Title: VSDC Multimedia Editing Software Compromised, Users Targeted by Banking Trojan In a recent cybersecurity incident, the official website of VSDC, a widely used free video editing and conversion tool, was compromised, leading to the distribution of malware to unsuspecting users. The breach, first reported by Dr. Web, reveals that…
InterContinental Hotels Group Faces Significant Data Breach InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the parent company of well-known brands such as Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, has reported that malware infiltrated its payment card systems, compromising credit card numbers and other sensitive information across 1,174 franchise hotels in the United States. This…
Recent findings have unveiled alarming trends in the cybersecurity landscape, particularly in the emergence of spyware that exploits seemingly innocuous applications and tools. Richard LaTulip, a field Chief Information Security Officer at Recorded Future, highlights that infections often initiate through malicious links or counterfeit applications, but increasingly, they are being…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Ransomware U.S. Cybersecurity Professionals Plead Guilty to BlackCat Ransomware Scheme Targeting Medical Firms Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • December 30, 2025 Image: Kevin Sto/Shutterstock In a significant development within the cybersecurity landscape, two professionals admitted guilt in a Miami federal court after being implicated as affiliates…
Cybercriminals Innovate Their Strategies: A Growing Threat to Sensitive Data Recent developments in cybersecurity indicate a significant uptick in cybercriminal activity, characterized by increasingly sophisticated techniques targeting sensitive information across various sectors. Cyber adversaries are continuously evolving, adapting their methods to exploit vulnerabilities in systems that handle critical data, including…
Operation PCPcat: A Large-Scale Cyber Espionage Campaign Disrupts Web Infrastructure In a significant cyber espionage event labeled Operation PCPcat, over 59,000 servers have been compromised within a mere 48 hours, exposing vulnerabilities in modern web architectures. This operation predominantly targets platforms utilizing React frameworks, specifically Next.js and React Servers, leading…
Data Breach at Forever 21 Affects Customer Credit Card Information In November 2017, Forever 21, the prominent retail clothing chain, reported a significant data breach that has now been confirmed to have compromised customer credit card information across multiple store locations in the United States for several months during the…
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,…
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the United States has issued an alert regarding a sophisticated malware campaign attributed to North Korean hackers targeting government contracting firms. This new threat, identified as “BLINDINGCAN,” utilizes an advanced remote access Trojan designed to create a backdoor into compromised systems. The…
