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RVTools Official Site Hacked to Deliver Bumblebee Malware via Trojanized Installer

RVTools Official Site Hacked to Deliver Bumblebee Malware via Trojanized Installer

May 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Supply Chain Attack The official site for RVTools has been hacked to serve a compromised installer for the popular VMware environment reporting utility. “Robware.net and RVTools.com are currently offline. We… 

Ransomware Gangs Use Skitnet Malware for Stealthy Data Theft and Remote Access

Ransomware Gangs Use Skitnet Malware for Stealthy Data Theft and Remote Access

May 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Malware Several ransomware actors are using a malware called Skitnet as part of their post-exploitation efforts to steal sensitive data and establish remote control over compromised hosts. “Skitnet has been… 

Firefox Patches 2 Zero-Days Exploited at Pwn2Own Berlin with 0K in Rewards

Firefox Patches 2 Zero-Days Exploited at Pwn2Own Berlin with $100K in Rewards

May 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Vulnerability Mozilla has released security updates to address two critical security flaws in its Firefox browser that could be potentially exploited to access sensitive data or achieve code execution.… 

Zero-Day Exploits, Insider Threats, APT Targeting, Botnets and More

Zero-Day Exploits, Insider Threats, APT Targeting, Botnets and More

May 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cybersecurity Cybersecurity leaders aren’t just dealing with attacks—they’re also protecting trust, keeping systems running, and maintaining their organization’s reputation. This week’s developments highlight a bigger issue: as we rely… 

New HTTPBot Botnet Launches 200+ Precision DDoS Attacks on Gaming and Tech Sectors

New HTTPBot Botnet Launches 200+ Precision DDoS Attacks on Gaming and Tech Sectors

May 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananUnited States Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new botnet malware called HTTPBot that has been used to primarily single out the gaming industry, as well as technology companies and educational… 

Researchers Expose New Intel CPU Flaws Enabling Memory Leaks and Spectre v2 Attacks

Researchers Expose New Intel CPU Flaws Enabling Memory Leaks and Spectre v2 Attacks

May 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananHardware Security / Vulnerability Researchers at ETH Zürich have discovered yet another security flaw that they say impacts all modern Intel CPUs and causes them to leak sensitive data from memory, showing… 

Fileless Remcos RAT Delivered via LNK Files and MSHTA in PowerShell-Based Attacks

Fileless Remcos RAT Delivered via LNK Files and MSHTA in PowerShell-Based Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new malware campaign that makes use of a PowerShell-based shellcode loader to deploy a remote access trojan called Remcos RAT. “Threat actors delivered malicious LNK files embedded within…