Security Issues, Vulnerabilities, Exploits & Government Alerts
Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Financial Crime / Social Engineering The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the seizure of $61 million worth of Tether that were allegedly associated with bogus cryptocurrency schemes known as…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Network Security / Vulnerability The Shadowserver Foundation has revealed that over 900 Sangoma FreePBX instances still remain infected with web shells as part of attacks that exploited a command injection vulnerability starting…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Malware / Linux Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a malicious Go module that’s designed to harvest passwords, create persistent access via SSH, and deliver a Linux backdoor named Rekoobe. The…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Malware / Surveillance The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been attributed to a fresh set of tools, including a backdoor that uses Zoho WorkDrive for command-and-control (C2) communications to…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Endpoint Security / Windows Security Threat actors are luring unsuspecting users into running trojanized gaming utilities that are distributed via browsers and chat platforms to distribute a remote access trojan (RAT). “A…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Online Scam / Digital Advertising Meta on Thursday said it’s taking legal action to tackle scams on its platforms by filing lawsuits against what it calls deceptive advertisers based in Brazil, China,…
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet loader called Aeternum C2 that uses a blockchain-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure to make it resilient to takedown efforts. “Instead of relying on traditional servers or domains…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 26, 2026Malware / Threat Intelligence A previously undocumented threat activity cluster has been attributed to an ongoing malicious campaign targeting education and healthcare sectors in the U.S. since at least December 2025. The…
Ravie LakshmananFeb 26, 2026Cybersecurity / Hacking News Nothing here looks dramatic at first glance. That’s the point. Many of this week’s threats begin with something ordinary, like an ad, a meeting invite, or a software…
Introduction: Steal It Today, Break It in a Decade Digital evolution is unstoppable, and though the pace may vary, things tend to fall into place sooner rather than later. That, of course, applies to adversaries…