Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that comes with stealthy features to inject malicious code into desktop apps for cryptocurrency wallets like Atomic and Exodus on Windows systems. The package, named nodejs-smtp, impersonates the legitimate email library nodemailer with an identical tagline, page styling, and README descriptions, attractingRead More »Malicious npm Package nodejs-smtp Mimics Nodemailer, Targets Atomic and Exodus Wallets

The recent mass-theft of authentication tokens from Salesloft, whose AI chatbot is used by a broad swath of corporate America to convert customer interaction into Salesforce leads, has left many companies racing to invalidate the stolen credentials before hackers can exploit them. Now Google warns the breach goes far beyondRead More »The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new shift in the Android malware landscape where dropper apps, which are typically used to deliver banking trojans, to also distribute simpler malware such as SMS stealers and basic spyware. These campaigns are propagated via dropper apps masquerading as government or banking appsRead More »Android Droppers Now Deliver SMS Stealers and Spyware, Not Just Banking Trojans

Cybersecurity today is less about single attacks and more about chains of small weaknesses that connect into big risks. One overlooked update, one misused account, or one hidden tool in the wrong hands can be enough to open the door. The news this week shows how attackers are mixing methods—combiningRead More »⚡ Weekly Recap: WhatsApp 0-Day, Docker Bug, Salesforce Breach, Fake CAPTCHAs, Spyware App & More

As enterprises continue to shift their operations to the browser, security teams face a growing set of cyber challenges. In fact, over 80% of security incidents now originate from web applications accessed via Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and other browsers. One particularly fast-evolving adversary, Scattered Spider, has made it their missionRead More »When Browsers Become the Attack Surface: Rethinking Security for Scattered Spider

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign undertaken by the North Korea-linked hacking group called ScarCruft (aka APT37) to deliver a malware known as RokRAT. The activity has been codenamed Operation HanKook Phantom by Seqrite Labs, stating the attacks appear to target individuals associated with the National Intelligence ResearchRead More »ScarCruft Uses RokRAT Malware in Operation HanKook Phantom Targeting South Korean Academics

September 1st marks International Women in Cyber Day. While notable strides in progress have been made for women in the industry, there are still roadblocks that impede many career journeys. 

Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a cyber attack in which unknown threat actors deployed an open-source endpoint monitoring and digital forensic tool called Velociraptor, illustrating ongoing abuse of legitimate software for malicious purposes. “In this incident, the threat actor used the tool to download and execute Visual Studio CodeRead More »Attackers Abuse Velociraptor Forensic Tool to Deploy Visual Studio Code for C2 Tunneling

WhatsApp has addressed a security vulnerability in its messaging apps for Apple iOS and macOS that it said may have been exploited in the wild in conjunction with a recently disclosed Apple flaw in targeted zero-day attacks. The vulnerability, CVE-2025-55177 (CVSS score: 8.0), relates to a case of insufficient authorizationRead More »WhatsApp Issues Emergency Update for Zero-Click Exploit Targeting iOS and macOS Devices