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malware
Mystery hackers use novel SharkLoader dropper against governments, software devs

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a previously unknown cyberattack campaign that has compromised government organizations and software development companies in multiple …

backdoor
Stealthy new backdoor surfaces in attacks on multiple sectors

A relatively new backdoor called Mistic has been deployed in multiple attacks since April 2026 targeting organizations in the insurance, education, IT, and professional …

malware
Law enforcement hits StealC and Amadey malware networks

Operation Endgame, the largest international law enforcement operation aimed at disrupting ransomware and cybercrime infrastructure across the world, has claimed its latest …

cybercrime
Cybercriminals abused GitHub, YouTube and VirusTotal to push crypto-stealing malware

A cryptocurrency-stealing malware campaign used inflated GitHub activity, software reviews, YouTube tutorials and favorable VirusTotal comments to make malicious trading and …

Operation Endgame
Law enforcement hits SocGholish: 106 servers down, 15,000 sites cleaned

SocGholish, an operation that’s been delivering malware to users via fake software updates, has suffered a major blow: the international law enforcement coalition behind …

Roblox
Malware attacks strip Roblox developers of entire games

Hackers who once focused on stealing valuable Roblox items are now taking over entire games. Although Roblox operates the service, users can create and publish their own games …

danger
GentleKiller targets more than 400 security processes across 48 products

Most ransomware operations leave the work of disabling endpoint security software to their affiliates. The ransomware-as-a-service gang Gentlemen runs a different model. Its …

Microsoft Teams
Cybercriminals mask malicious communications through Microsoft Teams relays

The DragonForce ransomware group used a custom malware called Backdoor.Turn to hide command-and-control traffic inside Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure during an intrusion …

eye
Chinese hackers breached North American research institutions via REDCap servers

A China-linked cyber espionage operation targeted North American medical research institutions through compromised REDCap servers, using custom malware to gain persistent …

inspect malware
Malware ships with bugs that defenders could use against it

Static analysis tools have spent years scanning legitimate software for security bugs before it goes out the door. The same scanners work on malware, and malware carries a …

world
52% of direct-to-IP threats are missing from intelligence feeds

Security tools are good at inspecting websites, domains, URLs, and files, so attackers are moving lower in the stack and communicating directly with IP addresses, where …

Minecraft
Malware campaign targeting Minecraft users infects over 116,000 systems

A Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) operation named WeedHack is targeting Minecraft users and allows threat actors to gain remote access to victims’ screens, webcams, and …

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