smarter. We’re seeing malware hidden in virtual machines, side-channel leaks exposing AI chats, and spyware quietly targeting Android devices in the wild.But that’s just the surface. From sleeper logic bombs to a fresh alliance between major threat groups, this week’s roundup highlights a clear…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Hyper-V Malware, Malicious AI Bots, RDP Exploits, WhatsApp Lockdown and More
Cyber threats didn’t slow down last week”, and attackers are getting smarter. We’re seeing malware hidden in virtual machines, side-channel leaks exposing AI chats, and spyware quietly targeting Android devices in the wild.But that’s just the surface. From sleeper logic bombs to a fresh alliance between major threat groups, this week’s roundup highlights a clear…
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Nine NuGet packages disrupt DBs and industrial systems with time-delayed payloads
Nine NuGet packages by “shanhai666” can deploy delayed payloads to disrupt databases and industrial systems. Socket’s Threat Research Team discovered nine malicious NuGet packages, published between 2023 and 2024 by “shanhai666,” that can deploy time-delayed payloads to disrupt databases and industrial control systems. Scheduled to trigger in August 2027 and November 2028, the packages were…
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Large-Scale ClickFix Phishing Attacks Target Hotel Systems with PureRAT Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a massive phishing campaign targeting the hospitality industry that lures hotel managers to ClickFix-style pages and harvest their credentials by deploying malware like PureRAT.”The attacker’s modus operandi involved using a compromised email account to send malicious messages to multiple hotel establishments,” Sekoia said. “This campaign First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Nine NuGet packages disrupt DBs and industrial systems with time-delayed payloads
Nine NuGet packages by “shanhai666” can deploy delayed payloads to disrupt databases and industrial systems. Socket’s Threat Research Team discovered nine malicious NuGet packages, published between 2023 and 2024 by “shanhai666,” that can deploy time-delayed payloads to disrupt databases and industrial control systems. Scheduled to trigger in August 2027 and November 2028, the packages were…
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Hackers Exploit Websites to Inject Malicious Links for SEO Manipulation
A surge in online casino spam is reshaping the dark corners of the internet, with threat actors increasingly hacking websites to embed malicious SEO-boosting links. This evolving tactic aims to promote online gambling sites by hijacking the authority of legitimate websites putting site owners and unsuspecting users alike at risk. Historically, blackhat SEO spam campaigns…
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Hackers Exploit Websites to Inject Malicious Links for SEO Manipulation
A surge in online casino spam is reshaping the dark corners of the internet, with threat actors increasingly hacking websites to embed malicious SEO-boosting links. This evolving tactic aims to promote online gambling sites by hijacking the authority of legitimate websites putting site owners and unsuspecting users alike at risk. Historically, blackhat SEO spam campaigns…
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LangGraph Deserialization Flaw Enables Execution of Malicious Python Code
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in LangGraph’s checkpoint serialization library, affecting versions before 3.0. The flaw resides in the JsonPlusSerializer component, which is the default serialization protocol used for all checkpointing operations. This vulnerability (CVE-2025-64439) allows attackers to execute arbitrary Python code during the deserialization of malicious payloads. Attribute Details CVE…
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LangGraph Deserialization Flaw Enables Execution of Malicious Python Code
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in LangGraph’s checkpoint serialization library, affecting versions before 3.0. The flaw resides in the JsonPlusSerializer component, which is the default serialization protocol used for all checkpointing operations. This vulnerability (CVE-2025-64439) allows attackers to execute arbitrary Python code during the deserialization of malicious payloads. Attribute Details CVE…
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Radware: Bad Actors Spoofing AI Agents to Bypass Malicious Bot Defenses
AI agents are increasingly being used to search the web, making traditional bot mitigation systems inadequate and opening the door for malicious actors to develop and deploy bots that impersonate legitimate agents from AI vendors to launch account takeover and financial fraud attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/radware-bad-actors-spoofing-ai-agents-to-bypass-malicious-bot-defenses/
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Malicious NuGet Packages Hide Time-Delayed Sabotage Code
Tags: maliciousResearchers found nine NuGet packages hiding time-delayed code that can crash apps or corrupt industrial systems. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/malicious-nuget-packages-hide-time-delayed-sabotage-code/
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Malicious NuGet packages drop disruptive ‘time bombs’
Several malicious packages on NuGet have sabotage payloads scheduled to activate in 2027 and 2028, targeting database implementations and Siemens S7 industrial control devices. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-nuget-packages-drop-disruptive-time-bombs/
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New LandFall spyware exploited Samsung zero-day via WhatsApp messages
A threat actor exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Samsung’s Android image processing library to deploy a previously unknown spyware called ‘LandFall’ using malicious images sent over WhatsApp. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-landfall-spyware-exploited-samsung-zero-day-via-whatsapp-messages/
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German ISP aurologic GmbH Identified as Key Hub for Malicious Hosting Infrastructure
German hosting provider aurologic GmbH has emerged as a critical hub within the global malicious infrastructure ecosystem, according to recent intelligence reporting. The Langen-based ISP, which operates AS30823, serves as a primary upstream provider to multiple threat activity enablers (TAEs) and sanctioned entities, establishing itself as a central nexus connecting some of the internet’s most…
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German ISP aurologic GmbH Identified as Key Hub for Malicious Hosting Infrastructure
German hosting provider aurologic GmbH has emerged as a critical hub within the global malicious infrastructure ecosystem, according to recent intelligence reporting. The Langen-based ISP, which operates AS30823, serves as a primary upstream provider to multiple threat activity enablers (TAEs) and sanctioned entities, establishing itself as a central nexus connecting some of the internet’s most…
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Malicious npm packages contain Vidar infostealer
Typosquatting: One favorite tactic of threat actors trying to infect the open source software supply chain is typosquatting, the creation of packages with names similar to those of legitimate ones to trick unwitting developers searching for a particular library. For example, in 2018 a researcher found that threat actors had created phony libraries in the…