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28+ New Packages Used by Threat Actors to Spread Protestware

Socket's Threat Research Team has uncovered a significant supply chain security incident involving protestware that has spread across at least 28 new npm packages with nearly 2,000 versions. The malicious code targets Russian-language users visiting Russian or Belarusian websites, disabling UI interactions and playing...

U.S. Critical Infrastructure Under Siege – Iranian Threat Actors Target Water Systems and More

In recent weeks, U.S. water treatment facilities and other critical infrastructure have come under sustained digital assault attributed to Iranian-linked cyber units. Security researchers have uncovered evidence that Intelligence Group 13, an advanced persistent threat cell operating within the IRGC’s Shahid Kaveh Cyber Group,...

US Targets Key Threat Actors Connected to North Korea’s Remote IT Worker Operation

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today sanctioned Song Kum Hyok, a North Korean cyber actor linked to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Reconnaissance General Bureau's hacking group Andariel, along with a Russia-based network of individuals and entities...

NSB Issues Warning on Cybersecurity Threats Posed by Popular Chinese Apps – Rednote, Weibo, TikTok, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud

The National Security Bureau (NSB) of Taiwan has issued a critical warning about the cybersecurity risks associated with five widely used Chinese-developed mobile applications: Rednote, Weibo, TikTok, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud. This announcement follows a comprehensive inspection by the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau...

XWorm: Evolving Threat – New Stagers and Loaders Outwit Security Systems

In the ever-shifting landscape of cybercrime, XWorm, a notorious remote access trojan (RAT), continues to evolve, arming threat actors with fresh tactics to bypass modern security defenses. The Splunk Threat Research Team (STRT) has recently dissected a wave of new XWorm campaigns, revealing a...

Unseen Wings – How Blind Eagle Hackers Deploy Open-Source RATs and Ciphers to Evade Static Detection

In a recent detailed investigation by Trustwave SpiderLabs, the threat group Blind Eagle (APT-C-36) has been linked with the Russian bulletproof hosting provider Proton66. This group has been actively targeting Latin American organizations, with a pronounced focus on Colombian financial institutions, including Bancolombia, BBVA, Banco Caja Social,...