Recent Cyber Surveillance Attacks Target North Korean Defectors and Journalists In a disturbing development, advanced persistent threats (APTs) linked to nation-state actors have launched a series of highly-targeted surveillance attacks against North Korean defectors, journalists covering North Korea, and associated organizations based in South Korea. Reports from Russian cybersecurity firm…
Stealth Malware Campaign Targets Middle Eastern Entities A sophisticated malware campaign has been uncovered, targeting government bodies, military organizations, law firms, and financial institutions predominantly in the Middle East. Initiated as early as 2019, the campaign leverages malicious Microsoft Excel and Word documents to infiltrate victim networks. Kaspersky, a Russian…
A new malware botnet known as PseudoManuscrypt has emerged, targeting industrial and government organizations, particularly within military-industrial entities and research laboratories. Reports indicate that this malware strain has compromised approximately 35,000 Windows systems throughout the current year. The nomenclature for PseudoManuscrypt draws parallels to the well-known Manuscrypt malware, associated with…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Phishing Campaigns Transition from China to Malaysia Targeting Chinese-Speakers Prajeet Nair ( @prajeetspeaks) • October 17, 2025 Image: Shutterstock Recent investigations reveal that a series of coordinated cyberattacks targeting Chinese-speaking individuals across the Asia-Pacific region can be traced back to a single…
Recent intelligence reveals that operators linked to the Lazarus group’s BlueNoroff sub-group have orchestrated a series of cyberattacks targeting small and medium-sized enterprises across the globe. The objective of these attacks is to siphon cryptocurrency assets, marking a significant maneuver by this recognized North Korean state-sponsored actor. Kaspersky, a prominent…
A sophisticated botnet known as PseudoManuscrypt has been actively targeting Windows systems in South Korea since May 2021, employing tactics similar to those used by the malware CryptBot. This trend has raised significant concerns within the cybersecurity community. A report from the South Korean cybersecurity firm AhnLab Security Emergency Response…
The FBI has issued a warning regarding the BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), which has reportedly impacted at least 60 organizations globally since its debut in November 2021. This sophisticated malware, also referred to as ALPHV or Noberus, is notably the first ransomware developed using the Rust programming language, renowned for its…
Major DDoS Attack Mitigated by Cloudflare On Wednesday, Cloudflare announced that it successfully mitigated a staggering distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, generating 15.3 million requests per second (RPS). This incident marks one of the most significant HTTPS DDoS attacks recorded to date. Cloudflare, a leader in web infrastructure and security, highlighted…
Recent reports indicate that from February 23 to April 8, a coalition of at least six Russia-aligned cyber actors executed over 237 cyberattacks targeting Ukraine. Among these attacks, 38 were particularly destructive, resulting in irreversible data loss across various organizations within the nation. The objective of these cyber operations appears…
