Security firm runZero has disclosed seven vulnerabilities in FatFs, a small filesystem library that lets a device read and write the FAT and exFAT formats used on USB drives and SD cards. The flaws matter because FatFs is nearly everywhere. It ships inside the firmware that runs security cameras, drones, industrial controllers, hardwareRead More »Unpatched Flaws Disclosed in Filesystem Bundled Into Millions of Embedded Devices

A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out. Bad Epoll sits in the same small stretch of kernel code whereRead More »New “Bad Epoll” Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented modular malware framework codenamed Avalon that’s distributed by means of a multi-stage phishing chain capable of bypassing traditional security controls. Avalon combines credential collection, lateral movement, remote access, recovery disruption, and ransomware execution, bringing together diverse functions under one

Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been linked to a fresh set of malicious npm packages that masquerade as Rollup polyfill tooling to facilitate remote access and data theft. According to JFrog, the packages “rollup-packages-polyfill-core” and “rollup-runtime-polyfill-core” mimic the legitimate “rollup-plugin-polyfill-node” project, down to the description, repository metadata,Read More »North Korea-Linked npm Packages Mimic Rollup Polyfills to Steal Developer Secrets

A previously undocumented threat actor known as Armored Likho has been attributed to cyber attacks targeting government agencies and the electric power sector across Russia, Brazil, and Kazakhstan. “Armored Likho blends financially motivated campaigns targeting private individuals with targeted cyber espionage aimed at organizations,” Kaspersky said in a technical analysisRead More »Armored Likho Targets Government Agencies, Power Sector with BusySnake Stealer

A new report from the Citizen Lab has revealed that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou had his mobile device repeatedly hacked with the notorious Pegasus spyware while serving on a committee that was tasked with investigating the abuse of such commercial surveillance tools in the bloc. “ThroughRead More »European Parliament Member Investigating Spyware Was Hacked With Pegasus

Introduction During our routine threat monitoring, we uncovered a new phishing campaign tied to a previously unknown APT group that we dubbed Armored Likho (also known as Eagle Werewolf based on circumstantial evidence). This targeted campaign focuses heavily on government agencies and the electric power sector. The geographical footprint ofRead More »Armored Likho digging a snake pit: inside the covert BusySnake Stealer campaign