Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that delivers the Astaroth banking trojan that employs GitHub as a backbone for its operations to stay resilient in the face of infrastructure takedowns. “Instead of relying solely on traditional command-and-control (C2) servers that can be taken down, these attackers areRead More »Astaroth Banking Trojan Abuses GitHub to Remain Operational After Takedowns

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Rust-based backdoor called ChaosBot that can allow operators to conduct reconnaissance and execute arbitrary commands on compromised hosts. “Threat actors leveraged compromised credentials that mapped to both Cisco VPN and an over-privileged Active Directory account named, ‘serviceaccount,’” eSentire said in a technicalRead More »New Rust-Based Malware “ChaosBot” Uses Discord Channels to Control Victims’ PCs

Threat actors are evolving too quickly for organizations to keep up.

Staff burnout cited as top concern for security leaders.

Oracle on Saturday issued a security alert warning of a fresh security flaw impacting its E-Business Suite that it said could allow unauthorized access to sensitive data. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-61884, carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity. It affects versions from 12.2.3 through 12.2.14. “Easily exploitableRead More »New Oracle E-Business Suite Bug Could Let Hackers Access Data Without Login

Cybersecurity company Huntress on Friday warned of “widespread compromise” of SonicWall SSL VPN devices to access multiple customer environments. “Threat actors are authenticating into multiple accounts rapidly across compromised devices,” it said. “The speed and scale of these attacks imply that the attackers appear to control valid credentials rather thanRead More »Experts Warn of Widespread SonicWall VPN Compromise Impacting Over 100 Accounts

Threat actors are abusing Velociraptor, an open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool, in connection with ransomware attacks likely orchestrated by Storm-2603 (aka CL-CRI-1040 or Gold Salem), which is known for deploying the Warlock and LockBit ransomware. The threat actor’s use of the security utility was documented by SophosRead More »Hackers Turn Velociraptor DFIR Tool Into Weapon in LockBit Ransomware Attacks

The world’s largest and most disruptive botnet is now drawing a majority of its firepower from compromised Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices hosted on U.S. Internet providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, new evidence suggests. Experts say the heavy concentration of infected devices at U.S. providers is complicating efforts to limit collateralRead More »DDoS Botnet Aisuru Blankets US ISPs in Record DDoS

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an active malware campaign called Stealit that has leveraged Node.js’ Single Executable Application (SEA) feature as a way to distribute its payloads. According to Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, select iterations have also employed the open-source Electron framework to deliver the malware. It’s assessed that theRead More »Stealit Malware Abuses Node.js Single Executable Feature via Game and VPN Installers