Hackers Are Calling Your Office: FBI Alerts Law Firms to Luna Moth’s Stealth Phishing...
May 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Social Engineering
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of social engineering attacks mounted by a criminal extortion actor known as Luna...
U.S. Dismantles DanaBot Malware Network, Charges 16 in $50M Global Cybercrime Operation
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the disruption of the online infrastructure associated with DanaBot (aka DanaTools) and unsealed charges against 16 individuals for their alleged...
300 Servers and €3.5M Seized as Europol Strikes Ransomware Networks Worldwide
May 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Dark Web
As part of the latest "season" of Operation Endgame, a coalition of law enforcement agencies have taken down about 300 servers worldwide, neutralized...
Hackers Use TikTok Videos to Distribute Vidar and StealC Malware via ClickFix Technique
The malware known as Latrodectus has become the latest to embrace the widely-used social engineering technique called ClickFix as a distribution vector.
"The ClickFix technique is particularly risky because it...
FBI and Europol Disrupt Lumma Stealer Malware Network Linked to 10 Million Infections
A sprawling operation undertaken by global law enforcement agencies and a consortium of private sector firms has disrupted the online infrastructure associated with a commodity information stealer known as...
Ransomware Gangs Use Skitnet Malware for Stealthy Data Theft and Remote Access
May 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Malware
Several ransomware actors are using a malware called Skitnet as part of their post-exploitation efforts to steal sensitive data and establish remote control over...
BianLian and RansomExx Exploit SAP NetWeaver Flaw to Deploy PipeMagic Trojan
May 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Vulnerability
At least two different cybercrime groups BianLian and RansomExx are said to have exploited a recently disclosed security flaw in SAP NetWeaver, indicating that...
Moldovan Police Arrest Suspect in €4.5M Ransomware Attack on Dutch Research Agency
May 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Ransomware
Moldovan law enforcement authorities have arrested a 45-year-old foreign man suspected of involvement in a series of ransomware attacks targeting Dutch companies in 2021.
"He...
⚡ Weekly Recap: Zero-Day Exploits, Developer Malware, IoT Botnets, and AI-Powered Scams
May 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News
What do a source code editor, a smart billboard, and a web server have in common? They've all become launchpads for attacks—because cybercriminals...
Qilin Ransomware Ranked Highest in April 2025 with 72 Data Leak Disclosures
May 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Ransomware
Threat actors with ties to the Qilin ransomware family have leveraged malware known as SmokeLoader along with a previously undocumented .NET compiled loader...
