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PlayPraetor Android Trojan Infects 11,000+ Devices via Fake Google Play Pages and Meta Ads

PlayPraetor Android Trojan Infects 11,000+ Devices via Fake Google Play Pages and Meta Ads

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a nascent Android remote access trojan (RAT) called PlayPraetor that has infected more than 11,000 devices, primarily across Portugal, Spain, France, Morocco, Peru, and Hong Kong. “The botnet’s rapid growth, which… 

CL-STA-0969 Installs Covert Malware in Telecom Networks During 10-Month Espionage Campaign

CL-STA-0969 Installs Covert Malware in Telecom Networks During 10-Month Espionage Campaign

Telecommunications organizations in Southeast Asia have been targeted by a state-sponsored threat actor known as CL-STA-0969 to facilitate remote control over compromised networks. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it observed multiple incidents in the… 

New ‘Plague’ PAM Backdoor Exposes Critical Linux Systems to Silent Credential Theft

New ‘Plague’ PAM Backdoor Exposes Critical Linux Systems to Silent Credential Theft

Aug 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Detection / SSH Security Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux backdoor dubbed Plague that has managed to evade detection for a year. “The implant is built as a malicious… 

Akira Ransomware Exploits SonicWall VPNs in Likely Zero-Day Attack on Fully-Patched Devices

Akira Ransomware Exploits SonicWall VPNs in Likely Zero-Day Attack on Fully-Patched Devices

Aug 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Zero Day SonicWall SSL VPN devices have become the target of Akira ransomware attacks as part of a newfound surge in activity observed in late July 2025. “In the intrusions… 

Cursor AI Code Editor Fixed Flaw Allowing Attackers to Run Commands via Prompt Injection

Cursor AI Code Editor Fixed Flaw Allowing Attackers to Run Commands via Prompt Injection

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a now-patched, high-severity security flaw in Cursor, a popular artificial intelligence (AI) code editor, that could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-54135 (CVSS score: 8.6), has been… 

Attackers Use Fake OAuth Apps with Tycoon Kit to Breach Microsoft 365 Accounts

Attackers Use Fake OAuth Apps with Tycoon Kit to Breach Microsoft 365 Accounts

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new cluster of activity where threat actors are impersonating enterprises with fake Microsoft OAuth applications to facilitate credential harvesting as part of account takeover attacks. “The fake Microsoft 365 applications… 

AI-Generated Malicious npm Package Drains Solana Funds from 1,500+ Before Takedown

AI-Generated Malicious npm Package Drains Solana Funds from 1,500+ Before Takedown

Aug 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious npm package that was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) and concealed a cryptocurrency wallet drainer. The package, @kodane/patch-manager, claims to offer “advanced…