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MixShell Malware Delivered via Contact Forms Targets U.S. Supply Chain Manufacturers

MixShell Malware Delivered via Contact Forms Targets U.S. Supply Chain Manufacturers

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a sophisticated social engineering campaign that’s targeting supply chain-critical manufacturing companies with an in-memory malware dubbed MixShell. The activity has been codenamed ZipLine by Check Point Research. “Instead of… 

ShadowCaptcha Exploits WordPress Sites to Spread Ransomware, Info Stealers, and Crypto Miners

ShadowCaptcha Exploits WordPress Sites to Spread Ransomware, Info Stealers, and Crypto Miners

A new large-scale campaign has been observed exploiting over 100 compromised WordPress sites to direct site visitors to fake CAPTCHA verification pages that employ the ClickFix social engineering tactic to deliver information stealers, ransomware, and… 

HOOK Android Trojan Adds Ransomware Overlays, Expands to 107 Remote Commands

HOOK Android Trojan Adds Ransomware Overlays, Expands to 107 Remote Commands

Aug 26, 2025Ravie Lakshmanan Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of an Android banking trojan called HOOK that features ransomware-style overlay screens to display extortion messages. “A prominent characteristic of the latest variant is… 

Google to Verify All Android Developers in 4 Countries to Block Malicious Apps

Google to Verify All Android Developers in 4 Countries to Block Malicious Apps

Aug 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Data Privacy Google has announced plans to begin verifying the identity of all developers who distribute apps on Android, even for those who distribute their software outside the Play… 

CISA Adds Three Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog Affecting Citrix and Git

CISA Adds Three Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog Affecting Citrix and Git

Aug 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added three security flaws impacting Citrix Session Recording and Git to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based… 

UNC6384 Deploys PlugX via Captive Portal Hijacks and Valid Certificates Targeting Diplomats

UNC6384 Deploys PlugX via Captive Portal Hijacks and Valid Certificates Targeting Diplomats

Aug 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage A China-nexus threat actor known as UNC6384 has been attributed to a set of attacks targeting diplomats in Southeast Asia and other entities across the globe to advance… 

Docker Fixes CVE-2025-9074, Critical Container Escape Vulnerability With CVSS Score 9.3

Docker Fixes CVE-2025-9074, Critical Container Escape Vulnerability With CVSS Score 9.3

Aug 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananContainer Security / Vulnerability Docker has released fixes to address a critical security flaw affecting the Docker Desktop app for Windows and macOS that could potentially allow an attacker to break out… 

Phishing Campaign Uses UpCrypter in Fake Voicemail Emails to Deliver RAT Payloads

Phishing Campaign Uses UpCrypter in Fake Voicemail Emails to Deliver RAT Payloads

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new phishing campaign that’s using fake voicemails and purchase orders to deliver a malware loader called UpCrypter. The campaign leverages “carefully crafted emails to deliver malicious URLs linked to convincing… 

Password Manager Flaws, Apple 0-Day, Hidden AI Prompts, In-the-Wild Exploits & More

Password Manager Flaws, Apple 0-Day, Hidden AI Prompts, In-the-Wild Exploits & More

Aug 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity News / Hacking Cybersecurity today moves at the pace of global politics. A single breach can ripple across supply chains, turn a software flaw into leverage, or shift who holds the…