Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds
Scammers are generating images of broken merchandise in order to apply for refunds.
Silver Fox Targets Indian Users With Tax-Themed Emails Delivering ValleyRAT Malware
The threat actor known as Silver Fox has turned its focus to India, using income tax-themed lures in phishing campaigns to distribute a modular remote access trojan called ValleyRAT (aka Winos 4.0). “This sophisticated attack leverages a complex kill chain involving DLL hijacking and the modular Valley RAT to ensureRead More »Silver Fox Targets Indian Users With Tax-Themed Emails Delivering ValleyRAT Malware
Chinese APT Mustang Panda Caught Using Kernel-Mode Rootkit
The threat actor uses a signed driver file containing two user-mode shellcodes to execute its ToneShell backdoor. The post Chinese APT Mustang Panda Caught Using Kernel-Mode Rootkit appeared first on SecurityWeek.
How to Integrate AI into Modern SOC Workflows
Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into security operations quickly, but many practitioners are still struggling to turn early experimentation into consistent operational value. This is because SOCs are adopting AI without an intentional approach to operational integration. Some teams treat it as a shortcut for broken processes. OthersRead More »How to Integrate AI into Modern SOC Workflows
Korean Air Data Compromised in Oracle EBS Hack
Roughly 30,000 Korean Air employees had their data stolen by hackers in a breach at former subsidiary KC&D. The post Korean Air Data Compromised in Oracle EBS Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Mustang Panda Uses Signed Kernel-Mode Rootkit to Load TONESHELL Backdoor
The Chinese hacking group known as Mustang Panda has leveraged a previously undocumented kernel-mode rootkit driver to deliver a new variant of backdoor dubbed TONESHELL in a cyber attack detected in mid-2025 targeting an unspecified entity in Asia. The findings come from Kaspersky, which observed the new backdoor variant inRead More »Mustang Panda Uses Signed Kernel-Mode Rootkit to Load TONESHELL Backdoor
Happy 16th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity.com!
KrebsOnSecurity.com celebrates its 16th anniversary today! A huge “thank you” to all of our readers — newcomers, long-timers and drive-by critics alike. Your engagement this past year here has been tremendous and truly a salve on a handful of dark days. Happily, comeuppance was a strong theme running through ourRead More »Happy 16th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity.com!
Top US Accounting Firm Sax Discloses 2024 Data Breach Impacting 220,000
It took Sax well over a year to complete its investigation after detecting hackers on its network. The post Top US Accounting Firm Sax Discloses 2024 Data Breach Impacting 220,000 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
⚡ Weekly Recap: MongoDB Attacks, Wallet Breaches, Android Spyware, Insider Crime & More
Last week’s cyber news in 2025 was not about one big incident. It was about many small cracks opening at the same time. Tools people trust every day behave in unexpected ways. Old flaws resurfaced. New ones were used almost immediately. A common theme ran through it all in 2025.Read More »⚡ Weekly Recap: MongoDB Attacks, Wallet Breaches, Android Spyware, Insider Crime & More
Fortinet Warns of New Attacks Exploiting Old Vulnerability
Tracked as CVE-2020-12812, the exploited FortiOS flaw allows threat actors to bypass two-factor authentication. The post Fortinet Warns of New Attacks Exploiting Old Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.