A noted advanced persistent threat (APT) group linked to Iran has updated its malware arsenal, introducing a new backdoor known as Marlin. This marks an ongoing espionage campaign that has been active since April 2018. The Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET has attributed these attacks, under the codename “Out to Sea”,…
Recent cybersecurity developments have revealed a significant escalation in cyberattacks aimed at Ukraine, coinciding with the country’s ongoing military conflict. Cybersecurity experts from ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec have reported the emergence of a new wiper malware, identified as HermeticWiper (also known as KillDisk.NCV), which has been actively deployed against numerous…
In a troubling escalation of cyber threats, a new strain of destructive malware named CaddyWiper has been identified amidst ongoing military tensions in Ukraine. This recent attack, discovered by Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, adds to the alarm surrounding persistent cyber assaults as the conflict endures. Diving into the specifics, CaddyWiper…
Endpoint Security Undocumented Malware Found in Phony Messaging Apps Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • October 3, 2025 The Remah Desert in the United Arab Emirates (Image: Robert Harding Video/Shutterstock) Security researchers have uncovered two previously undocumented Android spyware campaigns posing as updates for secure messaging applications Signal and ToTok. These campaigns…
Recent reports have identified a cyberespionage group known as TA410, which has been actively targeting critical infrastructure across Africa, the Middle East, and the United States using an evolved version of a remote access trojan (RAT) designed for information theft. The Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET has categorized TA410 as an…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Social Engineering Eset Reports: Lazarus Group’s Backdoor Now in Hands of New North Korean Threat Actor Pooja Tikekar (@PoojaTikekar) • September 26, 2025 Statues of North Korean leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Chong-Il in Pyongyang. (Image: Shutterstock/ISMG) Recent cybersecurity findings reveal that…
ESET has reported a likely collaboration between two Russian hacking groups, Turla and Gamaredon, suggesting they were working together in recent cyber operations targeting Ukrainian systems. The speculation arises from their shared affiliations with the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia, albeit from different centers within the organization. According to…
On Tuesday, Microsoft rolled out security updates addressing a total of 57 vulnerabilities, including six that have been actively exploited in the wild. These updates are particularly crucial for organizations concerned about potential security breaches, as they rectify flaws that could be leveraged by malicious actors. Among the 57 identified…
The Lazarus Group, a notorious cybercriminal organization linked to North Korea, has escalated its operations by exploiting fake job opportunities to deploy malware aimed at compromising Apple’s macOS systems. Recent analysis from cybersecurity firm SentinelOne revealed that decoy documents featuring positions at the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto[.]com were utilized in…
