Tag: malicious

Large-Scale ClickFix Phishing Attacks Target Hotel Systems with PureRAT Malware

Nov 10, 2025 11:22 AM

Tags: attack, credentials, cybersecurity, email, malicious, malware, phishing

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…
Hackers Exploit Websites to Inject Malicious Links for SEO Manipulation

Nov 10, 2025 10:20 AM

Tags: conference, cyber, exploit, hacker, hacking, Internet, malicious, spam, threat

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…
Hackers Exploit Websites to Inject Malicious Links for SEO Manipulation

Nov 10, 2025 10:20 AM

Tags: conference, cyber, exploit, hacker, hacking, Internet, malicious, spam, threat

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…
LangGraph Deserialization Flaw Enables Execution of Malicious Python Code

Nov 10, 2025 8:19 AM

Tags: cve, cyber, flaw, malicious, remote-code-execution, vulnerability

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…
LangGraph Deserialization Flaw Enables Execution of Malicious Python Code

Nov 10, 2025 8:19 AM

Tags: cve, cyber, flaw, malicious, remote-code-execution, vulnerability

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…
Radware: Bad Actors Spoofing AI Agents to Bypass Malicious Bot Defenses

Nov 8, 2025 6:19 PM

Tags: ai, defense, finance, fraud, malicious, mitigation

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/
Malicious NuGet Packages Hide Time-Delayed Sabotage Code

Nov 7, 2025 11:19 PM

Tags: malicious

Researchers 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/
Malicious NuGet packages drop disruptive ‘time bombs’

Nov 7, 2025 10:19 PM

Tags: control, malicious

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/
Cybersecurity Snapshot: AI Will Take Center Stage in Cyber in 2026, Google Says, as MITRE Revamps ATTCK Framework

Nov 7, 2025 8:20 PM

Tags: access, ai, android, antivirus, api, apple, attack, authentication, business, cio, cisa, ciso, cloud, communications, container, control, credentials, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, docker, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, google, governance, group, guide, hacker, identity, infrastructure, injection, Internet, kubernetes, leak, least-privilege, linux, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, mobile, network, offense, oracle, programming, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, soc, social-engineering, software, sophos, spam, strategy, supply-chain, switch, tactics, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day

Learn why Google expects AI to transform cyber defense and offense next year, and explore MITRE’s major update to the ATT&CK knowledge base. We also cover a new McKinsey playbook for agentic AI security, along with the latest on Microsoft Exchange protection and the CIS Benchmarks. Key takeaways Google is forecasting that AI will kick…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: AI Will Take Center Stage in Cyber in 2026, Google Says, as MITRE Revamps ATTCK Framework

Nov 7, 2025 8:20 PM

Tags: access, ai, android, antivirus, api, apple, attack, authentication, business, cio, cisa, ciso, cloud, communications, container, control, credentials, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, docker, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, google, governance, group, guide, hacker, identity, infrastructure, injection, Internet, kubernetes, leak, least-privilege, linux, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, mobile, network, offense, oracle, programming, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, soc, social-engineering, software, sophos, spam, strategy, supply-chain, switch, tactics, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, windows, zero-day

Learn why Google expects AI to transform cyber defense and offense next year, and explore MITRE’s major update to the ATT&CK knowledge base. We also cover a new McKinsey playbook for agentic AI security, along with the latest on Microsoft Exchange protection and the CIS Benchmarks. Key takeaways Google is forecasting that AI will kick…
New LandFall spyware exploited Samsung zero-day via WhatsApp messages

Nov 7, 2025 8:20 PM

Tags: android, exploit, malicious, spyware, threat, vulnerability, zero-day

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/
German ISP aurologic GmbH Identified as Key Hub for Malicious Hosting Infrastructure

Nov 7, 2025 3:19 PM

Tags: cyber, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, malicious, threat

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…
German ISP aurologic GmbH Identified as Key Hub for Malicious Hosting Infrastructure

Nov 7, 2025 3:19 PM

Tags: cyber, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, malicious, threat

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…
Flaw in React Native CLI opens dev servers to attacks

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: access, api, attack, flaw, malicious, network, tool, vulnerability

What developers must do now?: Developers using @react-native-community/cli (or the bundled cli-server-api) in their React Native projects should check for the vulnerable package version on the npm list. The vulnerability is fixed in version 20.0.0 of cli-server-api, so immediate updating is recommended.The stakes include an attacker remotely executing commands on the victim’s development machine, potentially…
Digital health can’t scale if cybersecurity falls behind

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, framework, GDPR, governance, government, healthcare, HIPAA, identity, infection, intelligence, malicious, network, nist, phishing, privacy, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, strategy, technology, threat, training, virus, vulnerability, zero-trust

The unique vulnerabilities of AI systems: Traditional security frameworks are not enough for AI. Attacks on algorithms take subtler forms. I often explain to my clients that when you corrupt data, you corrupt intelligence. Data poisoning occurs when malicious data is inserted into the training process, teaching the AI to make wrong decisions later. Imagine…
Fake 0-Day Exploit Emails Trick Crypto Users Into Running Malicious Code

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: ai, crypto, email, exploit, malicious, scam, zero-day

Bolster AI reveals a new scam using a simple JS code via Emkei’s Mailer to fake 37% profits and steal crypto. Act fast to secure your wallet. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-0-day-exploit-emails-crypto-malicious-code/
Fake 0-Day Exploit Emails Trick Crypto Users Into Running Malicious Code

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: ai, crypto, email, exploit, malicious, scam, zero-day

Bolster AI reveals a new scam using a simple JS code via Emkei’s Mailer to fake 37% profits and steal crypto. Act fast to secure your wallet. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-0-day-exploit-emails-crypto-malicious-code/
Defending digital identity from computer-using agents (CUAs)

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, breach, captcha, cisa, computer, control, corporate, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, email, exploit, fido, google, identity, infrastructure, login, malicious, malware, nfc, passkey, password, phishing, saas, service, skills, social-engineering, tool, unauthorized, update

Principle of least effort: Our brains seek shortcuts to reduce cognitive load, making password reuse seem rational.Security fatigue: Frequent password changes and complex rules frustrate users, pushing them toward reuse.As a result, users often rotate between 410 core passwords. According to an article by Enzoic, the average person reuses the same password across as many as 14…
Fake 0-Day Exploit Emails Trick Crypto Users Into Running Malicious Code

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: ai, crypto, email, exploit, malicious, scam, zero-day

Bolster AI reveals a new scam using a simple JS code via Emkei’s Mailer to fake 37% profits and steal crypto. Act fast to secure your wallet. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-0-day-exploit-emails-crypto-malicious-code/
Defending digital identity from computer-using agents (CUAs)

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, breach, captcha, cisa, computer, control, corporate, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, email, exploit, fido, google, identity, infrastructure, login, malicious, malware, nfc, passkey, password, phishing, saas, service, skills, social-engineering, tool, unauthorized, update

Principle of least effort: Our brains seek shortcuts to reduce cognitive load, making password reuse seem rational.Security fatigue: Frequent password changes and complex rules frustrate users, pushing them toward reuse.As a result, users often rotate between 410 core passwords. According to an article by Enzoic, the average person reuses the same password across as many as 14…
ClickFix Attack Evolves: Weaponized Videos Trigger Self-Infection Tactics

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: attack, awareness, cyber, defense, infection, malicious, phishing, social-engineering, tactics, threat, tool

ClickFix attacks have surged dramatically over the past year, cementing their position as pivotal tools in the modern attacker’s arsenal. These sophisticated social engineering campaigns coerce users into executing malicious code on their own devices, bypassing traditional awareness defenses that focus on preventing suspicious clicks, dodgy downloads, and phishing websites. During a recent threat briefing…
Vibe-coded ransomware proof-of-concept ended up on Microsoft’s marketplace

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: access, ai, control, credentials, data, data-breach, github, infrastructure, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, ransomware, tool

Extension pointed to a GitHub-based C2: Ransomvibe deployed a rather unusual GitHub-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, instead of relying on traditional C2 servers. The extension used a private GitHub repository to receive and execute commands. It routinely checked for new commits in a file named “index.html”, executed the embedded commands, and then wrote the output back…
ClickFix Attack Evolves: Weaponized Videos Trigger Self-Infection Tactics

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: attack, awareness, cyber, defense, infection, malicious, phishing, social-engineering, tactics, threat, tool

ClickFix attacks have surged dramatically over the past year, cementing their position as pivotal tools in the modern attacker’s arsenal. These sophisticated social engineering campaigns coerce users into executing malicious code on their own devices, bypassing traditional awareness defenses that focus on preventing suspicious clicks, dodgy downloads, and phishing websites. During a recent threat briefing…
Vibe-coded ransomware proof-of-concept ended up on Microsoft’s marketplace

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: access, ai, control, credentials, data, data-breach, github, infrastructure, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, ransomware, tool

Extension pointed to a GitHub-based C2: Ransomvibe deployed a rather unusual GitHub-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, instead of relying on traditional C2 servers. The extension used a private GitHub repository to receive and execute commands. It routinely checked for new commits in a file named “index.html”, executed the embedded commands, and then wrote the output back…
Hidden Logic Bombs in Malware-Laced NuGet Packages Set to Detonate Years After Installation

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: control, malicious, malware, software, supply-chain

A set of nine malicious NuGet packages has been identified as capable of dropping time-delayed payloads to sabotage database operations and corrupt industrial control systems.According to software supply chain security company Socket, the packages were published in 2023 and 2024 by a user named “shanhai666” and are designed to run malicious code after specific trigger…
Malicious npm packages contain Vidar infostealer

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: advisory, application-security, attack, cybersecurity, data-breach, detection, infosec, infrastructure, malicious, open-source, programming, risk, risk-management, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability

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…
Hidden Logic Bombs in Malware-Laced NuGet Packages Set to Detonate Years After Installation

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: control, malicious, malware, software, supply-chain

A set of nine malicious NuGet packages has been identified as capable of dropping time-delayed payloads to sabotage database operations and corrupt industrial control systems.According to software supply chain security company Socket, the packages were published in 2023 and 2024 by a user named “shanhai666” and are designed to run malicious code after specific trigger…
Malicious npm packages contain Vidar infostealer

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: advisory, application-security, attack, cybersecurity, data-breach, detection, infosec, infrastructure, malicious, open-source, programming, risk, risk-management, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability

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…
ClickFix Attack Evolves: Weaponized Videos Trigger Self-Infection Tactics

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: attack, awareness, cyber, defense, infection, malicious, phishing, social-engineering, tactics, threat, tool

ClickFix attacks have surged dramatically over the past year, cementing their position as pivotal tools in the modern attacker’s arsenal. These sophisticated social engineering campaigns coerce users into executing malicious code on their own devices, bypassing traditional awareness defenses that focus on preventing suspicious clicks, dodgy downloads, and phishing websites. During a recent threat briefing…
Malicious npm packages contain Vidar infostealer

Nov 7, 2025 2:20 PM

Tags: advisory, application-security, attack, cybersecurity, data-breach, detection, infosec, infrastructure, malicious, open-source, programming, risk, risk-management, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability

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…