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VECT 2.0 Ransomware Irreversibly Destroys Files Over 131KB on Windows, Linux, ESXi

Threat hunters are warning that the cybercriminal operation known as VECT 2.0 acts more like a wiper than a ransomware due to a critical flaw in its encryption…

Linux Windows VMware

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Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks

A Chinese national accused of being a member of the Silk Typhoon hacking group has been extradited to the U.S. from Italy. Xu Zewei, 34, was arrested in July 2…

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Checkmarx Confirms GitHub Repository Data Posted on Dark Web After March 23 Attack

Checkmarx has disclosed that its ongoing investigation tied to the supply chain security incident has revealed that a cybercriminal group published data relate…

GitHub

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Ubuntu PackageKit Critical Local Privilege Escalation CVE-2026-41651

Most information security best practices are built on a single, comfortable assumption: that the "root" gate is locked and only the administrator holds the key…

Linux

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⚡ Weekly Recap: Fast16 Malware, XChat Launch, Federal Backdoor, AI Employee Tracking & More

Everything is dumb again. This week feels broken in a very familiar way. Old tricks are back. New tools are doing shady crap. Supply chains got hit. Fake help …

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Mythos Changed the Math on Vulnerability Discovery. Most Teams Aren't Ready for the Remediation Side

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview has dominated security discussions since its April 7 announcement. Early reporting describes a powerful cybersecurity-focused…

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PhantomCore Exploits TrueConf Vulnerabilities to Breach Russian Networks

A pro-Ukrainian hacktivist group called PhantomCore has been attributed to attacks actively targeting servers running TrueConf video conferencing software in R…

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Researchers Uncover 73 Fake VS Code Extensions Delivering GlassWorm v2 Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged dozens of Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions on the Open VSX repository that are linked to a persistent i…

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How Linux Pentesting Improves Network Security

When setting up network security systems, it is critical to ensure they work correctly and do not have flaws waiting to be exploited.

Linux

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AI-Driven Cybersecurity Upgrades: 3 Strategic Uses

With the increasing pace and complexity of digital attacks, analysts are turning to AI threat detection to stretch IT resources and keep out cyber threats. No …

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Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet ‘fast16’ Malware Targeting Engineering Software

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Lua-based malware created years before the notorious Stuxnet worm that aimed to sabotage Iran's nuclear program…

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FIRESTARTER Backdoor Hit Federal Cisco Firepower Device, Survives Security Patches

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed that an unnamed federal civilian agency's Cisco Firepower device running Adaptive…

Cisco

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Tails 7.7 Surfaces Secure Boot Risk as 2026 Certificate Expiry Approaches

Tails 7.7 doesn't ship new features. It surfaces a trust problem that's been sitting quietly in Secure Boot chains for years: the digital certificates that all…

Linux

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Understanding Log Management and Analysis Tools for Linux Systems

Every time something happens on a computer''a user logs in, a program crashes, or a hacker tries to guess a password''the system writes it down. These "notes" …

Linux

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UNC6692 Impersonates IT Helpdesk via Microsoft Teams to Deploy SNOW Malware

A previously undocumented threat activity cluster known as UNC6692 has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics via Microsoft Teams to deploy a cust…

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UNC6692 Impersonates IT Help Desk via Microsoft Teams to Deploy SNOW Malware

A previously undocumented threat activity cluster known as UNC6692 has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics via Microsoft Teams to deploy a cust…

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Why Linux Logging Fails: Detection Gaps in Real-World Systems

If you spend enough time looking at a monitoring dashboard, you start to see a comforting pattern. Green lights mean the servers are up, the logs are flowing, …

Linux

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ThreatsDay Bulletin: $290M DeFi Hack, macOS LotL Abuse, ProxySmart SIM Farms +25 New Stories

You scroll past one incident and see another that feels familiar, like it should have been fixed years ago, but it still works with small changes. Same bugs. S…

Apple

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Malicious KICS Docker Images and VS Code Extensions Hit Checkmarx Supply Chain

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of malicious images pushed to the official "checkmarx/kics" Docker Hub repository.In an alert published today, software s…

Docker

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Beyond the Sandbox: Container Escape Techniques Observed in Recent Research

Containers were sold on the promise of container isolation. Think of them like clean, separate rooms in a house where nothing leaks from one room to another. M…

Docker

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Lateral Movement Detection Strategies for Linux Systems

Moving through a network is like using a master key. If you have the key, you do not need to break any windows. On Linux, attackers usually do not "hack" their…

Linux Windows

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Lotus Wiper Malware Targets Venezuelan Energy Systems in Destructive Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented data wiper that has been used in attacks targeting Venezuela at the end of last year and th…

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SystemBC C2 Server Reveals 1,570+ Victims in The Gentlemen Ransomware Operation

Threat actors associated with The Gentlemen ransomware‑as‑a‑service (RaaS) operation have been observed attempting to deploy a known proxy malware called Syste…

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Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Aiding BlackCat Attacks in 2023

A third individual who was employed as a ransomware negotiator has pleaded guilty to conducting ransomware attacks against U.S. companies in 2023.Angelo Martin…