Tag: threat
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Millions of Credentials Stolen Each Day by Stealer Malware
The cybercrime ecosystem surrounding stealer malware has reached unprecedented scale, with threat actors now processing millions of stolen credentials daily through sophisticated distribution networks. Security researchers have been monitoring these operations for nearly a year, revealing an alarming infrastructure that processes victim data at industrial volumes through platforms like Telegram, forums, and social media sites.…
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New Rust Malware “ChaosBot” Hides CommandControl Inside Discord
A sophisticated, Rust-based malware dubbed ChaosBot has been exposed utilizing the Discord platform for its Command and Control (C2) operations. This isn’t your average botnet; it’s a new generation of threat that hides its malicious traffic by communicating over the popular, legitimate service, making detection significantly more challenging for traditional security tools. ChaosBot operates by…
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New Rust Malware “ChaosBot” Hides CommandControl Inside Discord
A sophisticated, Rust-based malware dubbed ChaosBot has been exposed utilizing the Discord platform for its Command and Control (C2) operations. This isn’t your average botnet; it’s a new generation of threat that hides its malicious traffic by communicating over the popular, legitimate service, making detection significantly more challenging for traditional security tools. ChaosBot operates by…
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Russia-linked COLDRIVER speeds up malware evolution after LOSTKEYS exposure
Russia-linked COLDRIVER rapidly evolved its malware since May 2025, refining tools just days after releasing its LOSTKEYS variant, says Google. The Russia-linked hacking group COLDRIVER has been quickly upgrading its malware since May 2025, when its LOSTKEYS malware was exposed. According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, the hackers have been rolling out frequent updates and…
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New Salt Typhoon Attacks Leverage Zero-Days and DLL Sideloading
Salt Typhoon represents one of the most persistent and sophisticated cyber threats targeting global critical infrastructure today. Believed to be linked to state-sponsored actors from the People’s Republic of China, this advanced persistent threat group has executed a series of high-impact campaigns against telecommunications providers, energy networks, and government systems”, most notably across the United…
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Companies want the benefits of AI without the cyber blowback
51% of European IT and cybersecurity professionals said they expect AI-driven cyber threats and deepfakes to keep them up at night in 2026, according to ISACA. AI takes centre … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/22/2026-ai-driven-cyber-threats-report/
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Companies want the benefits of AI without the cyber blowback
51% of European IT and cybersecurity professionals said they expect AI-driven cyber threats and deepfakes to keep them up at night in 2026, according to ISACA. AI takes centre … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/22/2026-ai-driven-cyber-threats-report/
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Dead-Drop Resolvers: Malware’s Quiet Rendezvous and Why Adaptive Defense Matters
At this weekend’s BSides NYC, Dr. Jonathan Fuller, CISO of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, delivered an extremely clear talk on how modern malware hides its command-and-control (C2) infrastructure through dead-drop resolvers. Fuller, who co-authored Georgia Tech’s VADER project, described how adversaries increasingly use public platforms-GitHub, Dropbox, Pastebin, even blockchain transactions-as-covert meeting points…
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The Many Shapes of Identity: Inside IAM 360, Issue 3
Tags: access, ai, business, cloud, communications, compliance, container, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, encryption, guide, iam, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, microsoft, passkey, password, risk, software, strategy, technology, threatThe Many Shapes of Identity: Inside IAM 360, Issue 3 josh.pearson@t“¦ Tue, 10/21/2025 – 17:27 The new issue of IAM 360 is here! In this issue, we take on a theme that shows how identity never stands still, reshaping how we live and work as it evolves. We call it Form Factor. Why Form Factor?…
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Self-propagating worm found in marketplaces for Visual Studio Code extensions
Tags: access, application-security, attack, backdoor, backup, best-practice, blockchain, breach, ciso, control, credentials, crime, crypto, cyber, data, data-breach, endpoint, framework, github, gitlab, google, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, marketplace, network, open-source, resilience, risk, sans, security-incident, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, wormMarketplaces targeted: The Koi Security report is the latest in a series of warnings that threat actors are increasingly targeting VS Code marketplaces in supply chain attacks. Last week, Koi Security exposed a threat actor dubbed TigerJack spreading malicious extensions. And researchers at Wiz just published research showing the widespread abuse of the OpenVSX and…
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Russia’s Coldriver Revamps Malware to Evade Detection
Russian Intel Hackers Flexible in Face of Detection. Russia-linked threat group COLDRIVER rapidly replaced its exposed malware with a stealthier PowerShell variant, using fake CAPTCHA prompts and cryptographic key-splitting to evade detection and escalate surveillance on NGOs, dissidents and policy experts, according to new research. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russias-coldriver-revamps-malware-to-evade-detection-a-29776
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The Unkillable Threat: How Attackers Turned Blockchain Into Bulletproof Malware Infrastructure
The blockchain was supposed to revolutionize trust. Instead, it’s revolutionizing cybercrime. Every foundational principle that makes blockchain technology secure”, decentralization, immutability, global accessibility”, has been systematically inverted by sophisticated threat actors into the most resilient malware delivery system ever created. Welcome to the era of EtherHiding, where malicious code lives forever on public ledgers, protected…
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NDSS 2025 Workshop On Security And Privacy Of Next-Generation Networks (FutureG) 2025, Session 3 Session 3: Novel Threats In Decentralized NextG And Securing Open RAN
PAPERS Feedback-Guided API Fuzzing of 5G Network Tianchang Yang (Pennsylvania State University), Sathiyajith K S (Pennsylvania State University), Ashwin Senthil Arumugam (Pennsylvania State University), Syed Rafiul Hussain (Pennsylvania State University) Trust or Bust: A Survey of Threats in Decentralized Wireless Networks Hetvi Shastri (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Akanksha Atrey (Nokia Bell Labs), Andre Beck (Nokia…
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Google introduces agentic threat intelligence for faster, conversational threat analysis
Security teams spend much of their day pulling data from reports, forums, and feeds, trying to connect clues across multiple sources. Google says that work can now happen … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/21/google-agentic-threat-intelligence/
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MIND upgrades endpoint DLP (and more!)
Tags: ai, automation, business, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, data, endpoint, google, healthcare, identity, leak, microsoft, okta, phone, risk, service, threatMIND Flight 1021 with service to Stress-Free DLP is now boarding. All ticketed and confirmed passengers should make their way to the boarding gate at this time. The airport hums with noise. Rolling suitcases bump over tile floors, boarding announcements echo through speakers and the line at TSA snakes endlessly ahead. You shift your weight…
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Russian State-Sponsored COLDRIVER Group Deploys New Malware After Exposure of LOSTKEYS
Following the public disclosure of its LOSTKEYS malware in May 2025, the Russian state-sponsored threat group known as COLDRIVER, also tracked under aliases such as UNC4057, Star Blizzard, and Callisto, has rapidly evolved its cyber operations. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/coldriver-new-malware-after-lostkeys-exposure/
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Russian State-Sponsored COLDRIVER Group Deploys New Malware After Exposure of LOSTKEYS
Following the public disclosure of its LOSTKEYS malware in May 2025, the Russian state-sponsored threat group known as COLDRIVER, also tracked under aliases such as UNC4057, Star Blizzard, and Callisto, has rapidly evolved its cyber operations. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/coldriver-new-malware-after-lostkeys-exposure/
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AI-enabled ransomware attacks: CISO’s top security concern, with good reason
Ransomware’s AI-powered future: Although CrowdStrike’s latest survey doesn’t provide a full picture of AI’s use by ransomware gangs, the fact that generative AI is proving highly effective in crafting phishing emails that lead to ransomware infections shows the tip of the iceberg CISOs face.CrowdStrike Field CTO Cristian Rodriguez tells CSO, “We’re seeing AI touch every…
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Dataminr To Acquire ThreatConnect For $290M, Boost AI-Driven Threat Intel
Dataminr announced Tuesday it has reached a deal to acquire ThreatConnect for $290 million, in a move aimed at boosting its capabilities around AI-powered threat intelligence. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/dataminr-to-acquire-threatconnect-for-290m-boost-ai-driven-threat-intel
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Dataminr to acquire cybersecurity firm ThreatConnect for $290 million
Dataminr, a New York-based company specializing in real-time threat intelligence, announced plans Tuesday to acquire ThreatConnect, a cybersecurity threat intelligence provider, for $290 million. The acquisition will combine Dataminr’s AI-powered analysis of public data with ThreatConnect’s internal threat management capabilities, creating what the companies describe as >>Client-Tailored intelligence
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Dataminr to acquire cybersecurity firm ThreatConnect for $290 million
Dataminr, a New York-based company specializing in real-time threat intelligence, announced plans Tuesday to acquire ThreatConnect, a cybersecurity threat intelligence provider, for $290 million. The acquisition will combine Dataminr’s AI-powered analysis of public data with ThreatConnect’s internal threat management capabilities, creating what the companies describe as >>Client-Tailored intelligence
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New Luma Infostealer Malware Steals Browser Data, Cryptocurrency, and Remote Access Accounts
Luma Infostealer, a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) offering, has emerged as a potent threat targeting high-value credentials such as web browser cookies, cryptocurrency wallets, and VPN/RDP account information. Beyond isolated theft, threat actors are employing Luma in the initial infiltration stages of complex campaigns”, ransomware deployment, account hijacking, and internal network compromise. The stolen data fuels identity…
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Ransomware Payouts Surge to $3.6m Amid Evolving Tactics
According to ExtraHop’s latest threat landscape report, average ransomware payments surged 44% to $3.6m in 2025 despite fewer incidents First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ransomware-payouts-surge-dollar36m/
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Erkennung der Risiken von Identitäten und kompromittierten Anmeldeinformationen
Sophos kündigt sein für Sophos-XDR und Sophos-MDR an. Diese neue Lösung überwacht kontinuierlich die Kundenumgebung auf Risiken und Fehlkonfigurationen von Identitäten und durchsucht das Darknet nach kompromittierten Zugangsdaten. Damit ermöglicht sie eine schnelle Erkennung und die Reaktion auf identitätsbasierte Angriffe. Darüber hinaus identifiziert ITDR risikoreiches Benutzerverhalten, welches für […] First seen on netzpalaver.de Jump to…
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Erkennung der Risiken von Identitäten und kompromittierten Anmeldeinformationen
Sophos kündigt sein für Sophos-XDR und Sophos-MDR an. Diese neue Lösung überwacht kontinuierlich die Kundenumgebung auf Risiken und Fehlkonfigurationen von Identitäten und durchsucht das Darknet nach kompromittierten Zugangsdaten. Damit ermöglicht sie eine schnelle Erkennung und die Reaktion auf identitätsbasierte Angriffe. Darüber hinaus identifiziert ITDR risikoreiches Benutzerverhalten, welches für […] First seen on netzpalaver.de Jump to…
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Erkennung der Risiken von Identitäten und kompromittierten Anmeldeinformationen
Sophos kündigt sein für Sophos-XDR und Sophos-MDR an. Diese neue Lösung überwacht kontinuierlich die Kundenumgebung auf Risiken und Fehlkonfigurationen von Identitäten und durchsucht das Darknet nach kompromittierten Zugangsdaten. Damit ermöglicht sie eine schnelle Erkennung und die Reaktion auf identitätsbasierte Angriffe. Darüber hinaus identifiziert ITDR risikoreiches Benutzerverhalten, welches für […] First seen on netzpalaver.de Jump to…
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Threat Actors Reportedly Marketing Monolock Ransomware on Dark Web Forums
Tags: cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, encryption, malicious, marketplace, monitoring, ransomware, software, threatA recent surge in underground cybercrime chatter has shone a spotlight on Monolock Ransomware V1.0, as multiple posts on dark web forums claim that the malicious software is now available for purchase. Cybersecurity researchers monitoring illicit marketplaces report that threat actors are advertising a fully functional ransomware strain, complete with encryption modules, key exchange mechanisms,…
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Threat Actors Reportedly Marketing Monolock Ransomware on Dark Web Forums
Tags: cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, encryption, malicious, marketplace, monitoring, ransomware, software, threatA recent surge in underground cybercrime chatter has shone a spotlight on Monolock Ransomware V1.0, as multiple posts on dark web forums claim that the malicious software is now available for purchase. Cybersecurity researchers monitoring illicit marketplaces report that threat actors are advertising a fully functional ransomware strain, complete with encryption modules, key exchange mechanisms,…
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Google Identifies Three New Russian Malware Families Created by COLDRIVER Hackers
A new malware attributed to the Russia-linked hacking group known as COLDRIVER has undergone numerous developmental iterations since May 2025, suggesting an increased “operations tempo” from the threat actor.The findings come from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), which said the state-sponsored hacking crew has rapidly refined and retooled its malware arsenal merely five days following…