CYBERSECURITY

RondoDox Botnet Exploits Critical React2Shell Flaw to Hijack IoT Devices and Web Servers

RondoDox Botnet Exploits Critical React2Shell Flaw to Hijack IoT Devices and Web Servers

Internet of Things (IoT) devices and web applications have been the target of a persistent nine-month campaign to enroll them in the RondoDox botnet. The activity has been seen using the rece

ThreatsDay Bulletin: GhostAd Drain, macOS Attacks, Proxy Botnets, Cloud Exploits, and 12+ Stories

ThreatsDay Bulletin: GhostAd Drain, macOS Attacks, Proxy Botnets, Cloud Exploits, and 12+ Stories

This week's summary demonstrates how subtle behavioral changes, such as code modifications and employment scams, are redefining what "cybercrime" actually entails. A Lithuanian national has b

U.S. Treasury Lifts Sanctions on Three Individuals Linked to Intellexa and Predator Spyware

U.S. Treasury Lifts Sanctions on Three Individuals Linked to Intellexa and Predator Spyware

Three people connected to the Intellexa Consortium were taken off the list of specifically designated nationals by Treasury. The following people were sanctioned by OFAC in March 2024: Merom

Webinar: How Attackers Exploit Cloud Misconfigurations Across AWS, AI Models, and Kubernetes

Webinar: How Attackers Exploit Cloud Misconfigurations Across AWS, AI Models, and Kubernetes

The Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud team will take you through three recent investigations in a technical deep dive next week. Because these threats appear to be typical activity, standard se

Why Data Security and Privacy Need to Start in Code

Why Data Security and Privacy Need to Start in Code

The number of applications and the rate of change within those applications are growing at an accelerated rate for businesses. Teams in charge of security and privacy are under a lot of press

WatchGuard Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical Fireware OS VPN Vulnerability

WatchGuard Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical Fireware OS VPN Vulnerability

A serious security vulnerability in Fireware OS has been fixed by WatchGuard. According to the company, the vulnerability has been used in actual attacks. The vulnerability has been character

U.S. DoJ Seizes Fraud Domain Behind $14.6 Million Bank Account Takeover Scheme

U.S. DoJ Seizes Fraud Domain Behind $14.6 Million Bank Account Takeover Scheme

A website used to support a bank account takeover scheme was taken over by the U.S. Justice Department. Illegally obtained bank login credentials were hosted and manipulated using the domain

U.S. DOJ Charges 54 in ATM Jackpotting Scheme Using Ploutus Malware

U.S. DOJ Charges 54 in ATM Jackpotting Scheme Using Ploutus Malware

A multi-million dollar ATM jackpotting scheme has resulted in the indictment of 54 individuals. Ploutus malware was used in the massive conspiracy to breach automated teller machines (ATMs) a

Two Chrome Extensions Caught Secretly Stealing Credentials from Over 170 Sites

Two Chrome Extensions Caught Secretly Stealing Credentials from Over 170 Sites

The extensions are marketed as a "multi-location network speed test plug-in" for foreign trade staff and developers. Believing they are buying a genuine VPN service, users pay subscriptions b

Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Breach Caused $7 Million Crypto Loss via Malicious Code

Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Breach Caused $7 Million Crypto Loss via Malicious Code

Users are being urged by Trust Wallet to update to the most recent version of its Google Chrome extension. The multi-chain, non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet service stated that version

Traditional Security Frameworks Leave Organizations Exposed to AI-Specific Attack Vectors

Traditional Security Frameworks Leave Organizations Exposed to AI-Specific Attack Vectors

For many years, traditional security frameworks have been beneficial to organizations. However, AI systems function very differently from the applications that these frameworks were intended

ThreatsDay Bulletin: WhatsApp Hijacks, MCP Leaks, AI Recon, React2Shell Exploit and 15 More Stories

ThreatsDay Bulletin: WhatsApp Hijacks, MCP Leaks, AI Recon, React2Shell Exploit and 15 More Stories

A criminal network running call centers in Dnipro, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Kyiv was targeted by authorities in the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine. Over 400 victims in Europe were

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Stealth Loaders, AI Chatbot Flaws AI Exploits, Docker Hack, and 15 More Stories

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Stealth Loaders, AI Chatbot Flaws AI Exploits, Docker Hack, and 15 More Stories

Attackers are blending in, taking control of reliable apps, common tools, and even AI assistants. Nezha is an open-source monitoring tool that malicious actors are using to access compromised

The Case for Dynamic AI-SaaS Security as Copilots Scale

The Case for Dynamic AI-SaaS Security as Copilots Scale

Artificial intelligence copilots and agents have subtly infiltrated the SaaS apps that companies use on a daily basis during the past year. AI assistants or agent-like features are now integr

SonicWall Fixes Actively Exploited CVE-2025-40602 in SMA 100 Appliances

SonicWall Fixes Actively Exploited CVE-2025-40602 in SMA 100 Appliances

A security vulnerability in Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances has been fixed by SonicWall. Tracked as CVE-2025-40602, the vulnerability relates to a local privilege escalation

SEC Files Charges Over $14 Million Crypto Scam Using Fake AI-Themed Investment Tips

SEC Files Charges Over $14 Million Crypto Scam Using Fake AI-Themed Investment Tips

A number of businesses have been charged by the SEC for allegedly participating in a complex cryptocurrency scam. According to the SEC, the scam was a multi-step fraud that used social media

Russia-Linked Hackers Use Microsoft 365 Device Code Phishing for Account Takeovers

Russia-Linked Hackers Use Microsoft 365 Device Code Phishing for Account Takeovers

A phishing campaign has been linked to a group thought to be affiliated with Russia. Proofpoint is monitoring the activity, which has been going on since September 2025, under the name UNK_Ac

Rogue NuGet Package Poses as Tracer.Fody, Steals Cryptocurrency Wallet Data

Rogue NuGet Package Poses as Tracer.Fody, Steals Cryptocurrency Wallet Data

In order to sneak in a cryptocurrency wallet thief, a malicious NuGet package poses as the author of the.NET tracing library. "Tracer.Fody.NLog," the malicious package, was present in the rep

React2Shell Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Deploy Linux Backdoors

React2Shell Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Deploy Linux Backdoors

Threat actors are taking advantage of a security flaw called React2Shell. The vulnerability is spreading malware families such as ZnDoor and KSwapDoor. According to NTT Security and Palo Alto

Passwd: A walkthrough of the Google Workspace Password Manager

Passwd: A walkthrough of the Google Workspace Password Manager

Passwd was created especially for businesses using Google Workspace. Because Passwd is built on a zero-knowledge architecture, only users—not Passwd—can access data that has been decrypted. A

North Korea-Linked Hackers Steal $2.02 Billion in 2025, Leading Global Crypto Theft

North Korea-Linked Hackers Steal $2.02 Billion in 2025, Leading Global Crypto Theft

At least $2.02 billion of the over $3.4 billion that was pilfered between January and early December was the responsibility of the DPRK. $1.5 billion was lost in the February hack of the cryp

Nomani Investment Scam Surges 62% Using AI Deepfake Ads on Social Media

Nomani Investment Scam Surges 62% Using AI Deepfake Ads on Social Media

Over 64,000 distinct URLs linked to the threat were reportedly blocked by ESET this year. Czechia, Japan, Slovakia, Spain, and Poland accounted for the majority of detections. Nomani is using

Nigeria Arrests RaccoonO365 Phishing Developer Linked to Microsoft 365 Attacks

Nigeria Arrests RaccoonO365 Phishing Developer Linked to Microsoft 365 Attacks

Three "high-profile internet fraud suspects" are detained by Nigerian authorities. They are accused of participating in phishing attacks directed at large corporations. Okitipi Samuel, aka Mo

New UEFI Flaw Enables Early-Boot DMA Attacks on ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Motherboards

New UEFI Flaw Enables Early-Boot DMA Attacks on ASRock, ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI Motherboards

Affected vendors include ASRock, ASUSTeK Computer, GIGABYTE, and MSI. A disparity in the DMA protection status is the cause of the vulnerability. If the vulnerability is successfully exploite

New MongoDB Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Uninitialized Memory

New MongoDB Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Uninitialized Memory

MongoDB has been found to have a high-severity security flaw that could let unauthorized users read uninitialized heap memory. The vulnerability affects MongoDB

New MacSync macOS Stealer Uses Signed App to Bypass Apple Gatekeeper

New MacSync macOS Stealer Uses Signed App to Bypass Apple Gatekeeper

A notarized, digitally signed Swift application is used to deliver a new version of MacSync. In order to get around Apple's Gatekeeper checks, it is posing as a messaging app installer. It ha

MongoDB Vulnerability CVE-2025-14847 Under Active Exploitation Worldwide

MongoDB Vulnerability CVE-2025-14847 Under Active Exploitation Worldwide

Sensitive information can be remotely leaked by an unauthorized attacker thanks to a MongoDB vulnerability. The zlib message decompression implementation is the source of the issue. The vulne

LastPass 2022 Breach Led to Years-Long Cryptocurrency Thefts, TRM Labs Finds

LastPass 2022 Breach Led to Years-Long Cryptocurrency Thefts, TRM Labs Finds

In 2022, LastPass experienced a significant hack that gave hackers access to its users' personal data. Bad actors have been able to exploit weak master passwords thanks to the encrypted vault

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