Below I’ve curated cyber security news from the world-wide-web – the lefthand column is from “The Hacker News” website and on the right is news from “Security Week”. Both are top cyber security news sites. In the very least this shows that threats are daily and they are very real.
Hacker News
- Lazarus Group Expands Malware Arsenal With...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on September 2, 2025 at 4:39 pm
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as the Lazarus Group has been attributed to a social engineering campaign that distributes three different pieces of cross-platform malware called PondRAT, ThemeForestRAT, and RemotePE. The attack, observed by NCC Group's Fox-IT in 2024, targeted an […]
- Researchers Warn of MystRodX Backdoor Using DNS...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on September 2, 2025 at 2:56 pm
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a stealthy new backdoor called MystRodX that comes with a variety of features to capture sensitive data from compromised systems. "MystRodX is a typical backdoor implemented in C++, supporting features like file management, port forwarding, reverse shell, […]
- Shadow AI Discovery: A Critical Part of...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on September 2, 2025 at 11:30 am
The Harsh Truths of AI Adoption MITs State of AI in Business report revealed that while 40% of organizations have purchased enterprise LLM subscriptions, over 90% of employees are actively using AI tools in their daily work. Similarly, research from Harmonic Security found that 45.4% of sensitive […]
- Ukrainian Network FDN3 Launches Massive...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on September 2, 2025 at 10:38 am
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a Ukrainian IP network for engaging in massive brute-force and password spraying campaigns targeting SSL VPN and RDP devices between June and July 2025. The activity originated from a Ukraine-based autonomous system FDN3 (AS211736), per French cybersecurity […]
- Silver Fox Exploits Microsoft-Signed WatchDog...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on September 2, 2025 at 8:39 am
The threat actor known as Silver Fox has been attributed to abuse of a previously unknown vulnerable driver associated with WatchDog Anti-malware as part of a Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attack aimed at disarming security solutions installed on compromised hosts. The vulnerable driver […]
- Malicious npm Package nodejs-smtp Mimics...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on September 2, 2025 at 4:40 am
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that comes with stealthy features to inject malicious code into desktop apps for cryptocurrency wallets like Atomic and Exodus on Windows systems. The package, named nodejs-smtp, impersonates the legitimate email library nodemailer […]
- Android Droppers Now Deliver SMS Stealers and...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on September 1, 2025 at 5:28 pm
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new shift in the Android malware landscape where dropper apps, which are typically used to deliver banking trojans, to also distribute simpler malware such as SMS stealers and basic spyware. These campaigns are propagated via dropper apps […]
- ⚡ Weekly Recap: WhatsApp 0-Day, Docker Bug,...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on September 1, 2025 at 1:02 pm
Cybersecurity today is less about single attacks and more about chains of small weaknesses that connect into big risks. One overlooked update, one misused account, or one hidden tool in the wrong hands can be enough to open the door. The news this week shows how attackers are mixing […]
- When Browsers Become the Attack Surface:...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on September 1, 2025 at 11:55 am
As enterprises continue to shift their operations to the browser, security teams face a growing set of cyber challenges. In fact, over 80% of security incidents now originate from web applications accessed via Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and other browsers. One particularly fast-evolving adversary, […]
- ScarCruft Uses RokRAT Malware in Operation...by info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on September 1, 2025 at 8:26 am
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign undertaken by the North Korea-linked hacking group called ScarCruft (aka APT37) to deliver a malware known as RokRAT. The activity has been codenamed Operation HanKook Phantom by Seqrite Labs, stating the attacks appear to target […]
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