Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant ofmalware called Chaosthat’scapable of hitting misconfigured cloud deployments, marking an expansion of the botnet’s targeting infrastructure. “Chaos malware is increasingly targeting misconfigured cloud deployments, expanding beyond its traditional focus on routers and edge devices,” Darktrace said in a new report.
Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the curtain on a stealthy botnet that’s designed for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Called Masjesu, the botnet has been advertised via Telegram as a DDoS-for-hire service since it first surfaced in 2023. It’s capable of targeting a wide range of IoT devices, such as routers and gateways,Read More »Masjesu Botnet Emerges as DDoS-for-Hire Service Targeting Global IoT Devices
CISA warns that Iranian-connected cyber actors are focusing U.S. critical infrastructure.
A total of seven vulnerabilities, most of which can be exploited for DoS attacks, have been patched in OpenSSL. The post Data Leakage Vulnerability Patched in OpenSSL appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The vulnerability requires authentication for successful exploitation, but another flaw exposes the Jolokia API without authentication. The post RCE Bug Lurked in Apache ActiveMQ Classic for 13 Years appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The Russian threat actor known as APT28 (aka Forest Blizzard and Pawn Storm) has been linked to a fresh spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukraine and its allies to deploy a previously undocumented malware suite codenamed PRISMEX. “PRISMEX combines advanced steganography, component object model (COM) hijacking, and legitimate cloud service abuse for command-and-control,” TrendRead More »APT28 Deploys PRISMEX Malware in Campaign Targeting Ukraine and NATO Allies
The FBI received over 1 million complaints of malicious activity in 2025, with investment, BEC, and tech support scams causing the highest losses. The post FBI: Cybercrime Losses Neared $21 Billion in 2025 appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Signature Healthcare was forced to cancel some services, and pharmacies are unable to fill prescriptions due to the hacker attack. The post Massachusetts Hospital Diverts Ambulances as Cyberattack Causes Disruption appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Focused on persistence, the botnet does not engage in widespread infection and avoids blacklisted IPs and critical infrastructure entities. The post Evasive Masjesu DDoS Botnet Targets IoT Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The Fragmented State of Modern Enterprise Identity Enterprise IAM is approaching a breaking point. As organizations scale, identity becomes increasingly fragmented across thousands of applications, decentralized teams, machine identities, and autonomous systems. The result is Identity Dark Matter: identity activity that sits outside the visibility of centralized IAM and
