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Chrome Extension Caught Injecting Hidden Solana Transfer Fees Into Raydium Swaps

Chrome Extension Caught Injecting Hidden Solana Transfer Fees Into Raydium Swaps

Nov 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious extension on the Chrome Web Store that’s capable of injecting a stealthy Solana transfer into a swap transaction and transferring the… 

RomCom Uses SocGholish Fake Update Attacks to Deliver Mythic Agent Malware

RomCom Uses SocGholish Fake Update Attacks to Deliver Mythic Agent Malware

Nov 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage The threat actors behind a malware family known as RomCom targeted a U.S.-based civil engineering company via a JavaScript loader dubbed SocGholish to deliver the Mythic Agent. “This… 

FBI Reports 2M in ATO Fraud as Researchers Cite Growing AI Phishing and Holiday Scams

FBI Reports $262M in ATO Fraud as Researchers Cite Growing AI Phishing and Holiday Scams

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that cybercriminals are impersonating financial institutions with an aim to steal money or sensitive information to facilitate account takeover (ATO) fraud schemes. The activity targets individuals,… 

Years of JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify Leaks Expose Thousands of Passwords and API Keys

Years of JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify Leaks Expose Thousands of Passwords and API Keys

Nov 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Exposure / Cloud Security New research has found that organizations in various sensitive sectors, including governments, telecoms, and critical infrastructure, are pasting passwords and credentials into online tools like JSONformatter and… 

JackFix Uses Fake Windows Update Pop-Ups on Adult Sites to Deliver Multiple Stealers

JackFix Uses Fake Windows Update Pop-Ups on Adult Sites to Deliver Multiple Stealers

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that’s leveraging a combination of ClickFix lures and fake adult websites to deceive users into running malicious commands under the guise of a “critical” Windows security… 

ToddyCat’s New Hacking Tools Steal Outlook Emails and Microsoft 365 Access Tokens

ToddyCat’s New Hacking Tools Steal Outlook Emails and Microsoft 365 Access Tokens

Nov 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability The threat actor known as ToddyCat has been observed adopting new methods to obtain access to corporate email data belonging to target companies, including using a custom tool dubbed… 

Hackers Hijack Blender 3D Assets to Deploy StealC V2 Data-Stealing Malware

Hackers Hijack Blender 3D Assets to Deploy StealC V2 Data-Stealing Malware

Nov 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Browser Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that has leveraged Blender Foundation files to deliver an information stealer known as StealC V2. “This ongoing operation, active… 

CISA Warns of Active Spyware Campaigns Hijacking High-Value Signal and WhatsApp Users

CISA Warns of Active Spyware Campaigns Hijacking High-Value Signal and WhatsApp Users

Nov 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananSpyware / Mobile Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday issued an alert warning of bad actors actively leveraging commercial spyware and remote access trojans (RATs) to target…