Android Trojan ‘Fantasy Hub’ Malware Service Turns Telegram Into a Hub for Hackers
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Fantasy Hub that's sold on Russian-speaking Telegram channels under a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model.
According to its...
GootLoader Is Back, Using a New Font Trick to Hide Malware on WordPress Sites
Nov 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Network Security
The malware known as GootLoader has resurfaced yet again after a brief spike in activity earlier this March, according to new findings from...
⚡ Weekly Recap: Hyper-V Malware, Malicious AI Bots, RDP Exploits, WhatsApp Lockdown and More
Cyber threats didn't slow down last week—and attackers are getting smarter. We're seeing malware hidden in virtual machines, side-channel leaks exposing AI chats, and spyware quietly targeting Android devices...
Vibe-Coded Malicious VS Code Extension Found with Built-In Ransomware Capabilities
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension with basic ransomware capabilities that appears to be created with the help of artificial intelligence – in...
Enterprise Credentials at Risk – Same Old, Same Old?
Nov 07, 2025The Hacker NewsData Protection / Cloud Security
Imagine this: Sarah from accounting gets what looks like a routine password reset email from your organization’s cloud provider. She clicks...
SonicWall Confirms State-Sponsored Hackers Behind September Cloud Backup Breach
Nov 06, 2025Ravie LakshmananIncident Response / Cloud Security
SonicWall has formally implicated state-sponsored threat actors as behind the September security breach that led to the unauthorized exposure of firewall configuration...
Bitdefender Named a Representative Vendor in the 2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Managed Detection...
Nov 06, 2025The Hacker NewsUnited States
Bitdefender has once again been recognized as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner® Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response (MDR) — marking the...
U.S. Sanctions 10 North Korean Entities for Laundering $12.7M in Crypto and IT Fraud
Nov 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Ransomware
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions against eight individuals and two entities within North Korea's global financial network for laundering money for...
U.S. Prosecutors Indict Cybersecurity Insiders Accused of BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
Nov 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Cybercrime
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have accused a trio of allegedly hacking the networks of five U.S. companies with BlackCat (aka ALPHV) ransomware between...
Ransomware Defense Using the Wazuh Open Source Platform
Ransomware is malicious software designed to block access to a computer system or encrypt data until a ransom is paid. This cyberattack is one of the most prevalent and...
