Tag: threat
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Chinese APT CL1062 Expands Attacks on Southeast Asian Critical Infrastructure With Custom Malware
Chinese-speaking APT CL-STA-1062 targeted Southeast Asian government and energy networks open-source tools, and a new TinyRCT backdoor. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers published a detailed report on a Chinese-speaking threat actor, tracked as CL-STA-1062, that has been running persistent operations across East Asia since at least March 2022 and shifted focus to Southeast Asian…
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Cybersecurity firms targeted by fraudulent OpenAI organization invites
Threat actors are creating OpenAI tenants that impersonate legitimate companies and inviting employees to join them, in what appears to be a ploy to trick targets into submitting sensitive company information in chats and projects. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybersecurity-firms-targeted-by-fraudulent-openai-organization-invites/
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Chinese-Speaking APT Deploys New TinyRCT Backdoor in Southeast Asia Campaign
A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been linked to a new custom backdoor called TinyRCT as part of cyber attacks aimed at government entities and critical infrastructure in Southeast Asia.The activity, particularly aimed at state-owned enterprises in the energy and government sectors, has been attributed to a threat actor called CL-STA-1062, which Palo…
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Turla group adds more malware to Russia’s espionage efforts against Ukraine
Threat intelligence researchers at Google described StockStay, the latest malware developed by the Russian cyber-espionage group known as Turla. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-turla-espionage-ukraine-stockstay-malware
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Microsoft Warns of Photo ZIP Phishing Campaign Targeting Hotels with Node.js Implant
An active phishing campaign has been targeting hotel and other hospitality organizations across Europe and Asia since April 2026, using photo-themed ZIP files to drop a Node.js implant and dig into front-desk machines, Microsoft says.The company has not attributed the activity to a known threat actor, and the operators’ end goal is still unclear.The lure…
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China-Linked Hackers Strike Asian Critical Infrastructure with TinyRCT Backdoor
A China-linked threat group has been targeting critical infrastructure in Southeast Asia with a new custom backdoor called TinyRCT First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/china-hackers-asian-cni-backdoor/
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Five Eyes AI Warning, KDDI Data Breach, Garfield AI Legal Milestone, and Iranian Hacker Arrest
Tags: ai, automation, breach, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, international, iran, risk, service, threatThis week’s weekly roundup of cybersecurity developments highlights a rapid shift in global cyber risk conditions driven by artificial intelligence acceleration, large-scale data breaches, and expanding international enforcement actions. Across infrastructure, enterprise systems, public services, and regulated AI applications, organizations are increasingly exposed to faster-moving threats where traditional security assumptions are being challenged by automation…
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Five Eyes AI Warning, KDDI Data Breach, Garfield AI Legal Milestone, and Iranian Hacker Arrest
Tags: ai, automation, breach, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, international, iran, risk, service, threatThis week’s weekly roundup of cybersecurity developments highlights a rapid shift in global cyber risk conditions driven by artificial intelligence acceleration, large-scale data breaches, and expanding international enforcement actions. Across infrastructure, enterprise systems, public services, and regulated AI applications, organizations are increasingly exposed to faster-moving threats where traditional security assumptions are being challenged by automation…
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Google Details Turla’s New STOCKSTAY Backdoor Used in Ukraine Espionage Attacks
The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Turla has been attributed to a previously undocumented .NET backdoor called STOCKSTAY that has been deployed against government and military organizations in Ukraine, and entities that have an interest in Italian foreign policy.Describing the Windows backdoor as continually developed by the hacking group, Google Threat Intelligence Group (…
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Google Details Turla’s New STOCKSTAY Backdoor Used in Ukraine Espionage Attacks
The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Turla has been attributed to a previously undocumented .NET backdoor called STOCKSTAY that has been deployed against government and military organizations in Ukraine, and entities that have an interest in Italian foreign policy.Describing the Windows backdoor as continually developed by the hacking group, Google Threat Intelligence Group (…
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CVE-2026-20245 Zero-Day Exploited in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager to Gain Root Access
A newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2026-20245, has been exploited by a threat actor targeting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager. By exploiting a flaw in the platform’s file to upload functionality, the threat actor escalated privileges from a compromised administrative account to root access and used extensive anti-forensic measures to erase evidence of the attack. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to…
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KuinaExtractor Stealer Targets Browser Data, Crypto Wallets, Roblox, Steam, and Discord
A previously undocumented Rust-based infostealer they call KuinaExtractor, a family that has evolved from a capable early prototype into a hardened, stealth-focused threat now rebranded as “k0to.” Analysis of dozens of samples and function-level code comparisons reveals a clear single-operator lineage, steady feature expansion, and deliberate moves toward concealment rather than new capabilities. The actor’s…
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Chinese-Speaking Hackers Deploy TinyRCT Backdoor Against Critical Energy Infrastructure
A Chinese-speaking threat cluster tracked as CL-STA-1062 has deployed a newly discovered .NET backdoor, TinyRCT, in targeted campaigns against government and critical energy infrastructure across Southeast Asia during 2025. The recent campaign combines common open-source tooling with bespoke malware. Operators consistently leverage publicly available utilities SoftEther VPN for tunneling, VNT and yuze for covert command-and-control,…
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Introduction to COM usage by Windows threats
Component Object Model (COM) is a fundamental Windows technology used by legitimate applications for object activation, inter-process communication, automation and language-independent component reuse. Those same qualities make it useful to threat actors. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/introduction-to-com-usage-by-windows-threats/
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Silent Push 6.0 expands preemptive threat intelligence for security teams
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/silent-push-6-0-expands-preemptive-threat-intelligence-for-security-teams
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Stay ahead in the SOC: Contain threats with confidence and control
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/stay-ahead-in-the-soc-contain-threats-with-confidence-and-control
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day CVE-2026-20245 Exploited Months Before Disclosure
Hackers exploited Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN flaw CVE-2026-20245 as a zero-day months before disclosure, enabling privileged command execution. Google-owned Mandiant reported that an unknown threat actor exploited Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN vulnerability CVE-2026-20245 (CVSS base score of 7.8) as a zero-day at least two months before it was publicly disclosed. The flaw allows an authenticated attacker with…
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Webinar: Why account takeovers remain one of the hardest threats to stop
Account takeover attacks continue to challenge security teams because attackers often operate through legitimate accounts and trusted services. This webinar explores how behavioral AI can help organizations identify compromised accounts faster and automate response workflows. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webinar-why-account-takeovers-remain-one-of-the-hardest-threats-to-stop/
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New Mistic Backdoor Linked to KongTuke in ClickFix and ModeloRAT Campaigns
A new, stealthy backdoor named Mistic has been deployed as part of suspected financially motivated attacks aimed at multiple organizations spanning insurance, education, IT, and professional services sectors since April 2026.According to Symantec and Carbon Black’s Threat Hunter Team, the backdoor, also tracked as MLTBackdoor, is said to be linked to an initial access broker…
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Zero-Day CVE-2026-20245 Exploited to Gain Root Access
An unknown threat actor exploited a recently disclosed high-severity security flaw impacting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN as a zero-day at least two months before it was publicly disclosed, according to new findings from Google-owned Mandiant.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20245 (CVSS score: 7.8), allows an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges First seen…
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Most security pros say their culture is ‘just average’
‘The Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals’ survey assessed how workers feel about defending against constant threats, as well as what’s getting better and what is not. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366644992/Most-security-pros-say-their-culture-is-just-average
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Trump Sets Post-Quantum Security Deadlines as White House Warns of Advanced Cryptographic Threats
The White House has unveiled a major new cybersecurity initiative aimed at protecting U.S. government systems and critical infrastructure from the emerging threat posed by quantum computing, setting firm deadlines for the migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). President Donald Trump this week signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum and related executive actions designed to accelerate…
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He Thought He Was Secure; His Phone Number Was Stolen Anyway
Threat actors can easily steal one-time passwords sent by text when they conduct a SIM swap attack. This can lead to account takeovers, so users must layer up their security measures. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/how-a-sim-swap-attack-led-to-a-near-account-takeover
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Cisco Unified CM Flaw Exploited After PoC Reveals File-Write Path to Root
Threat actors have begun to exploit a recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME).The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20230 (CVSS score: 8.6), is a case of improper input validation for specific HTTP requests that could allow an unauthenticated, remote First seen…
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Bajaj Auto Discloses Ransomware Cyberattack Impacting Company and Technology Unit
Bajaj Auto has reported a ransomware attack that affected its internal systems and those of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bajaj Auto Technology Ltd (BATL). This incident highlights the growing threat of cyberattacks targeting major manufacturing and automotive organizations. The attack occurred around 8:00 AM IST on June 23 and was formally disclosed in a regulatory…
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Canada’s spy agency uses threat reduction powers to neutralize foreign botnets
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/canadas-spy-agency-uses-threat-reduction-powers-to-neutralize-foreign-botnets
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FortiBleed Is ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ of Edge Device Targeting
Threat Actor Harvesting Other Credentials; Experts See Many More Scans for SSL-VPNs. Discovery of the Fortinet credential-harvesting campaign tracked as FortiBleed appears to be the tip of the iceberg of edge device targeting, with honeypot telemetry revealing VPN and edge devices from Check Point, Cisco, Ivanti/Pulse, Palo Alto, OpenVPN and SonicWall also being top targets.…