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Water Curse Employs 76 GitHub Accounts to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware Campaign

Water Curse Employs 76 GitHub Accounts to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware Campaign

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a previously unknown threat actor known as Water Curse that relies on weaponized GitHub repositories to deliver multi-stage malware. “The malware enables data exfiltration (including credentials, browser data, and session tokens),… 

Ex-CIA Analyst Sentenced to 37 Months for Leaking Top Secret National Defense Documents

Ex-CIA Analyst Sentenced to 37 Months for Leaking Top Secret National Defense Documents

Jun 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananEspionage / National Security A former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst has been sentenced to little more than three years in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting top secret National Defense… 

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Jun 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananLinux / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday placed a security flaw impacting the Linux kernel in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, stating it has been… 

Iran Slows Internet to Prevent Cyber Attacks Amid Escalating Regional Conflict

Iran Slows Internet to Prevent Cyber Attacks Amid Escalating Regional Conflict

Jun 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananHacktivism / Cyber Warfare Iran has throttled internet access in the country in a purported attempt to hamper Israel’s ability to conduct covert cyber operations, days after the latter launched an unprecedented… 

Google Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2025-2783 Exploited by TaxOff to Deploy Trinper Backdoor

Google Chrome Zero-Day CVE-2025-2783 Exploited by TaxOff to Deploy Trinper Backdoor

Jun 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage A now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome was exploited as a zero-day by a threat actor known as TaxOff to deploy a backdoor codenamed Trinper. The attack, observed… 

LangSmith Bug Could Expose OpenAI Keys and User Data via Malicious Agents

LangSmith Bug Could Expose OpenAI Keys and User Data via Malicious Agents

Jun 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / LLM Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a now-patched security flaw in LangChain’s LangSmith platform that could be exploited to capture sensitive data, including API keys and user prompts. The vulnerability,… 

Silver Fox APT Targets Taiwan with Complex Gh0stCringe and HoldingHands RAT Malware

Silver Fox APT Targets Taiwan with Complex Gh0stCringe and HoldingHands RAT Malware

Jun 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Email Security Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new phishing campaign that’s targeting users in Taiwan with malware families such as HoldingHands RAT and Gh0stCringe. The activity is part of… 

Google Warns of Scattered Spider Attacks Targeting IT Support Teams at U.S. Insurance Firms

Google Warns of Scattered Spider Attacks Targeting IT Support Teams at U.S. Insurance Firms

Jun 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Identity Security The notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider (aka UNC3944) that recently targeted various U.K. and U.S. retailers has begun to target major insurance companies, according to…