Tag: threat
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Auction giant Sotheby’s says data breach exposed financial information
Major international auction house Sotheby’s is notifying individuals of a data breach incident on its systems where threat actors stole sensitive information, including financial details. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/auction-giant-sothebys-says-data-breach-exposed-financial-information/
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North Korean Hackers Exploit EtherHiding to Spread Malware and Steal Crypto Assets
Tags: attack, blockchain, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, exploit, hacker, malicious, malware, north-korea, technology, threatThe cybersecurity landscape has witnessed a significant evolution in attack techniques with North Korean threat actors adopting EtherHiding, a sophisticated method that leverages blockchain technology to distribute malware and facilitate cryptocurrency theft. EtherHiding represents a fundamental shift in how cybercriminals store and deliver malicious payloads by embedding malware code within smart contracts on public blockchains…
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North Korean Hackers Exploit EtherHiding to Spread Malware and Steal Crypto Assets
Tags: attack, blockchain, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, exploit, hacker, malicious, malware, north-korea, technology, threatThe cybersecurity landscape has witnessed a significant evolution in attack techniques with North Korean threat actors adopting EtherHiding, a sophisticated method that leverages blockchain technology to distribute malware and facilitate cryptocurrency theft. EtherHiding represents a fundamental shift in how cybercriminals store and deliver malicious payloads by embedding malware code within smart contracts on public blockchains…
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SIEM, Startups, and the Myth (Reality?) of IT Inertia: A Reformed Analyst Reflects on SIEM MQ 2025
Vaguely magical and quadranty thing (Gemini) It’s not every day you get to reflect on a journey that started as an odd “googley” startup and culminates in a shiny Leaders placement on a Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM 2025 (MQ). When I joined Chronicle in the summer of 2019″Š”, “Ša name now rolled into the broader Google…
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Emulating the Prominent Global Group Ransomware
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by Global Group ransomware, a threat that first appeared in June 2025 and quickly became notorious across the security landscape. The group has primarily targeted high-impact sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, and professional services, where operational downtime can cause severe disruption. First seen…
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Qantas, DraftKings, and Other Recent Breaches
Mid-October Check-In Here we are in mid-October, and 2025 shows no signs of slowing down on the cyber front. In just the past week, organizations across industries have suffered significant breaches, keeping threat researchers busy analyzing the fallout. From a major airline data leak affecting millions to attempted account takeovers at a sports betting giant,……
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F5 BIG-IP Breach: 44 CVEs That Need Your Attention Now
Tags: access, attack, breach, cisa, cloud, crowdstrike, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, government, Hardware, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, kubernetes, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, software, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementPartnering with an EDR vendor after a nation-state has already stolen your source code isn’t innovation, it’s a gamble. You don’t build a fire extinguisher while the house is burning. You find every spark before it becomes the next inferno. Key takeaways: F5’s BIG-IP is used to secure everything from government agencies to critical infrastructure. …
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Qantas, DraftKings, and Other Recent Breaches
Mid-October Check-In Here we are in mid-October, and 2025 shows no signs of slowing down on the cyber front. In just the past week, organizations across industries have suffered significant breaches, keeping threat researchers busy analyzing the fallout. From a major airline data leak affecting millions to attempted account takeovers at a sports betting giant,……
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F5 BIG-IP Breach: 44 CVEs That Need Your Attention Now
Tags: access, attack, breach, cisa, cloud, crowdstrike, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, government, Hardware, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, kubernetes, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, software, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementPartnering with an EDR vendor after a nation-state has already stolen your source code isn’t innovation, it’s a gamble. You don’t build a fire extinguisher while the house is burning. You find every spark before it becomes the next inferno. Key takeaways: F5’s BIG-IP is used to secure everything from government agencies to critical infrastructure. …
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North Korean operatives spotted using evasive techniques to steal data and cryptocurrency
Research from Cisco Talos and Google Threat Intelligence Group underscores the extent to which North Korea-aligned attackers attempt to avoid detection. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/north-korea-attackers-evasive-techniques-malware/
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Operation Zero Disco: Threat actors targets Cisco SNMP flaw to drop Linux rootkits
Hackers exploit Cisco SNMP flaw CVE-2025-20352 in “Zero Disco” attacks to deploy Linux rootkits on outdated systems, researchers report. Trend Micro researchers disclosed details of a new campaign, tracked as Operation Zero Disco, that exploited a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Cisco IOS Software and IOS XE Software to deploy Linux rootkits on older, unprotected…
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Why the F5 Hack Created an ‘Imminent Threat’ for Thousands of Networks
Networking software company F5 disclosed a long-term breach of its systems this week. The fallout could be severe. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/f5-hack-networking-software-big-ip/
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Auction giant Sotheby’s says data breach exposed customer information
Major international auction house Sotheby’s is notifying customers of a data breach incident on its systems where threat actors stole sensitive information, including financial details. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/auction-giant-sothebys-says-data-breach-exposed-customer-information/
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Hackers exploit Cisco SNMP flaw to deploy rootkit on switches
Threat actors exploited a recently patched remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-20352) in older, unprotected Cisco networking devices to deploy a Linux rootkit and gain persistent access. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-cisco-snmp-flaw-to-deploy-rootkit-on-switches/
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Rethinking Security Resilience And Getting Back To Basics At CornCon 11
CornCon 11 emphasized security basics, real-world risk alignment, and sustainable practices to help teams build resilient programs in today’s complex threat landscape. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/rethinking-security-resilience-and-getting-back-to-basics-at-corncon-11/
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Rethinking Security Resilience And Getting Back To Basics At CornCon 11
CornCon 11 emphasized security basics, real-world risk alignment, and sustainable practices to help teams build resilient programs in today’s complex threat landscape. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/rethinking-security-resilience-and-getting-back-to-basics-at-corncon-11/
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Weak and Exposed: US Water Utilities a Chinese Hacker Target
Critical Infrastructure on the Digital Front Lines. Rural America is a long way from Taiwan. But cyber power is no respecter of geography. Should China make good on its repeated threats to reunify the island by force, the utilities that provide water and power to small towns all over the United States may find themselves…
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Rethinking Security Resilience And Getting Back To Basics At CornCon 11
CornCon 11 emphasized security basics, real-world risk alignment, and sustainable practices to help teams build resilient programs in today’s complex threat landscape. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/rethinking-security-resilience-and-getting-back-to-basics-at-corncon-11/
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China Hackers Test AI-Optimized Attack Chains in Taiwan
AI might help some threat actors in certain respects, but one group is proving that its use for cyberattacks has its limits. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/china-hackers-ai-optimized-attack-taiwan
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Inside the F5 Breach
On October 15, 2025, F5 publicly confirmed that its internal systems had been compromised by what it described as a highly sophisticated, nation-state threat actor. The attacker gained access to development environments, exfiltrated source code related to F5’s BIG-IP product line, and obtained vulnerability research that had not yet been publicly disclosed. Although the breach……
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Inside the F5 Breach
On October 15, 2025, F5 publicly confirmed that its internal systems had been compromised by what it described as a highly sophisticated, nation-state threat actor. The attacker gained access to development environments, exfiltrated source code related to F5’s BIG-IP product line, and obtained vulnerability research that had not yet been publicly disclosed. Although the breach……
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GTIA sharing MSP threat intelligence
Organisation keen to get members engaged with its forums to share, track and expose the latest efforts by cyber criminals to underline the managed service provider community First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366632857/GTIA-sharing-MSP-threat-intelligence
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Hackers Use Blockchain to Hide Malware in Plain Sight
Tags: attack, blockchain, google, group, hacker, hacking, intelligence, korea, malware, north-korea, threatState, Criminal Hackers Use Blockchain Technique to Evade Takedowns. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group found hacking groups like North Korea’s UNC5342 and criminal group UNC5142 using a public blockchain technique called EtherHiding to distribute malware. The method makes attacks tougher to trace, block or dismantle. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hackers-use-blockchain-to-hide-malware-in-plain-sight-a-29741
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Gladinet fixes actively exploited zero-day in file-sharing software
Gladinet has released security updates for its CentreStack business solution to address a local file inclusion vulnerability (CVE-2025-11371) that threat actors have leveraged as a zero-day since late September. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gladinet-fixes-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-file-sharing-software/
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North Korean Hackers Use EtherHiding to Hide Malware Inside Blockchain Smart Contracts
Tags: blockchain, crypto, google, group, hacker, hacking, intelligence, korea, malware, north-korea, theft, threatA threat actor with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka North Korea) has been observed leveraging the EtherHiding technique to distribute malware and enable cryptocurrency theft, marking the first time a state-sponsored hacking group has embraced the method.The activity has been attributed by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) to a threat cluster…
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Hackers Abuse Blockchain Smart Contracts to Spread Malware via Infected WordPress Sites
A financially motivated threat actor codenamed UNC5142 has been observed abusing blockchain smart contracts as a way to facilitate the distribution of information stealers such as Atomic (AMOS), Lumma, Rhadamanthys (aka RADTHIEF), and Vidar, targeting both Windows and Apple macOS systems.”UNC5142 is characterized by its use of compromised WordPress websites and ‘EtherHiding,’ a technique used…
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Hackers Use Blockchain to Hide Malware in Plain Sight
Tags: attack, blockchain, google, group, hacker, hacking, intelligence, korea, malware, north-korea, threatState, Criminal Hackers Use Blockchain Technique to Evade Takedowns. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group found hacking groups like North Korea’s UNC5342 and criminal group UNC5142 using a public blockchain technique called EtherHiding to distribute malware. The method makes attacks tougher to trace, block or dismantle. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/hackers-use-blockchain-to-hide-malware-in-plain-sight-a-29741
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Gladinet fixes actively exploited zero-day in file-sharing software
Gladinet has released security updates for its CentreStack business solution to address a local file inclusion vulnerability (CVE-2025-11371) that threat actors have leveraged as a zero-day since late September. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gladinet-fixes-actively-exploited-zero-day-in-file-sharing-software/
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Bad sushi: China-nexus phishers shift to residential proxies
Earlier this year, Spamhaus researchers observed a major shift in phishing targeting Japan. Starting in April, a China-nexus threat actor began using residential proxy networks to send phishing emails instead of subnets at China Telecom and China Unicom. This blog explores the campaign’s origins and countermeasures against residential proxy-enabled spam. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump…