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Human-Operated Phishing Platform Targets AI Chatbot Ad Portalshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Human-Operated Phishing Platform Targets AI Chatbot Ad Portals

The operators behind this campaign run a human-operated phishing platform that impersonates advertising products for major AI chatbots including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Meta Muse, and Manus.

OpenAI6 Oct · 16:38 UTC
Iran-Nexus Actor Targets Iraqi Infrastructure via Blinder Tunnelhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Iran-Nexus Actor Targets Iraqi Infrastructure via Blinder Tunnel

CL-STA-1178 is an Iranian state-aligned threat actor tracked by Unit 42, previously associated with campaigns identified by Elastic Security Labs as "The Shelby Strategy." The actor demonstrates sophisticated operational capabilities, frequently empl…

Unit 42 (Palo Alto)6 Oct · 08:00 UTC
Insider Sentenced for Ransomware-Style Extortion Against NJ Employerhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Insider Sentenced for Ransomware-Style Extortion Against NJ Employer

Daniel Rhyne, a 57-year-old former core infrastructure engineer from Kansas City, Missouri, executed an insider threat attack against his New Jersey-based industrial employer in November-December 2023.

BleepingComputer6 Oct · 06:19 UTC
ShinyHunters Breaches FBI via Oracle PeopleSoft Patch Failurehighperson_alertThreat Actor
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ShinyHunters Breaches FBI via Oracle PeopleSoft Patch Failure

ShinyHunters is a cybercrime group known for data theft and breach operations. In this incident, the group exploited a vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft to compromise the FBI's job portal, stealing personal details of thousands of bureau employees.

Accenture6 Oct · 04:56 UTC
ShinyHunters Member "Rey" Detained in Jordan, Cooperating with FBIhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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ShinyHunters Member "Rey" Detained in Jordan, Cooperating with FBI

ShinyHunters is a prolific cybercriminal group specializing in data theft, extortion, and breach operations. Originating around April-May 2020, the group evolved from earlier extortion-focused collectives TheDarkOverlord and GnosticPlayers.

The Hacker News4 Oct · 05:22 UTC
TA419 Targets U.S. AI Policy Experts With Microsoft AitM Phishinghighperson_alertThreat Actor
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TA419 Targets U.S. AI Policy Experts With Microsoft AitM Phishing

TA419 is a China-aligned, espionage-motivated threat actor attributed by Proofpoint. Active since at least April 2025, the group conducts credential phishing campaigns targeting individuals at U.S.

Microsoft4 Oct · 05:20 UTC
ShinyHunters Member "Rey" Detained in Jordan, Cooperating with FBIhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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ShinyHunters Member "Rey" Detained in Jordan, Cooperating with FBI

ShinyHunters is a cybercrime group specializing in data theft and extortion operations. The group has gained notoriety for breaching organizations, exfiltrating sensitive data, and either selling stolen databases on underground forums or leveraging t…

BleepingComputer3 Oct · 17:09 UTC
China MSS Funded 100+ U.K. Academics via CGTRI Front Companyhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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China MSS Funded 100+ U.K. Academics via CGTRI Front Company

China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) is the principal civilian intelligence agency of the People's Republic of China, responsible for counterintelligence, foreign intelligence, and political security.

The Hacker News3 Oct · 12:38 UTC
Warlock exploits SharePoint flaws to deploy ransomware in Iberiacriticalperson_alertThreat Actor
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Warlock exploits SharePoint flaws to deploy ransomware in Iberia

Warlock (also tracked as Gold Salem, Longlegs, Storm-2603) is a suspected China-linked threat actor that gained prominence in mid-2025 through zero-day exploitation of Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities dubbed "ToolShell." The group is attributed b…

Microsoft3 Oct · 12:36 UTC
Warlock: China-Linked Ransomware Group Targets Critical Infrastructurehighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Warlock: China-Linked Ransomware Group Targets Critical Infrastructure

Warlock is a China-linked ransomware group that has demonstrated a focus on critical infrastructure and public sector targets. The actor's motivation appears to align with both financial gain through ransomware operations and potential strategic inte…

Microsoft2 Oct · 16:33 UTC
China-Nexus Actor UAT-11587 Deploys Antino Backdoor Across Asiahighperson_alertThreat Actor
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China-Nexus Actor UAT-11587 Deploys Antino Backdoor Across Asia

UAT-11587 is a China-nexus threat actor tracked by Cisco Talos, first detected in September 2025 targeting Taiwan's academic, think tank, and civil society policy community.

Microsoft2 Oct · 15:33 UTC
Tren de Aragua sanctioned for $40M ATM jackpotting campaignhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Tren de Aragua sanctioned for $40M ATM jackpotting campaign

Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a Venezuelan transnational criminal organization designated by the U.S. Treasury as a Transnational Criminal Organization in July 2024 and by the State Department as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February 2025.

BleepingComputer2 Oct · 13:20 UTC
Microsoft X Account Hijacked in Cryptocurrency Pump-and-Dump Schemehighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Microsoft X Account Hijacked in Cryptocurrency Pump-and-Dump Scheme

The threat actors behind this incident remain unidentified. Their motivation appears to be financial gain through a cryptocurrency pump-and-dump scheme, leveraging the compromise of Microsoft's official X (formerly Twitter) account with over 13 milli…

Microsoft2 Oct · 07:29 UTC
Spanish Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Administrator of KillSec Ransomware Grouphighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Spanish Police Arrest 16-Year-Old Administrator of KillSec Ransomware Group

KillSec is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation attributed to a Spain-based 16-year-old suspected administrator and a distributed network of operators across Europe.

The Hacker News1 Oct · 14:55 UTC
KillSec Ransomware Gang Dismantled in Operation KillSwitchhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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KillSec Ransomware Gang Dismantled in Operation KillSwitch

KillSec is a ransomware and data extortion gang active since approximately 2024. The group is allegedly led by a 16-year-old administrator, with other key members including an 18-year-old developer (who was a minor during some alleged crimes), a nego…

BleepingComputer1 Oct · 12:25 UTC
OpenAI disrupts distillation campaign tied to Moonshot AI associateshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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OpenAI disrupts distillation campaign tied to Moonshot AI associates

Individuals associated with Moonshot AI, a Chinese AI company based in Beijing, are attributed to this coordinated adversarial distillation campaign. The operators sought to illicitly extract protected reasoning from OpenAI's AI models through system…

OpenAI1 Oct · 08:42 UTC
Star Blizzard deploys CosmicPulse backdoor via new RedFlick techniquehighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Star Blizzard deploys CosmicPulse backdoor via new RedFlick technique

Star Blizzard (also tracked as SEABORGIUM, Callisto Group, TA446, COLDRIVER) is a Russian state-sponsored threat actor active since 2017. The group is attributed to Russian intelligence services and is motivated by espionage objectives aligned with R…

BleepingComputer30 Sep · 18:34 UTC
Unidentified Actors Abuse ChatGPT Custom GPTs to Deliver RAT via ClickFixhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Unidentified Actors Abuse ChatGPT Custom GPTs to Deliver RAT via ClickFix

The threat actors behind this campaign remain unidentified. Their motivation appears to be financially driven, leveraging trusted AI platforms (ChatGPT Custom GPTs) to conduct social engineering attacks that deliver remote access trojans.

OpenAI30 Sep · 13:00 UTC
CSuite Campaign Steals M365 Sessions, Deploys RMM Tools via Phishinghighperson_alertThreat Actor
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CSuite Campaign Steals M365 Sessions, Deploys RMM Tools via Phishing

CSuite is a phishing campaign targeting C-suite executives and high-value business users, primarily in the United States. The campaign was analyzed across 351 sandbox submissions, with 51% originating from the US, followed by India (18%), and additio…

Microsoft30 Sep · 08:45 UTC
Citrix NetScaler CVE-2026-88772 exploited for root access, web shellscriticalbug_reportVulnerability
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Citrix NetScaler CVE-2026-88772 exploited for root access, web shells

Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway appliances. CVE-2026-88772 (CVSS 9.5) is a memory overflow in DTLS protocol handling in the NetScaler Packet Processing Engine (NSPPE). CVE-2026-88771 also mentioned as exploited.

Citrix30 Sep · 06:24 UTC
FBI warns ShinyHunters members to surrender after Dutch arresthighperson_alertThreat Actor
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FBI warns ShinyHunters members to surrender after Dutch arrest

ShinyHunters is a financially motivated cybercrime group linked to extortion activities targeting organizations in the United States, Netherlands, and globally.

BleepingComputer29 Sep · 18:09 UTC
Former US Air Force Members Sentenced for Multi-Year BEC Fraudhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Former US Air Force Members Sentenced for Multi-Year BEC Fraud

Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu (25) and Harafat Mogaji (26) are former United States Air Force members who conducted business email compromise (BEC) scams and phishing campaigns while stationed at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

BleepingComputer29 Sep · 16:09 UTC
Star Blizzard Deploys CosmicPulse Backdoor via Fake Event Invitationshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Star Blizzard Deploys CosmicPulse Backdoor via Fake Event Invitations

Star Blizzard (also tracked as SEABORGIUM, Callisto Group, TA446, COLDRIVER) is a Russian state-sponsored threat actor attributed by U.S., U.K., Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand security agencies to Center 18 of Russia's Federal Security Service…

The Hacker News29 Sep · 15:20 UTC
Storm-3068 Pivots from Identity Compromise to Cloud Infrastructurehighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Storm-3068 Pivots from Identity Compromise to Cloud Infrastructure

Storm-3068 is a threat actor tracked by Microsoft that demonstrated sophisticated understanding of cloud-native attack paths. In this intrusion, the actor leveraged a compromised user identity obtained through self-service password reset to gain pers…

Microsoft Security29 Sep · 14:00 UTC
Automated AI Agent Breaches Dutch Cybersecurity Nonprofit DIVDhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Automated AI Agent Breaches Dutch Cybersecurity Nonprofit DIVD

The threat actor employed an automated AI agent to conduct what DIVD characterized as the first observed "agentic AI-powered attack" against their organization. The actor's identity, motivation, and origin remain unknown.

Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure (DIVD)29 Sep · 13:39 UTC
Star Blizzard Adopts RedFlick Delivery Technique in 2026 Campaignshighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Star Blizzard Adopts RedFlick Delivery Technique in 2026 Campaigns

Star Blizzard (also tracked as SEABORGIUM, Callisto Group, TA446, COLDRIVER) is a Russian state-sponsored threat actor attributed by CISA to the FSB Centre 18.

Microsoft Security29 Sep · 13:00 UTC
PhantomSub Campaign Abuses npm Packages to Subscribe Devs to WhatsApphighperson_alertThreat Actor
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PhantomSub Campaign Abuses npm Packages to Subscribe Devs to WhatsApp

PhantomSub is a supply chain campaign targeting software developers through malicious npm packages. The campaign abuses the Baileys WhatsApp open source project to add victims to WhatsApp groups and channels without consent.

npm29 Sep · 11:45 UTC
Dutch Police Arrest 24-Year-Old Linked to ShinyHunters Grouphighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Dutch Police Arrest 24-Year-Old Linked to ShinyHunters Group

ShinyHunters is a financially-motivated cybercrime group known for large-scale data breaches and extortion operations. The group has historically targeted organizations to steal sensitive data for sale or extortion.

The Hacker News29 Sep · 06:35 UTC
Keio Corporation ransomware attack disrupts Japanese rail operatorhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Keio Corporation ransomware attack disrupts Japanese rail operator

No specific threat actor has been identified or claimed responsibility for this incident as of the reporting date. The attack targeted Keio Corporation, a major Japanese private railway operator with 85 km of track, 69 stations, and a hospitality div…

Keio Corporation28 Sep · 18:56 UTC
Dutch Police Arrest Amsterdam Man in ShinyHunters Investigationhighperson_alertThreat Actor
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Dutch Police Arrest Amsterdam Man in ShinyHunters Investigation

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

BleepingComputer28 Sep · 17:49 UTC