The threat actors behind a malware family known as Winos 4.0 (aka ValleyRAT) have expanded their targeting footprint from China […]
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North Korean Hackers Combine BeaverTail and OtterCookie into Advanced JS Malware
The North Korean threat actor linked to the Contagious Interview campaign has been observed merging some of the functionality of […]
Mozilla commits to updating Firefox on Windows 10
Microsoft may have all but abandoned Windows 10, but this is not true of its users. There are still millions […]
Identity Security: Your First and Last Line of Defense
Oct 17, 2025The Hacker NewsArtificial Intelligence / Identity Security The danger isn’t that AI agents have bad days — it’s […]
Researchers Uncover WatchGuard VPN Bug That Could Let Attackers Take Over Devices
Oct 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / VPN Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a recently patched critical security flaw in […]
Microsoft Revokes 200 Fraudulent Certificates Used in Rhysida Ransomware Campaign
Oct 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cybercrime Microsoft on Thursday disclosed that it revoked more than 200 certificates used by a […]
Nation-state hackers deliver malware from “bulletproof” blockchains
Hacking groups—at least one of which works on behalf of the North Korean government—have found a new and inexpensive way […]
North Korean Hackers Use EtherHiding to Hide Malware Inside Blockchain Smart Contracts
Oct 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Blockchain A threat actor with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka North […]
Hackers Abuse Blockchain Smart Contracts to Spread Malware via Infected WordPress Sites
A financially motivated threat actor codenamed UNC5142 has been observed abusing blockchain smart contracts as a way to facilitate the […]
LinkPro Linux Rootkit Uses eBPF to Hide and Activates via Magic TCP Packets
Oct 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Malware An investigation into the compromise of an Amazon Web Services (AWS)-hosted infrastructure has led […]