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North Korea
North Korean hackers linked to Axios npm supply chain compromise

The software supply chain attack that resulted in the compromise of npm packages of Axios, an extremely popular HTTP client library, is believed to be the work of …

Linux malware
Researchers release tool to detect stealthy BPFDoor implants in critical infrastructure networks

Telecommunications providers around the world have been dealing with the burrowing efforts of the China-linked APTs for many years now. To help them identify hard-to-detect …

door
Iran-linked APT targets US critical sectors with new backdoors

An Iran-linked hacking group has been active inside the networks of several US organizations since early February, raising concerns that the activity could precede broader …

zero trust
China-linked hackers exploited Dell zero-day since 2024 (CVE-2026-22769)

A suspected China-linked cyberespionage group has been covertly exploiting a critical zero-day flaw (CVE-2026-22769) in Dell’s RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines software since …

Android
Firmware-level Android backdoor found on tablets from multiple manufacturers

A new Android backdoor embedded directly in device firmware can quietly take control of apps and harvest data, Kaspersky researchers found. The malware, named Keenadu, was …

Cisco
Cisco fixes AsyncOS vulnerability exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2025-20393)

Cisco has finally shipped security updates for its Email Security Gateway and Secure Email and Web Manager devices, which fix CVE-2025-20393, a vulnerability in the …

door
Cisco email security appliances rooted and backdoored via still unpatched zero-day

A suspected Chinese-nexus threat group has been compromising Cisco email security devices and planting backdoors and log-purging tools on them since at least late November …

target
MuddyWater cyber campaign adds new backdoors in latest wave of attacks

ESET researchers say an Iran aligned threat group is refining its playbook again, and the latest activity shows how much its tactics have shifted. MuddyWater is a long running …

Cisco
Cisco ASA zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in sophisticated attacks

A widespread campaign aimed at breaching organizations via zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) has been revealed by the US, UK, Canadian and …

Phishing
Attackers use “Contact Us” forms and fake NDAs to phish industrial manufacturing firms

A recently uncovered phishing campaign – carefully designed to bypass security defenses and avoid detection by its intended victims – is targeting firms in …

Netscaler
NetScaler ADC/Gateway zero-day exploited by attackers (CVE-2025-7775) – updated!

Three new vulnerabilities affecting (Citrix) NetScaler application delivery controller (ADC) and Gateway devices have been made public, one of which (CVE-2025-7775) has been …

WinRAR zero-day was exploited by two threat actors (CVE-2025-8088)

The RomCom attackers aren’t the only ones that have been leveraging the newly unveiled WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088) in zero-day attacks: according to Russian …

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