Storm-2603 Deploys DNS-Controlled Backdoor in Warlock and LockBit Ransomware Attacks
Aug 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Ransomware
The threat actor linked to the exploitation of the recently disclosed security flaws in Microsoft SharePoint Server is using a bespoke command-and-control (C2)...
Attackers Use Fake OAuth Apps with Tycoon Kit to Breach Microsoft 365 Accounts
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new cluster of activity where threat actors are impersonating enterprises with fake Microsoft OAuth applications to facilitate credential harvesting as part of account takeover...
AI-Driven Trends in Endpoint Security: What the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Reveals
Cyber threats and attacks like ransomware continue to increase in volume and complexity with the endpoint typically being the most sought after and valued target. With the rapid expansion...
Scattered Spider Hacker Arrests Halt Attacks, But Copycat Threats Sustain Security Pressure
Jul 30, 2025Ravie Lakshmanan
Google Cloud's Mandiant Consulting has revealed that it has witnessed a drop in activity from the notorious Scattered Spider group, but emphasized the need for organizations...
FunkSec Ransomware Decryptor Released Free to Public After Group Goes Dormant
Jul 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Ransomware
Cybersecurity experts have released a decryptor for a ransomware strain called FunkSec, allowing victims to recover access to their files for free.
"Because the ransomware...
CISA Adds PaperCut NG/MF CSRF Vulnerability to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation
Jul 29, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a high-severity security vulnerability impacting PaperCutNG/MF print management software to its Known...
How the Browser Became the Main Cyber Battleground
Until recently, the cyber attacker methodology behind the biggest breaches of the last decade or so has been pretty consistent:
Compromise an endpoint via software exploit, or social engineering a...
Chaos RaaS Emerges After BlackSuit Takedown, Demanding $300K from U.S. Victims
A newly emerged ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gang called Chaos is likely made up of former members of the BlackSuit crew, as the latter's dark web infrastructure has been the subject...
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Andariel Hacker Behind Fraudulent IT Worker Scheme
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday sanctioned a member of a North Korean hacking group called Andariel for their role in...
Four Arrested in £440M Cyber Attack on Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) on Thursday announced that four people have been arrested in connection with cyber attacks targeting major retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods.
The...
