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APT28 Uses Microsoft Office CVE-2026-21509 in Espionage-Focused Malware Attacks

APT28 Uses Microsoft Office CVE-2026-21509 in Espionage-Focused Malware Attacks

The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28 (aka UAC-0001) has been attributed to attacks exploiting a newly disclosed security flaw in Microsoft Office as part of a campaign codenamed Operation Neusploit. Zscaler ThreatLabz said it observed the hacking group weaponizing the shortcoming on January 29, 2026, in attacks targetingRead More »APT28 Uses Microsoft Office CVE-2026-21509 in Espionage-Focused Malware Attacks

The Notepad++ supply chain attack — unnoticed execution chains and new IoCs

The Notepad++ supply chain attack — unnoticed execution chains and new IoCs

Introduction On February 2, 2026, the developers of Notepad++, a text editor popular among developers, published a statement claiming that the update infrastructure of Notepad++ has been compromised. According to the statement, this was due to a hosting provider level incident, which occurred from June to September 2025. However, attackersRead More »The Notepad++ supply chain attack — unnoticed execution chains and new IoCs

Mozilla Adds One-Click Option to Disable Generative AI Features in Firefox

Mozilla Adds One-Click Option to Disable Generative AI Features in Firefox

Mozilla on Monday announced a new controls section in its Firefox desktop browser settings that allows users to completely turn off generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features. “It provides a single place to block current and future generative AI features in Firefox,” Ajit Varma, head of Firefox, said. “You can alsoRead More »Mozilla Adds One-Click Option to Disable Generative AI Features in Firefox

Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group

Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group

A China-linked threat actor known as Lotus Blossom has been attributed with medium confidence to the recently discovered compromise of the infrastructure hosting Notepad++. The attack enabled the state-sponsored hacking group to deliver a previously undocumented backdoor codenamed Chrysalis to users of the open-source editor, according to new findings fromRead More »Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group

Microsoft Begins NTLM Phase-Out With Three-Stage Plan to Move Windows to Kerberos

Microsoft Begins NTLM Phase-Out With Three-Stage Plan to Move Windows to Kerberos

Microsoft has announced a three-phase approach to phase out New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) as part of its efforts to shift Windows environments toward stronger, Kerberos-based options. The development comes more than two years after the tech giant revealed its plans to deprecate the legacy technology, citing its susceptibility toRead More »Microsoft Begins NTLM Phase-Out With Three-Stage Plan to Move Windows to Kerberos

ShinyHunters-Branded Extortion Activity Expands, Escalates

Hackers rely on evolved vishing and login harvesting to compromise SSO credentials for unauthorized MFA enrollment. The post ShinyHunters-Branded Extortion Activity Expands, Escalates appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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