Iran-Linked Handala Hack Tied to HEAVYGRAM Telegram Backdoor That Can Steal Passwords
The Iran-linked "hacktivist" persona known as Handala Hack has been attributed to a Telegram-based surveillance backdoor called HEAVYGRAM and a Delphi-based ...
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Handala Hack Uses CRUDEEXCLUDE to Disable Defender Protections and Deploy HEAVYGRAM
A previously undocumented HEAVYGRAM and CRUDEEXCLUDE malware samples linked with moderate confidence to the Iran-aligned Handala Hack operation. The campaign...
SilkParasite Hackers Use SpiceRAT Infrastructure to Target Central Asian Governments and Energy Firms
A wider cluster of SpiceRAT command-and-control infrastructure has been linked to the SilkParasite cyber-espionage activity targeting government, telecommuni...
Chinese hackers use SparroWocky malware in govt espionage attacks
The China-linked espionage group FamousSparrow has been using a new backdoor named SparroWocky in attacks on government organizations in Latin America. [.
U.S. Seizes NightmareStresser Domains Linked to Hundreds of Thousands of DDoS Attacks
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Iranian hackers use CHOSEN BRICK Windows malware to spy on targets
Government agencies are warning that Iranian state-linked hackers are using a Windows malware strain named CHOSEN BRICK to target dissidents, activists, and ...
LinkedIn fights for the right to tell customers when the feds want their data
Microsoft’s top lawyer argued Tuesday that legislators “must make secrecy [orders] the exception” in government subpoenas demanding information about LinkedI...
Smishing Triad Hackers Use JWR Phishing Kit to Steal Cards, OTPs and Bank Credentials
A large-scale SMS phishing campaign linked to the Smishing Triad is using a sophisticated phishing kit dubbed JWR to harvest payment-card data, one-time pass...
Hackers Disguise CHOSEN BRICK Malware as AI Apps, Antivirus Software and MRI Results
Iranian state-linked cyber actors are using fake AI applications, antivirus tools and even fabricated MRI scan results to deliver CHOSEN BRICK, a Windows-foc...
OpenAI Agent Swarm Linked to 3,022 Malicious RubyGems Packages in GemStuffer Campaign
3,022 RubyGems packages associated with the GemStuffer campaign, expanding the known scope of an incident that researchers have linked to an alleged OpenAI a...
Before You Patch. Why Patch Reliability Matters for Confident Deployment
Executive Summary Microsoft’s September 2026 security updates, KB5124008 and KB5124012, have been linked to USB audio failures on some Windows systems, highl...
One Exploit Chain, Two Espionage Campaigns: Chrome and Windows Under Fire
Two China-linked groups ran identical Chrome/Windows zero-day exploits against NGOs, before Chrome’s patch shipped, deploying different backdoors each. Two C...
China-Linked Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy GRIMWEDGE
A Chinese threat actor has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign that exploits recently patched security flaws in Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows ...
Sandworm-Linked Cyclops Blink Returns With Network Scanning and Packet-Sniffing Capabilities
A newly identified Cyclops Blink variant has resurfaced on compromised Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) appliances, adding active internal-netwo...
China-Linked Hackers Exploit Sogou One-Click RCE to Deploy GRAYRABBIT Backdoor
China-linked threat actors tracked as UNC3569 have exploited a critical one-click remote code execution vulnerability in Tencent’s Sogou Input Method for Win...
Hackers exploit Tencent app flaw to deploy GrayRabbit malware
Threat actors linked to a China-aligned espionage group are exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-51990) in Tencent's Sogou Input Method for Windows ...
OpenAI Agents Linked to RubyGems Campaign That Gained RCE on RubyDoc Servers
The "major malicious attack" that targeted RubyGems in May 2026 was the work of a swarm of OpenAI agents, according to a new report published by researchers ...
China-Linked Hackers Chain Chrome Zero-Day With Windows Kernel Flaw in Attacks
China-linked threat actors UTA0560 and JungleBamboo chained a Google Chrome zero-day with a Windows kernel privilege-escalation flaw in phishing campaigns ta...
Hackers abused Claude to extract secrets from 1.8M Android apps
Anthropic says multiple threat groups, including the financially motivated and state-sponsored espionage groups linked to Russia and China, tried to abuse it...
Passkey-themed phishing attacks lead to Microsoft 365 data theft
Microsoft says threat actors linked to ShinyHunters, Helix, and other extortion gangs are using passkey and single sign-on-themed social engineering attacks ...