“Cyber warfare is as much about psychological strategy as technical prowess.”
― James Scott
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Rogue npm Packages Mimic Telegram Bot API to Plant SSH Backdoors on Linux Systems [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered three malicious packages in the npm registry that masquerade as a popular Telegram bot library but harbor SSH backdoors and data exfiltration capabilities. The packages in question are listed below – node-telegram-utils (132 downloads) node-telegram-bots-api (82 downloads) node-telegram-util (73 downloads) According to supply chainRead More
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ASUS Confirms Critical Flaw in AiCloud Routers; Users Urged to Update Firmware [email protected] (The Hacker News)
ASUS has disclosed a critical security flaw impacting routers with AiCloud enabled that could permit remote attackers to perform unauthorized execution of functions on susceptible devices. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2492, has a CVSS score of 9.2 out of a maximum of 10.0. “An improper authentication control vulnerability exists in certain ASUS router firmware series,”Read…
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Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a “widespread and ongoing” SMS phishing campaign that’s been targeting toll road users in the United States for financial theft since mid-October 2024. “The toll road smishing attacks are being carried out by multiple financially motivated threat actors using the smishing kit developed by ‘Wang Duo Yu,’” Cisco Talos researchers…
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How do cybercriminals steal credit card information?
Cybercriminals have various methods at their disposal to hack and exploit credit card information. Learn what they are, how to prevent them and what to do when hacked.Read More
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Multi-Stage Malware Attack Uses .JSE and PowerShell to Deploy Agent Tesla and XLoader [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A new multi-stage attack has been observed delivering malware families like Agent Tesla variants, Remcos RAT, and XLoader. “Attackers increasingly rely on such complex delivery mechanisms to evade detection, bypass traditional sandboxes, and ensure successful payload delivery and execution,” Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researcher Saqib Khanzada said in a technical write-up of the campaign.…
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Try these strategies to modernize Windows workloads
Legacy applications create tough choices for admins who must balance business needs and security. This article covers these challenges and modernization strategies.Read More
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[Webinar] AI Is Already Inside Your SaaS Stack — Learn How to Prevent the Next Silent Breach [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Your employees didn’t mean to expose sensitive data. They just wanted to move faster. So they used ChatGPT to summarize a deal. Uploaded a spreadsheet to an AI-enhanced tool. Integrated a chatbot into Salesforce. No big deal—until it is. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Most security teams are already behind in detecting how…
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Availity eyes GitLab Duo with Amazon Q for code refactoring
The healthcare network’s release engineering team is testing the new AI agent pairing to help with code consolidation, modernization and risk mitigation.Read More
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The history and evolution of ransomware attacks
Ransomware creators have become more innovative and savvier as organizations up their defenses.Read More
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Experts Uncover New XorDDoS Controller, Infrastructure as Malware Expands to Docker, Linux, IoT [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of continued risks posed by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) malware known as XorDDoS, with 71.3 percent of the attacks between November 2023 and February 2025 targeting the United States. “From 2020 to 2023, the XorDDoS trojan has increased significantly in prevalence,” Cisco Talos researcher Joey Chen said in a Thursday analysis. Read…
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