Jan 01, 2026Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a persistent nine-month-long campaign that has targeted Internet of Things (IoT) devices and web applications… Continue reading
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DarkSpectre Browser Extension Campaigns Exposed After Impacting 8.8 Million Users Worldwide
The threat actor behind two malicious browser extension campaigns, ShadyPanda and GhostPoster, has been attributed to a third attack campaign codenamed DarkSpectre that has impacted 2.2 million users… Continue reading
Dec 31, 2026Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Data Breach Trust Wallet on Tuesday revealed that the second iteration of the Shai-Hulud (aka Sha1-Hulud) supply chain outbreak in November 2025… Continue reading
Dec 31, 2026Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of what appears to be a new strain of Shai Hulud on the npm registry with slight… Continue reading
Dec 31, 2026Ravie LakshmananAPI Security / Vulnerability IBM has disclosed details of a critical security flaw in API Connect that could allow attackers to gain remote access to… Continue reading
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U.S. Treasury Lifts Sanctions on Three Individuals Linked to Intellexa and Predator Spyware
Dec 31, 2026Ravie LakshmananSpyware / Mobile Security The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday removed three individuals linked to the Intellexa… Continue reading
Dec 30, 2026Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Email Security The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) has issued a bulletin warning of a maximum-severity security flaw in SmarterTools SmarterMail email… Continue reading
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into security operations quickly, but many practitioners are still struggling to turn early experimentation into consistent operational value. This is because… Continue reading
The threat actor known as Silver Fox has turned its focus to India, using income tax-themed lures in phishing campaigns to distribute a modular remote access trojan called… Continue reading
Dec 30, 2026Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage The Chinese hacking group known as Mustang Panda has leveraged a previously undocumented kernel-mode rootkit driver to deliver a new variant… Continue reading
