A recent phishing campaign has emerged, leveraging socially engineered SMS messages to deliver malware to Android devices. This operation appears to impersonate Iranian governmental and social security entities, aiming to extract credit card information and facilitate financial theft from victims’ bank accounts. In contrast to other forms of banking malware,…
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…
New Malware Threat “WhisperGate” Targets Ukrainian Entities Amid Geopolitical Tensions On Saturday, cybersecurity experts from Microsoft revealed the emergence of a new malware operation identified as “WhisperGate.” This sophisticated form of malware is primarily aimed at government entities, non-profits, and IT organizations within Ukraine, amid escalating geopolitical tensions with Russia.…
The Lazarus Group, a prominent North Korean hacking organization, has recently launched a new campaign employing the Windows Update service to execute its malicious payload. This development reflects an ongoing expansion of the group’s utilization of living-off-the-land (LotL) techniques to achieve its objectives. Known by several aliases, including APT38 and…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has formally declared the disruption of the BlackCat ransomware operation, providing a decryption tool for over 500 victims affected by the malware. This intervention is seen as a significant step in combating ransomware threats that have plagued businesses across the globe. According to court…
Apple’s Removal of ICE Monitoring Apps Raises Concerns Over Free Speech and Digital Control In a significant move, Apple has removed several monitoring and documentation apps related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from its App Store, drawing widespread attention and debate among legal experts and digital rights advocates. These…
New Malware Exposed as Iranian APT Group Targets Global Networks Cybersecurity agencies from the United States and the United Kingdom have revealed new malware attributed to the Iranian government-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as MuddyWater. This malware is reported to facilitate attacks against both government and commercial networks…
A new cyber espionage tool, known as Daxin, has emerged as part of a sustained campaign attributed to threat actors linked to China, targeting governments and critical infrastructure since at least 2013. This sophisticated backdoor has been identified by Broadcom’s Symantec Threat Hunter team, who described it as capable of…
