New Report Reveals DIRTYBULK USB Malware Fuelling Global Crypto-Mining Campaigns

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 2 days ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Cybersecurity firm SOC Prime has issued a fresh alert about a USB-driven malware campaign based around DIRTYBULK, warning that the threat is powering illicit cryptocurrency-mining…

SmartTube Malware Threat Fixed: Android Users Urged to Update Now

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 3 days ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A major security concern surrounding the popular Android video-streaming app SmartTube has been addressed with the release of a malware fix, according to a new…

Hackers Unleash A Terrifying New Malware That Lives on the Blockchain and Can’t Be Erased

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 week ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm over a rapidly evolving malware framework known as EtherHiding, a campaign that fuses compromised websites with public blockchain infrastructure…

ShadowPad Backdoor Exploits WSUS Zero-Day to Breach Enterprise Environments

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 week ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Security researchers have confirmed that the ShadowPad malware is actively exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services known as CVE 2025 59287,…

TamperedChef Malware Surfaces in Fake Software Installers, Hits Key Industries

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 2 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

A sharp new malware campaign tracked as TamperedChef is leveraging counterfeit software installers, valid-looking certificates and search-engine ads to bypass defences and target organisations globally,…

North Korea-Linked ‘Job Interview’ Trap Evolves: JSON Storage Used to Host Malware

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 2 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A threat campaign associated with North Korean cyber operators has significantly expanded its capabilities by using public JSON storage services as covert malware hosts. Security…

Pakistan’s Computer Emergency Response Team Advises Against Microsoft Windows Server Vulnerability

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 3 weeks ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s National Computer Emergency Response Team (PKCERT or National CERT) has issued a critical security advisory warning all public and private sector organizations of a…

Legacy Linux Flaw CVE-2024-1086 Drives Resurgence of Ransomware Attacks

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A decade-old vulnerability in the Linux kernel has reemerged as a powerful weapon for ransomware groups, according to warnings issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…

Google Issues Emergency Fix for 3.5 Billion Chrome Users: Here’s What You Should Do

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

In a rare and urgent move, Google Chrome has received an emergency security update affecting approximately 3.5 billion users worldwide, following the discovery of one…

AI-Powered Ransomware Wave Sweeps APAC, Exploiting VPNs and Cloud Weaknesses

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is grappling with a significant rise in ransomware attacks targeting enterprises, with threat actors leveraging increasingly sophisticated and automated tactics. Recent…

AWS Outage May Trigger Surge in Phishing Attacks, Experts Warn

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 1 month ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A widespread outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) that disrupted thousands of websites and apps worldwide has raised alarm among cybersecurity experts, who warn that…

Us Court Bars Israeli Spyware Maker From Targeting Whatsapp Users

U.S. Court Bars Israeli Spyware Maker from Targeting WhatsApp Users

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

In a landmark judgment, a U.S. federal court has permanently barred Israeli spyware developer NSO Group Technologies from targeting WhatsApp users, while ordering the company…

New Rust-Based Malware “ChaosBot” Uses Discord Channels to Hijack PCs

By Abdul Wasay ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A dangerous new malware strain, dubbed ChaosBot, is raising alarms in the cybersecurity community for its use of novel techniques, including leveraging Discord channels for…

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