“Cyber warfare is as much about psychological strategy as technical prowess.”
― James Scott
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Chaos RAT Malware Targets Windows and Linux via Fake Network Tool Downloads [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Threat hunters are calling attention to a new variant of a remote access trojan (RAT) called Chaos RAT that has been used in recent attacks targeting Windows and Linux systems. According to findings from Acronis, the malware artifact may have been distributed by tricking victims into downloading a network troubleshooting utility for Linux environments. “Chaos…
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Your SaaS Data Isn’t Safe: Why Traditional DLP Solutions Fail in the Browser Era [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Traditional data leakage prevention (DLP) tools aren’t keeping pace with the realities of how modern businesses use SaaS applications. Companies today rely heavily on SaaS platforms like Google Workspace, Salesforce, Slack, and generative AI tools, significantly altering the way sensitive information is handled. In these environments, data rarely appears as traditional files or crosses networksRead…
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Malicious PyPI, npm, and Ruby Packages Exposed in Ongoing Open-Source Supply Chain Attacks [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Several malicious packages have been uncovered across the npm, Python, and Ruby package repositories that drain funds from cryptocurrency wallets, erase entire codebases after installation, and exfiltrate Telegram API tokens, once again demonstrating the variety of supply chain threats lurking in open-source ecosystems. The findings come from multiple reports published by Checkmarx,Read More
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HPE Issues Security Patch for StoreOnce Bug Allowing Remote Authentication Bypass [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has released security updates to address as many as eight vulnerabilities in its StoreOnce data backup and deduplication solution that could result in an authentication bypass and remote code execution. “These vulnerabilities could be remotely exploited to allow remote code execution, disclosure of information, server-side request forgery, authentication bypass,Read More
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Fake DocuSign, Gitcode Sites Spread NetSupport RAT via Multi-Stage PowerShell Attack [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Threat hunters are alerting to a new campaign that employs deceptive websites to trick unsuspecting users into executing malicious PowerShell scripts on their machines and infect them with the NetSupport RAT malware. The DomainTools Investigations (DTI) team said it identified “malicious multi-stage downloader Powershell scripts” hosted on lure websites that masquerade as Gitcode and DocuSign.…
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HashiCorp Terraform leads IBM, Red Hat integration roadmap
HashiCorp and IBM have begun to knit together products such as Terraform and Ansible and divulged some roadmap details, but a few potential product overlaps are still unresolved.Read More
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Critical 10-Year-Old Roundcube Webmail Bug Allows Authenticated Users Run Malicious Code [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a critical security flaw in the Roundcube webmail software that has gone unnoticed for a decade and could be exploited to take over susceptible systems and execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-49113, carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out of 10.0. It has been described as a…
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Scattered Spider: Understanding Help Desk Scams and How to Defend Your Organization [email protected] (The Hacker News)
In the wake of high-profile attacks on UK retailers Marks & Spencer and Co-op, Scattered Spider has been all over the media, with coverage spilling over into the mainstream news due to the severity of the disruption caused — currently looking like hundreds of millions in lost profits for M&S alone. This coverage is extremely…
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Account lockout policy: Setup and best practices explained
Organizations must carefully balance security and UX when implementing account lockout policies.Read More
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Android Trojan Crocodilus Now Active in 8 Countries, Targeting Banks and Crypto Wallets [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A growing number of malicious campaigns have leveraged a recently discovered Android banking trojan called Crocodilus to target users in Europe and South America. The malware, according to a new report published by ThreatFabric, has also adopted improved obfuscation techniques to hinder analysis and detection, and includes the ability to create new contacts in the…
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