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PureRAT Malware Spikes 4x in 2025, Deploying PureLogs to Target Russian Firms

PureRAT Malware Spikes 4x in 2025, Deploying PureLogs to Target Russian Firms

May 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Windows Security Russian organizations have become the target of a phishing campaign that distributes malware called PureRAT, according to new findings from Kaspersky. “The campaign aimed at Russian business began… 

Fake Kling AI Facebook Ads Deliver RAT Malware to Over 22 Million Potential Victims

Fake Kling AI Facebook Ads Deliver RAT Malware to Over 22 Million Potential Victims

May 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Artificial Intelligence Counterfeit Facebook pages and sponsored ads on the social media platform are being employed to direct users to fake websites masquerading as Kling AI with the goal of… 

Researchers Expose PWA JavaScript Attack That Redirects Users to Adult Scam Apps

Researchers Expose PWA JavaScript Attack That Redirects Users to Adult Scam Apps

May 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Browser Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that employs malicious JavaScript injections to redirect site visitors on mobile devices to a Chinese adult-content Progressive Web App (PWA)… 

Google Chrome Can Now Auto-Change Compromised Passwords Using Its Built-In Manager

Google Chrome Can Now Auto-Change Compromised Passwords Using Its Built-In Manager

May 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Account Security Google has announced a new feature in its Chrome browser that lets its built-in Password Manager automatically change a user’s password when it detects the credentials to… 

Hazy Hawk Exploits DNS Records to Hijack CDC, Corporate Domains for Malware Delivery

Hazy Hawk Exploits DNS Records to Hijack CDC, Corporate Domains for Malware Delivery

May 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cloud Security A threat actor known as Hazy Hawk has been observed hijacking abandoned cloud resources of high-profile organizations, including Amazon S3 buckets and Microsoft Azure endpoints, by leveraging misconfigurations… 

100+ Fake Chrome Extensions Found Hijacking Sessions, Stealing Credentials, Injecting Ads

100+ Fake Chrome Extensions Found Hijacking Sessions, Stealing Credentials, Injecting Ads

May 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananCredential Theft / Browser Security An unknown threat actor has been attributed to creating several malicious Chrome Browser extensions since February 2024 that masquerade as seemingly benign utilities but incorporate covert functionality… 

South Asian Ministries Hit by SideWinder APT Using Old Office Flaws and Custom Malware

South Asian Ministries Hit by SideWinder APT Using Old Office Flaws and Custom Malware

May 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage High-level government institutions in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan have emerged as the target of a new campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as SideWinder. “The attackers… 

AWS Default IAM Roles Found to Enable Lateral Movement and Cross-Service Exploitation

AWS Default IAM Roles Found to Enable Lateral Movement and Cross-Service Exploitation

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered risky default identity and access management (IAM) roles impacting Amazon Web Services that could open the door for attackers to escalate privileges, manipulate other AWS services, and, in some cases, even…