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Lazarus, a sophisticated North Korean-aligned hacking group also known as HIDDEN COBRA, has launched a new wave of targeted attacks against European drone manufacturers and defense contractors. The campaign, tracked as Operation DreamJob, emerged in late March 2025 and specifically targets organizations developing unmanned aerial vehicle technology across Central and Southeastern Europe. Researchers have identified […]

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A new Embedded Systems Threat Matrix™ (ESTM) framework was introduced to help secure embedded systems used in critical infrastructure and defense technologies across the U.S. Developed collaboratively with the Air Force’s Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapon Systems (CROWS). ESTM addresses a critical security gap in protecting mission-critical systems that remain increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber […]

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North Korea’s Lazarus Group has launched a sophisticated supply chain attack targeting software developers through a campaign called “Fake Font.” The threat actors are using fake job interviews and malicious GitHub repositories to trick engineers into downloading code that contains hidden malware. This campaign, which began over 100 days ago, has recently intensified with 19 […]

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In December 2025, threat researchers uncovered an alarming espionage operation targeting residents of India through sophisticated phishing campaigns. The attack, dubbed SyncFuture, demonstrates how cybercriminals can abuse legitimate business software as a vehicle for launching advanced malware attacks. Attackers sent fraudulent emails impersonating India’s Income Tax Department, tricking victims into downloading malicious files containing multiple […]

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A moderate-severity vulnerability in the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) native client could allow attackers to trigger system crashes or corrupt critical data through maliciously crafted URI inputs. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-27821, affects Apache Hadoop versions 3.2.0 through 3.4.1. Stems from an out-of-bounds write flaw in the URI parser of the HDFS native client. […]

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An out-of-band (OOB) cumulative update, KB5078127, to address critical file system compatibility issues affecting Windows 11 users. The update resolves widespread problems introduced by the January 13, 2026, security update (KB5074109) that caused application freezes and cloud storage failures across multiple platforms. The most significant fix addresses file system corruption affecting cloud-based storage applications. Users […]

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A sophisticated phishing campaign active between November 2025 and January 2026 has been exploiting Vercel’s legitimate hosting platform to distribute remote access tools to unsuspecting victims. The attack chain combines social engineering with trusted domain exploitation, making it particularly effective at bypassing traditional security layers. Attackers craft phishing emails using financially themed lures such as […]

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A critical server-side vulnerability in Instagram’s infrastructure allowed unauthenticated attackers to access private photos and captions without a login or follower relationship, according to a disclosure released this week by security researcher Jatin Banga. The vulnerability, which was reportedly patched silently by Meta in October 2025, relied on a specific configuration of HTTP headers to […]

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Late December 2025 brought alarming news to Poland as its energy infrastructure became the target of what security experts describe as the country’s largest cyberattack in years. The Russian-aligned Sandworm group, known for orchestrating some of the most damaging attacks on critical infrastructure, emerged as the culprit behind this coordinated assault. The group deployed a […]

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A massive database containing 149 million stolen login credentials was discovered exposed online without password protection or encryption. Posing serious security risks to users of Gmail, Instagram, Facebook, Netflix, and thousands of other platforms worldwide. The publicly accessible database contained 149,404,754 unique logins and passwords harvested through infostealer malware and keylogging software. Each record included […]

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A sophisticated “homoglyph” phishing campaign targeting customers of Marriott International and Microsoft. Attackers are registering domains that replace the letter “m” with the combination “rn” (r + n), creating fake websites that look nearly identical to the real ones. This technique, known as typosquatting or a homoglyph attack, exploits the way modern fonts display text. […]

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical vulnerability affecting Broadcom’s VMware vCenter Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This addition confirms that active exploitation of CVE-2024-37079 has been detected in the wild, posing a significant risk to enterprise environments that rely on vCenter for virtualization management. The vulnerability, originally […]

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Microsoft is preparing to deploy a significant, potentially controversial update to Microsoft Teams that automatically detects and displays a user’s physical work location based on the Wi-Fi network they connect to. According to the latest update on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap (ID 488800), this feature is scheduled to begin rolling out in March 2026 for […]

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Microsoft Defender researchers have exposed a sophisticated adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing campaign targeting energy sector organizations through SharePoint file-sharing abuse. The multi-stage attack compromised multiple user accounts and evolved into widespread business email compromise (BEC) operations across several organisations. Initial Compromise Through Trusted Vendor The attack began with phishing emails sent from a compromised trusted vendor’s […]

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Microsoft has unveiled the public preview of WinApp CLI (winapp), a new open-source command-line tool designed to simplify Windows app development for developers using diverse frameworks outside Visual Studio or MSBuild. Hosted on GitHub, the tool targets web devs with Electron, C++ experts on CMake, and .NET, Rust, or Dart builders, making modern Windows APIs—like […]

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Microsoft gave U.S. federal agents the digital keys needed to unlock three encrypted laptops linked to a massive COVID unemployment scam in Guam. This case shows how cloud-stored encryption keys can help law enforcement, but also raises big privacy worries for everyday users. Early last year, in 2025, FBI investigators in Guam got a search […]

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Active exploitation of a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the GNU InetUtils telnetd server (CVE-2026-24061) has been observed in the wild, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain root access to Linux systems. The vulnerability, which affects GNU InetUtils versions 1.9.3 through 2.7, enables remote code execution by manipulating the USER environment variable passed during the Telnet […]

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A critical backdoor vulnerability has been discovered in the LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor, a popular WordPress plugin used by more than 20,000 active sites. This security flaw allows attackers to create administrator accounts without any authentication, putting thousands of websites at risk of complete takeover. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0920, carries a CVSS score […]

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A new malware campaign targeting Windows users has emerged, using deceptive LNK shortcut files to distribute MoonPeak, a dangerous remote access trojan. This malware, which appears to be a variant of XenoRAT, has been linked to threat actors affiliated with North Korea. The attack primarily targets South Korean investors and cryptocurrency traders through weaponized files […]

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A new wave of web-based malware campaigns is using fake verification pages to trick users into installing dangerous software. These attacks copy the look and feel of legitimate security checks that people see every day while browsing the internet. The fake captcha ecosystem represents a fast-changing threat that uses trusted web interfaces as delivery surfaces […]

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