Tag: threat
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n8n Supply Chain Attack Abuses Community Nodes to Steal OAuth Tokens
Threat actors have been observed uploading a set of eight packages on the npm registry that masqueraded as integrations targeting the n8n workflow automation platform to steal developers’ OAuth credentials.One such package, named “n8n-nodes-hfgjf-irtuinvcm-lasdqewriit,” mimics a Google Ads integration, and prompts users to link their advertising account in a seemingly legitimate form and then First…
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Fake Employee Reports Spread Guloader and Remcos RAT Malware
Scammers are using fake October 2025 performance reviews to trick staff into installing Guloader and Remcos RAT malware. Learn how to identify this threat and protect your personal data from remote hackers. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-employee-reports-guloader-remcos-rat-malware/
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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,…
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Web3 Dev Environments Hit by Fake Interview Software Scam
Web3 and cryptocurrency developers are facing a new wave of targeted attacks driven not by cold outreach, but by carefully engineered “inbound” traps. Instead of chasing victims through phishing emails or unsolicited Telegram messages, threat actors are now building fake companies, posting appealing job openings, and waiting for high-value targets to walk into their infrastructure.…
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Instagram Confirms No System Breach After External Password Reset Problem
Instagram has dismissed security breach concerns, clarifying that recent unexpected password reset emails were caused by an external party exploiting a now-patched vulnerability rather than a complete system compromise. The social media giant confirmed that a flaw in its systems allowed unknown threat actors to request password reset emails on behalf of users without actually…
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India Remains Top Target for Mobile Attacks as Threats Surge 38%
New Delhi, January 12, 2026 India has emerged as the world’s top target for mobile attacks yet again, recording a steep 38% year-over-year increase in mobile threats, according to the India findings of the Zscaler ThreatLabz 2025 Mobile, IoT, and OT Threat Report released today. The country now accounts for a staggering 26% of […]…
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World Economic Forum: Cyber-fraud overtakes ransomware as business leaders’ top cyber-security concern
“Pervasive” threat of phishing, invoice scams and other cyber-enabled fraud is at “record highs”, warns WEF Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fraud-overtakes-ransomware-as-top/
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Iran-linked MuddyWater APT deploys Rust-based implant in latest campaign
Rust offers evasion advantages: CloudSEK researchers said RustyWater was developed in Rust, which they said is increasingly used by malware authors for its memory safety features and cross-platform capabilities, according to the blog post. Other state-sponsored groups, including Russia’s Gossamer Bear and China-linked actors, have also deployed Rust-based malware in recent campaigns, according to security…
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Intersec Dubai highlights why AI has become critical in the race against cyber attackers
Cigna Healthcare’s Jean Wiles warns that healthcare security teams must act faster without sacrificing accuracy or compliance as threats driven by artificial intelligence scale First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366637147/Intersec-Dubai-highlights-why-AI-has-become-critical-in-the-race-against-cyber-attackers
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ValleyRAT_S2: Stealth Intrusions Aimed at Financial Data Exfiltration
A sophisticated second-stage malware payload known as ValleyRAT_S2 has emerged as a critical threat to organizations across Chinese-speaking regions, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. This Remote Access Trojan (RAT), written in C++, is a modular, highly evasive cyber-espionage tool designed to infiltrate systems, maintain persistent access, and extract sensitive financial and…
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BreachForums Database Leak Turns the Tables on Threat Actors
A database featuring 300,000+ users of notorious hacking forum BreachForums has been leaked online First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/breachforums-database-leak/
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Fake Employee Performance Reports Deliver Guloader Malware
Organizations are being warned about a new phishing campaign that weaponizes fake employee performance reports to deploy the Guloader malware and ultimately install Remcos RAT on compromised systems. In the observed cases, threat actors send phishing emails that purport to share an employee performance report for October 2025. The email body claims that management is…
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Hacking Group “Everest” Allegedly Claims Nissan Motor Breach
The Everest hacking group has allegedly claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack on Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s leading automotive manufacturers. According to threat intelligence reports observed on January 10, 2026, the cybercriminal organization claims to have exfiltrated approximately 900 GB of sensitive data from the company’s systems, though the breach remains under…
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What innovative approaches exist for Agentic AI security?
How Can We Securely Manage Non-Human Identities (NHIs) in the Age of Agentic AI? Have you ever pondered how machine identities are secured? The answer revolves around the robust management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and secrets security. With rising threats, a comprehensive approach to safeguarding these identities is more pressing than ever. Understanding Non-Human Identities……
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Instagram denies breach amid claims of 17 million account data leak
Instagram says it fixed a bug that allowed threat actors to mass-request password reset emails, amid claims that data from more than 17 million Instagram accounts was scraped and leaked online. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instagram-denies-breach-amid-claims-of-17-million-account-data-leak/
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What is Application Security Testing? Detail Explanation
Your organization, the industrial domain you survive on, and almost everything you deal with rely on software applications. Be it banking portals, healthcare systems, or any other, securing those applications is paramount. Application Security Testing is the process of making applications more resistant to cyber threats by identifying weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the code. In……
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MuddyWater Launches RustyWater RAT via Spear-Phishing Across Middle East Sectors
The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign targeting diplomatic, maritime, financial, and telecom entities in the Middle East with a Rust-based implant codenamed RustyWater.”The campaign uses icon spoofing and malicious Word documents to deliver Rust based implants capable of asynchronous C2, anti-analysis, registry persistence, and modular First seen…
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Beyond “Is Your SOC AI Ready?” Plan the Journey!
You read the “AI-ready SOC pillars” blog, but you still see a lot of this: Bungled AI SOC transition How do we do better? Let’s go through all 5 pillars aka readiness dimensions and see what we can actually do to make your SOC AI-ready. #1 SOC Data Foundations As I said before, this one is my…
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Hackers target misconfigured proxies to access paid LLM services
Threat actors are systematically hunting for misconfigured proxy servers that could provide access to commercial large language model (LLM) services. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-target-misconfigured-proxies-to-access-paid-llm-services/
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Days to Escape Virtual Machines
Chinese-speaking threat actors are suspected to have leveraged a compromised SonicWall VPN appliance as an initial access vector to deploy a VMware ESXi exploit that may have been developed as far back as February 2024.Cybersecurity firm Huntress, which observed the activity in December 2025 and stopped it before it could progress to the final stage,…
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Use of XMRig Cryptominer by Threat Actors Expanding: Expel
Security researchers last year wrote about a surge in the use by threat actors of the legitimate XMRig cryptominer, and cybersecurity firm Expel is now outlining the widening number of malicious ways they’re deploying the open-source tool against corporate IT operations. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/use-of-xmrig-cryptominer-by-threat-actors-expanding-expel/
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xRAT Malware Targets Windows Users via Fake Adult Game
AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has uncovered a dangerous distribution campaign targeting Windows users through Korean web hard services. Threat actors are leveraging xRAT (QuasarRAT) malware, disguising it as legitimate adult game content to deceive unsuspecting users into downloading and executing malicious files. Korean webhard services have become a prime vector for malware distribution, with…
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50 Best Free Cyber Threat Intelligence Tools 2026
Threat Intelligence Tools are more often used by security industries to test the vulnerabilities in networks and applications. It helps with the collection and analysis of information about current and potential attacks that threaten the safety of an organization or its assets. Here you can find the Comprehensive Threat Intelligence Tools list that covers Performing…
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The Role of Initial Access Markets in Ransomware Campaigns Targeting Australia and New Zealand
The cyber threat environment in Australia and New Zealand has entered a critical phase throughout 2025, marked by a dramatic surge in initial access sales, sophisticated ransomware operations, and widespread data breaches affecting essential sectors. According to the Threat Landscape Report for Australia and New Zealand 2025, threat activity documented between January and November 2025…
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Telecom sector sees steady rise in ransomware attacks
A new threat intelligence report described a potent mixture of unpatched flaws and lax perimeter controls. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/telecom-ransomware-spike-cyble/809224/
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INFORM 2026: MITRE’s Updated Threat-Informed Defense Maturity Model Explained
On January 8th, MITRE’s Center for Threat-Informed Defense (CTID) published a significant update to INFORM, its threat-informed defense maturity model. This update reflects the joint efforts of MITRE researchers, AttackIQ, and several CTID members to enhance INFORM based on two years of operational use and broad security community feedback. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to…
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Russian APT28 Runs Credential-Stealing Campaign Targeting Energy and Policy Organizations
Russian state-sponsored threat actors have been linked to a fresh set of credential harvesting attacks targeting individuals associated with a Turkish energy and nuclear research agency, as well as staff affiliated with a European think tank and organizations in North Macedonia and Uzbekistan.The activity has been attributed to APT28 (aka BlueDelta), which was attributed to…