Three prominent ransomware groups DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin have announced a new strategic ransomware alliance, once underscoring continued shifts in the cyber threat landscape. The coalition is seen as an attempt on the part of…
Oct 08, 2025The Hacker NewsPassword Security / Cyber Attacks Every year, weak passwords lead to millions in losses — and many of those breaches could have been stopped. Attackers don’t need advanced tools; they just…
Oct 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched vulnerability in the popular figma-developer-mcp Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that could allow attackers to achieve code execution. The vulnerability,…
Artificial intelligence is reshaping cybersecurity on both sides of the battlefield. Cybercriminals are using AI-powered tools to accelerate and automate attacks at a scale defenders have never faced before. Security teams are overwhelmed by an…
OpenAI on Tuesday said it disrupted three activity clusters for misusing its ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) tool to facilitate malware development. This includes a Russian‑language threat actor, who is said to have used the chatbot…
Oct 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence A Vietnamese threat actor named BatShadow has been attributed to a new campaign that leverages social engineering tactics to deceive job seekers and digital marketing professionals to deliver…
Oct 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Software Security Google’s DeepMind division on Monday announced an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered agent called CodeMender that automatically detects, patches, and rewrites vulnerable code to prevent future exploits. The efforts…
For years, security leaders have treated artificial intelligence as an “emerging” technology, something to keep an eye on but not yet mission-critical. A new Enterprise AI and SaaS Data Security Report by AI & Browser…
Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of XWorm malware, turning it into a versatile tool for supporting a wide range of malicious actions on compromised hosts. “XWorm’s modular design is built around a core client…
Oct 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cloud Security Redis has disclosed details of a maximum-severity security flaw in its in-memory database software that could result in remote code execution under certain circumstances. The vulnerability, tracked as…