On the third anniversary of the global WannaCry ransomware outbreak, attributed to North Korea, the U.S. government has disclosed details about three new malware variants utilized by state-sponsored North Korean hackers. These variants, named COPPERHEDGE, TAINTEDSCRIBE, and PEBBLEDASH, are designed for remote reconnaissance and the extraction of sensitive information from…
Romania’s National Water Authority Faces Severe Ransomware Attack Romania’s national water authority, Romanian Waters (Administrația Națională Apele Române), is in the midst of recovery following a significant ransomware attack that commenced on December 20, 2025. The assault has severely compromised the agency’s operations, impacting around 1,000 computer systems, from workstations…
Iranian Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting Kuwait and Saudi Arabia’s Critical Infrastructure Recent reports from cybersecurity researchers have unveiled a sophisticated Iranian cyber espionage operation aimed at critical infrastructures in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The campaign, attributed to the Chafer APT (also referred to as APT39 or Remix Kitten), has been…
Emerging Concerns Over a Viral Video Allegedly Linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s Death A recently surfaced 12-second video claiming to depict Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide in his prison cell has begun circulating on social media platforms, following the latest release of documents from the Department of Justice (DOJ). However, the associated documentation…
Recent cybersecurity investigations have revealed an upgraded variant of the ComRAT backdoor, a sophisticated tool initially deployed by the Turla Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group. This latest iteration utilizes Gmail’s web interface to clandestinely receive commands and exfiltrate sensitive information. Cybersecurity firm ESET reported that ComRAT version 4, first identified…
The Justice Department has released three additional data sets related to Jeffrey Epstein, following a substantial prior disclosure of nearly 4,000 documents. This release coincided with the deadline imposed by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates greater public access to information regarding Epstein and his associates. The newly released…
A significant development in cybersecurity has emerged as the Chinese firm Qihoo 360 Netlab announced a collaboration with Baidu aimed at dismantling a malware botnet that has compromised hundreds of thousands of systems. The targeted botnet, linked to a group known as ShuangQiang or “Double Gun,” has a history of…
New Malware Threat Targets Air-Gapped Systems in Southeast Asia Recent research from Kaspersky has unveiled that a sophisticated Chinese threat actor, identified as Cycldek, has enhanced its capabilities to attack air-gapped systems with the intent of exfiltrating sensitive information for espionage purposes. Cycldek, also known as Goblin Panda or Conimes,…
Hacker Groups Exploit Misconfigured AWS S3 Buckets to Inject Malicious Code into Websites In a stark reminder of ongoing cybersecurity threats, various hacking groups are increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in misconfigured Amazon S3 data storage buckets to infiltrate websites with malicious code. This tactic is primarily aimed at capturing sensitive information,…
