AI-Generated Browser Ransomware Abuses Chromium API on Windows and Android
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware artifact generated using DeepSeek that constructed a novel attack path combining "unrealistic browser-malware concepts with a real browser capability" to turn it...
19-Year-Old Scattered Spider Suspect Extradited to Face U.S. Hacking Charges
Swati KhandelwalJul 01, 2026Cybercrime / Ransomware
A teenager accused of belonging to the hacking group Scattered Spider has been extradited from Finland to face U.S. charges of conspiracy, computer intrusion,...
New Mistic Backdoor Linked to KongTuke in ClickFix and ModeloRAT Campaigns
Ravie LakshmananJun 25, 2026Initial Access Broker / Ransomware
A new, stealthy backdoor named Mistic has been deployed as part of suspected financially motivated attacks aimed at multiple organizations spanning insurance,...
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Smart TV Proxyware, 24-Year curl Bug, AI Crime Forums + 13 More...
Ravie LakshmananJun 25, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News
It’s dumb out there again.
This week has the usual smell of prod on fire and nobody wanting to admit who left the...
INTERPOL Warns Phishing, Ransomware, and AI Scams Are Rising Across Asia-Pacific
Ravie LakshmananJun 22, 2026Cybercrime / Artificial Intelligence
A new report from INTERPOL has revealed a "dramatic increase" in cybercrime in Asia and the South Pacific, fueled by rapid digitalization, internet...
The Gentlemen RaaS Uses GentleKiller EDR Framework Targeting 400 Security Processes
The Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation is actively developing and maintaining a suite of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers that it hands out to affiliates for impairing system defenses...
DragonForce Hackers Abuse Microsoft Teams Relays to Hide Backdoor.Turn C2 Traffic
Ravie LakshmananJun 18, 2026Remote Access Trojan / Ransomware
Threat actors associated with the DragonForce ransomware have been observed using a custom Go-based remote access trojan (RAT) called Backdoor.Turn to conceal...
INC Ransomware Emerges as Major RaaS Threat in 2026 with 830+ Victims Since 2023
Ravie LakshmananJun 18, 2026Vulnerability / Enterprise Security
Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of INC from an nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation to one of the most prolific cybercrime groups in...
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Claude Chat Abuse, NastyC2 npm Packages, Device-Code Phishing + 25 More Stories
Ravie LakshmananJun 18, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News
The internet did not break this week. It got used exactly as designed, which is worse.
Searches were siphoned through shady browser add-ons....
ClickFix Campaigns Expand Malware Delivery With New Loaders and Fake Update Lures
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged multiple ClickFix campaigns that deliver three malware loaders called BabaDeda Loader, Lorem Ipsum Loader, and Potemkin, per independent reports from Morphisec, BlueVoyant, and Huntress, respectively.
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