Category: News


  • EncryptHub Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Deploy Rhadamanthys and StealC Malware

    Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananWindows Security / Vulnerability The threat actor known as EncryptHub exploited a recently-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day to deliver a wide range of malware families, including backdoors and information stealers such as Rhadamanthys and StealC. “In this attack, the threat actor manipulates .msc files and the Multilingual User…

  • RedCurl Shifts from Espionage to Ransomware with First-Ever QWCrypt Deployment

    Mar 26, 2025The Hacker NewsRansomware / Endpoint Security The Russian-speaking hacking group called RedCurl has been linked to a ransomware campaign for the first time, marking a departure in the threat actor’s tradecraft. The activity, observed by Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender, involves the deployment of a never-before-seen ransomware strain dubbed QWCrypt. RedCurl, also called Earth…

  • New SparrowDoor Backdoor Variants Found in Attacks on U.S. and Mexican Organizations

    Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability The Chinese threat actor known as FamousSparrow has been linked to a cyber attack targeting a trade group in the United States and a research institute in Mexico to deliver its flagship backdoor SparrowDoor and ShadowPad. The activity, observed in July 2024, marks the first time the hacking crew…

  • CISA Warns of Sitecore RCE Flaws; Active Exploits Hit Next.js and DrayTek Devices

    Mar 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two six-year-old security flaws impacting Sitecore CMS and Experience Platform (XP) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2019-9874 (CVSS score: 9.8) – A deserialization vulnerability…

  • NetApp SnapCenter Flaw Could Let Users Gain Remote Admin Access on Plug-In Systems

    Mar 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Enterprise Security A critical security flaw has been disclosed in NetApp SnapCenter that, if successfully exploited, could allow privilege escalation. SnapCenter is an enterprise-focused software that’s used to manage data protection across applications, databases, virtual machines, and file systems, offering the ability to backup, restore, and clone data resources. The…

  • 150,000 Sites Compromised by JavaScript Injection Promoting Chinese Gambling Platforms

    Mar 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Website Security An ongoing campaign that infiltrates legitimate websites with malicious JavaScript injects to promote Chinese-language gambling platforms has ballooned to compromise approximately 150,000 sites to date. “The threat actor has slightly revamped their interface but is still relying on an iframe injection to display a full-screen overlay in the…

  • Top 3 MS Office Exploits Hackers Use in 2025 – Stay Alert!

    Hackers have long used Word and Excel documents as delivery vehicles for malware, and in 2025, these tricks are far from outdated. From phishing schemes to zero-click exploits, malicious Office files are still one of the easiest ways into a victim’s system. Here are the top three Microsoft Office-based exploits still making the rounds this…

  • New Report Explains Why CASB Solutions Fail to Address Shadow SaaS and How to Fix It

    Mar 27, 2025The Hacker NewsBrowser Security / Data Protection Whether it’s CRMs, project management tools, payment processors, or lead management tools – your workforce is using SaaS applications by the pound. Organizations often rely on traditional CASB solutions for protecting against malicious access and data exfiltration, but these fall short for protecting against shadow SaaS,…

  • APT36 Spoofs India Post Website to Infect Windows and Android Users with Malware

    Mar 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Malware An advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to Pakistan has been attributed to the creation of a fake website masquerading as India’s public sector postal system as part of a campaign designed to infect both Windows and Android users in the country. Cybersecurity company CYFIRMA has attributed…

  • Hackers Repurpose RansomHub's EDRKillShifter in Medusa, BianLian, and Play Attacks

    Mar 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Ransomware A new analysis has uncovered connections between affiliates of RansomHub and other ransomware groups like Medusa, BianLian, and Play. The connection stems from the use of a custom tool that’s designed to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) software on compromised hosts, according to ESET. The EDR killing…