Cyber News & Articles

Android Droppers Now Deliver SMS Stealers and Spyware, Not Just Banking Trojans
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 apps in India and other parts of Asia, ThreatFabric said in a report

⚡ Weekly Recap: WhatsApp 0-Day, Docker Bug, Salesforce Breach, Fake CAPTCHAs, Spyware App & More
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—combining stolen access, unpatched software, and clever tricks to move from small entry points to large

When Browsers Become the Attack Surface: Rethinking Security for Scattered Spider
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 mission to wreak havoc on enterprises by specifically targeting

ScarCruft Uses RokRAT Malware in Operation HanKook Phantom Targeting South Korean Academics
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 Research Association, including academic figures

Hacker suspected of trying to cheat his way into university is arrested in Spain
Spanish police have arrested a suspected hacker for accessing a government website in order to alter the high school and university entrance exam grades of not only himself, but also some of his closest classmates.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Attackers Abuse Velociraptor Forensic Tool to Deploy Visual Studio Code for C2 Tunneling
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 Code with the likely intention of creating a

WhatsApp Issues Emergency Update for Zero-Click Exploit Targeting iOS and macOS Devices
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 authorization of linked device synchronization messages. Internal researchers on the

Researchers Warn of Sitecore Exploit Chain Linking Cache Poisoning and Remote Code Execution
Three new security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the Sitecore Experience Platform that could be exploited to achieve information disclosure and remote code execution.
The flaws, per watchTowr Labs, are listed below –
CVE-2025-53693 – HTML cache poisoning through unsafe reflections
CVE-2025-53691 – Remote code execution (RCE) through insecure deserialization
CVE-2025-53694 –

Sweden scrambles after ransomware attack puts sensitive worker data at risk
Municipal government organisations across Sweden have found themselves impacted after a ransomware attack at a third-party software service supplier.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Amazon Disrupts APT29 Watering Hole Campaign Abusing Microsoft Device Code Authentication
Amazon on Friday said it flagged and disrupted what it described as an opportunistic watering hole campaign orchestrated by the Russia-linked APT29 actors as part of their intelligence gathering efforts.
The campaign used “compromised websites to redirect visitors to malicious infrastructure designed to trick users into authorizing attacker-controlled devices through Microsoft’s device code