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Beware! Malicious Minecraft Mods Can Take Over Your Computer

A recent cybersecurity report by Check Point Research has exposed a cunning campaign targeting Minecraft enthusiasts worldwide. This attack leverages the popularity of Minecraft mods user-created customizations to enhance gameplay to infiltrate players’ computers and steal sensitive data. Since March 2025, a threat actor known...

CISA Warns of Vulnerabilities in ControlID iDSecure Software Allowing Authentication Bypass

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical security advisory warning about multiple vulnerabilities in ControlID's iDSecure On-premises vehicle control software that could allow attackers to bypass authentication, retrieve sensitive information, and perform SQL injection attacks. The vulnerabilities, disclosed on June...

Parrot Traffic System Exploits jQuery Migrate Library to Steal Logins Without Detection

Security researchers from the Trellix Advanced Research Centre uncovered a disturbing new attack vector where cybercriminals are leveraging the Parrot Traffic Direction System (TDS) to distribute malware through the widely used jQuery Migrate library. The incident began when an enterprise executive accessed what appeared...

Advanced Web Injection and Anti-Analysis Tactics Used to Deliver Amatera Stealer

Proofpoint researchers have uncovered advanced campaigns distributing Amatera Stealer – a rebranded evolution of ACR Stealer through compromised websites. The malware leverages ClearFake web injects, where legitimate sites are hijacked to load malicious scripts via EtherHiding (hosting payloads on Binance Smart Chain contracts). This initiates a multi-stage attack: Victims encounter...

Russian Cybercriminals Posing as U.S. State Department to Steal ASP Access Code

A sophisticated Russia-linked cyber threat actor, tracked as UNC6293 by Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), has been impersonating the U.S. Department of State to target academics and critics of Russia in a coordinated espionage campaign. From April through early June 2025, the group deployed...

Five Hackers Arrested for Involvement in Infamous Data Selling Platform, BreachForums

French law enforcement has successfully dismantled one of the world's largest cybercriminal marketplaces, arresting four French nationals in their twenties who operated BreachForums, the premier destination for trading stolen personal data. The operation, conducted by Paris police's specialized Cybercrime Brigade (BL2C), represents a significant...