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Meta Rolls Out New Tools to Protect WhatsApp and Messenger Users from Scams

Meta Rolls Out New Tools to Protect WhatsApp and Messenger Users from Scams

Oct 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Encryption Meta on Tuesday said it’s launching new tools to protect Messenger and WhatsApp users from potential scams. To that end, the company said it’s introducing new warnings on WhatsApp… 

PolarEdge Targets Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, Synology Routers in Expanding Botnet Campaign

PolarEdge Targets Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, Synology Routers in Expanding Botnet Campaign

Oct 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the inner workings of a botnet malware called PolarEdge. PolarEdge was first documented by Sekoia in February 2025, attributing it to a campaign… 

Google Identifies Three New Russian Malware Families Created by COLDRIVER Hackers

Google Identifies Three New Russian Malware Families Created by COLDRIVER Hackers

Oct 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence A new malware attributed to the Russia-linked hacking group known as COLDRIVER has undergone numerous developmental iterations since May 2025, suggesting an increased “operations tempo” from the… 

Hackers Used Snappybee Malware and Citrix Flaw to Breach European Telecom Network

Hackers Used Snappybee Malware and Citrix Flaw to Breach European Telecom Network

Oct 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Network Security A European telecommunications organization is said to have been targeted by a threat actor that aligns with a China-nexus cyber espionage group known as Salt Typhoon. The… 

Five New Exploited Bugs Land in CISA’s Catalog — Oracle and Microsoft Among Targets

Five New Exploited Bugs Land in CISA’s Catalog — Oracle and Microsoft Among Targets

Oct 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Data Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added five security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, officially confirming a recently disclosed vulnerability… 

131 Chrome Extensions Caught Hijacking WhatsApp Web for Massive Spam Campaign

131 Chrome Extensions Caught Hijacking WhatsApp Web for Massive Spam Campaign

Oct 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a coordinated campaign that leveraged 131 rebranded clones of a WhatsApp Web automation extension for Google Chrome to spam Brazilian users at scale. The… 

MSS Claims NSA Used 42 Cyber Tools in Multi-Stage Attack on Beijing Time Systems

MSS Claims NSA Used 42 Cyber Tools in Multi-Stage Attack on Beijing Time Systems

Oct 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / National Security China on Sunday accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of carrying out a “premeditated” cyber attack targeting the National Time Service Center (NTSC), as it described…