A startling discovery in the npm ecosystem has revealed a highly sophisticated malware campaign embedded within the seemingly innocuous package os-info-checker-es6. First published on March […]
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Critical WordPress Plugin Flaw Puts Over 10,000 Sites of Cyberattack
A serious security flaw affecting the Eventin plugin, a popular event management solution for WordPress, was recently discovered by Denver Jackson, a member of the […]
Chinese Agent Impersonate as Stanford Student For Intelligence Gathering
Chinese intelligence operative posing as a Stanford University student has been uncovered following an investigation into suspicious approaches made to students conducting China-related research. The […]
Printer Company Distributes Malicious Drivers Infected with XRed Malware
Procolored, a printer manufacturing company, has been found distributing software drivers infected with malicious code, including the notorious XRed backdoor malware. The issue came to […]
New Ransomware Attack Targets Elon Musk Supporters Using PowerShell to Deploy Payloads
A newly identified ransomware campaign has emerged, seemingly targeting supporters of Elon Musk through a highly sophisticated phishing-based attack. Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a multi-stage […]
‘Would rather pay bounty than ransom’: Coinbase on $20M extortion attempt
Coinbase (Nasdaq:COIN), the largest crypto exchange in the US, is offering a $20 million bounty for information leading to those behind a May 2025 breach […]
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How to Develop and Communicate Metrics for CSIRPs
A well-documented cybersecurity incident response program (CSIRP) provides the transparency needed for informed decision-making, protecting the organization in a constantly changing threat environment. The original […]
Cybercriminal Andrei Tarasov Escapes US Extradition, Returns to Russia
Andrei Vladimirovich Tarasov, a 33-year-old Russian cybercrime figure known online as “Aels,” has returned to Russia after evading US extradition. Released from Berlin’s Moabit Prison […]
Windows 10 KB5058379 Update Causes PCs to Enter Recovery Mode and Prompt for BitLocker Key
Security update KB5058379 for Windows 10, released in May 2025, is causing significant technical issues for numerous systems. Users report their devices are unexpectedly booting […]
APT Group 123 Targets Windows Systems in Ongoing Malicious Payload Campaign
Group123, a North Korean state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group also known by aliases such as APT37, Reaper, and ScarCruft, continues to target Windows-based systems […]