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Kairos extorts $1M from U.S. government via data theft without encryptionhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Kairos extorts $1M from U.S. government via data theft without encryption

Kairos is a financially motivated threat actor that employs extortion tactics focused on data theft without deploying traditional ransomware encryption. The group targeted a U.S.

The Hacker News10:47 UTC
North Korean actors deploy 108 malicious packages in PolinRider campaignhighbug_reportVulnerability
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North Korean actors deploy 108 malicious packages in PolinRider campaign

npm, Packagist (PHP), Go modules, and Google Chrome Web Store. 108 malicious packages and extensions published. Maintainer accounts actively compromised. Campaign linked to North Korean Contagious Interview threat group.

The Hacker News09:17 UTC
Avalon Modular Malware Framework Delivers CrownX Ransomwarehighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Avalon Modular Malware Framework Delivers CrownX Ransomware

Avalon is a previously undocumented modular malware framework discovered by cybersecurity researchers. The framework is distributed through multi-stage phishing campaigns and represents a comprehensive attack platform integrating multiple offensive c…

The Hacker News16:55 UTC
NetNut Residential Proxy Network Disrupted After Compromising 2M Deviceshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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NetNut Residential Proxy Network Disrupted After Compromising 2M Devices

NetNut operated a residential proxy network that leveraged approximately 2 million compromised Android devices to provide unauthorized proxy services. The actor monetized access to infected devices including smart TVs and streaming boxes, selling res…

Google15:50 UTC
North Korean actors deploy malicious npm packages to steal developer secretshighbug_reportVulnerability
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North Korean actors deploy malicious npm packages to steal developer secrets

npm ecosystem: malicious packages "rollup-packages-polyfill-core" and "rollup-runtime-polyfill-core" impersonating legitimate "rollup-plugin-polyfill-node".

npm14:07 UTC
EvilTokens Affiliate ARToken Exposes M365 Phishing-as-a-Service Platformhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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EvilTokens Affiliate ARToken Exposes M365 Phishing-as-a-Service Platform

EvilTokens is a threat actor operating a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) ecosystem targeting Microsoft 365 credentials. The group utilizes an affiliate model, with ARToken identified as one operational affiliate platform.

Microsoft12:12 UTC
Armored Likho targets government and energy sectors with BusySnakehighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Armored Likho targets government and energy sectors with BusySnake

Armored Likho is a previously undocumented threat actor attributed by Kaspersky to cyber attacks targeting government agencies and the electric power sector.

The Hacker News11:36 UTC
NSO Group's Pegasus Targets EU Parliament Member Investigating Spywarehighperson_alertThreat Actor
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NSO Group's Pegasus Targets EU Parliament Member Investigating Spyware

NSO Group is an Israeli-based commercial surveillance vendor that develops and sells the Pegasus spyware to government clients. The company markets its tools as lawful intercept solutions for counterterrorism and law enforcement, but has faced repeat…

The Hacker News09:05 UTC
PamStealer: macOS Info Stealer Masquerades as Maccy Clipboard Managerhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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PamStealer: macOS Info Stealer Masquerades as Maccy Clipboard Manager

PamStealer is a newly discovered macOS information stealer malware family identified by Jamf Threat Labs. The malware is distributed through social engineering, masquerading as a legitimate Maccy clipboard manager application to deceive users into in…

Apple06:03 UTC
NetNut (Popa) Residential Proxy Botnet Disrupted by Google, FBIhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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NetNut (Popa) Residential Proxy Botnet Disrupted by Google, FBI

NetNut, also tracked as Popa, operates a residential proxy network built on approximately 2 million compromised home devices. The actor monetizes this infrastructure by selling proxy services that route malicious traffic through legitimate residentia…

Google16:54 UTC
Anubis Ransomware Exploits Citrix Bleed 2 (CVE-2025-5777) for Accesshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Anubis Ransomware Exploits Citrix Bleed 2 (CVE-2025-5777) for Access

Anubis is a threat actor group operating the Anubis ransomware. The group demonstrates sophisticated tradecraft by exploiting recent vulnerabilities in enterprise infrastructure to gain initial access.

CVE-2025-577716:30 UTC
ToddyCat Deploys Umbrij Malware to Hijack Gmail via OAuth Abusehighperson_alertThreat Actor
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ToddyCat Deploys Umbrij Malware to Hijack Gmail via OAuth Abuse

ToddyCat (G1022) is an advanced persistent threat group that has demonstrated sophisticated capabilities in targeting corporate and enterprise environments.

Google11:04 UTC
JADEPUFFER: First AI-Agent-Orchestrated Ransomware Attackcriticalperson_alertThreat Actor
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JADEPUFFER: First AI-Agent-Orchestrated Ransomware Attack

JADEPUFFER is a threat actor identified by Sysdig as the operator behind what is claimed to be the first fully AI-agent-orchestrated ransomware attack. The actor leveraged artificial intelligence agents to automate the entire attack lifecycle, repres…

Langflow07:13 UTC
Scattered Spider Member Extradited to U.S. from Estoniahighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Scattered Spider Member Extradited to U.S. from Estonia

Scattered Spider (G1015), also tracked as Roasted 0ktapus, Octo Tempest, Storm-0875, and UNC3944, is a financially motivated threat actor collective known for sophisticated social engineering and identity-based attacks.

BleepingComputer06:58 UTC
FortiBleed Campaign Linked to INC and Lynx Ransomware Operationshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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FortiBleed Campaign Linked to INC and Lynx Ransomware Operations

The FortiBleed campaign is a financially-motivated credential theft operation attributed to actors associated with the INC and Lynx ransomware groups. The campaign focuses on exploiting FortiGate devices to harvest credentials, which are subsequently…

Fortinet06:00 UTC
ShinyHunters Breaches Medtronic Healthcare Device Manufacturerhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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ShinyHunters Breaches Medtronic Healthcare Device Manufacturer

ShinyHunters is a financially-motivated cybercrime group known for large-scale data breaches and database exfiltration operations. The group has been active since at least 2020, targeting organizations across multiple sectors to steal sensitive data…

Medtronic02:25 UTC
INC and Lynx Ransomware Groups Exploit FortiBleed for Credential Thefthighperson_alertThreat Actor
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INC and Lynx Ransomware Groups Exploit FortiBleed for Credential Theft

INC and Lynx are ransomware threat actors linked to the FortiBleed credential theft campaign. These groups operate with the primary motivation of financial gain through ransomware deployment.

Fortinet19:37 UTC
Scattered Spider Member Extradited to U.S. on Federal Hacking Chargeshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Scattered Spider Member Extradited to U.S. on Federal Hacking Charges

Scattered Spider (also tracked as Roasted 0ktapus, Octo Tempest, Storm-0875, and UNC3944) is a financially motivated threat actor group known for sophisticated social engineering and identity-based attacks.

The Hacker News17:28 UTC
Massive SEO-Poisoned Campaign Distributes AsyncRAT via ScreenConnecthighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Massive SEO-Poisoned Campaign Distributes AsyncRAT via ScreenConnect

The threat actor behind this campaign remains unattributed. Motivation appears to be financially driven, consistent with commodity RAT deployment for access brokering, credential theft, or follow-on ransomware operations.

OBS Studio15:53 UTC
VEIL#DROP campaign delivers PureLogs stealer via Blogger pageshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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VEIL#DROP campaign delivers PureLogs stealer via Blogger pages

VEIL#DROP is a multi-stage malware delivery campaign identified by Securonix researchers. The campaign employs social engineering tactics and abuses legitimate Blogger platform infrastructure to distribute PureLogs, an information-stealing malware.

Google Blogger15:18 UTC
Cursor AI editor vulnerable to sandbox escape via prompt injectioncriticalbug_reportVulnerability
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Cursor AI editor vulnerable to sandbox escape via prompt injection

Cursor AI code editor, all versions prior to patch. Both CVE-2026-50548 (CVSS 9.8) and CVE-2026-50549 (CVSS 9.3) enable sandbox escape and arbitrary command execution via prompt injection without user interaction.

CVE-2026-5054812:42 UTC
DeepSeek AI Used to Generate Novel Browser-Based Ransomwarehighperson_alertThreat Actor
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DeepSeek AI Used to Generate Novel Browser-Based Ransomware

DeepSeek refers to the AI model leveraged by unknown threat actors to generate functional browser-based ransomware code. This marks the first documented instance of a frontier AI model being weaponized to create a novel ransomware technique.

Chromium10:59 UTC
RustDuck Botnet Targets IoT Devices for DDoS Operationshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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RustDuck Botnet Targets IoT Devices for DDoS Operations

RustDuck is a two-stage malware family written in Rust, designed to compromise Internet of Things (IoT) devices including home routers, IP cameras, Android set-top boxes, and inadequately secured servers.

Generic routers15:45 UTC
Silent Swap Campaign Targets Cryptocurrency via Malicious Browser Extensionshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Silent Swap Campaign Targets Cryptocurrency via Malicious Browser Extensions

Silent Swap is an active cybercrime campaign leveraging malicious browser extensions to conduct cryptocurrency theft. The operation distributes unsigned installers written in both .NET and Golang variants, masquerading as a legitimate Google Notes br…

Google13:40 UTC
Pre-Planned Fraud Campaign Targets FIFA World Cup 2026 Across Sectorshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Pre-Planned Fraud Campaign Targets FIFA World Cup 2026 Across Sectors

The threat actor behind this campaign remains unattributed. Motivation appears financially driven, leveraging the global interest in FIFA World Cup 2026 to conduct fraud operations.

The Hacker News09:30 UTC
SimpleHelp OpenID auth bypass (CVE-2026-48558) exploited in wildcriticalbug_reportVulnerability
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SimpleHelp OpenID auth bypass (CVE-2026-48558) exploited in wild

SimpleHelp remote support software, all versions using OpenID Connect authentication. CVE-2026-48558 is a critical authentication bypass (CVSS 10.0) in the OpenID Connect flow.

CVE-2026-4855809:18 UTC
AI browsers leak credentials via BioShocking social engineering attackhighbug_reportVulnerability
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AI browsers leak credentials via BioShocking social engineering attack

Six AI browsers and assistants including OpenAI ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, and Anthropic Claude browser extension. Attack exploits AI reasoning vulnerabilities to extract user credentials through game-based social engineering.

OpenAI06:37 UTC
ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day in Nissan Breachhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day in Nissan Breach

ShinyHunters is a financially motivated cybercrime group known for large-scale data theft and extortion operations. The group has established a pattern of exploiting vulnerabilities in enterprise applications to exfiltrate sensitive data, which is th…

Oracle18:40 UTC
ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day at NAIChighperson_alertThreat Actor
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ShinyHunters Exploits Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day at NAIC

ShinyHunters is a financially motivated cybercrime group known for large-scale data theft and extortion operations. The group has historically targeted organizations to exfiltrate sensitive data, which is then leveraged for extortion or sold on under…

Oracle18:30 UTC
Malicious Chrome Extension Impersonates Perplexity AI to Intercept Searcheshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Malicious Chrome Extension Impersonates Perplexity AI to Intercept Searches

The threat actor behind this campaign remains unattributed. The operation demonstrates a financially or espionage-motivated adversary leveraging social engineering through brand impersonation of Perplexity AI, a popular search technology.

Google16:40 UTC