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Apple

New Campaign Targets Mac Users With Novel Malware

The campaign targets high-value individuals and organizations in the cryptocurrency, digital assets, and finance sectors.

Dennis Fisher · 2 min
DeFi

The $285M Drift Protocol Heist Was ‘6 Months in the Making’

During the largest DeFi hack of 2026, it only took attackers 12 minutes to drain millions in user assets – but the build up to the attack took six months of meticulously planned social engineering.

Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch · 5 min
Malware

Supply Chain Attack Hits Axios NPM Packages

Axios is a dependency in nearly 80% of all cloud and code environments and sees approximately 100 million downloads per week.

Dennis Fisher · 4 min
China

EU Sanctions Iranian and Chinese Companies for Targeting Member Nations

The new sanctions list includes two China-based technology companies, two of their co-founders, and an Iranian firm, all implicated in a range of attacks from corporate espionage and critical infrastructure disruption to disinformation campaigns.

Dennis Fisher · 2 min
Russia

APT28 Reemerges with Modern Espionage Arsenal, Code Tied to 2010s Operations

The modern Sednit arsenal is centered on two highly-developed implants, deployed systematically in tandem to ensure persistent access.

Dennis Fisher · 3 min
Google

Google: Commercial Surveillance Vendors Dominated Zero-Day Exploitation in 2025

Out of 42 unique zero days tracked by Google in 2025, 18 were attributed to CSVs, while 15 were linked to state-sponsored espionage groups.

Decipher · 3 min
Cisco

Cisco, NSA Warn of Attacks Targeting Catalyst SD-WAN Zero Day

Cisco released software updates on Feb. 25 to fix the vulnerability, which affects both on-premises and cloud deployments of the Catalyst SD-WAN Controller.

Dennis Fisher · 2 min
Malware

Microsoft Uncovers New Malicious Campaign Targeting Developers

This campaign is an offshoot of the more familiar and pervasive fake job interview and phony tech worker scams that have been coming from North Korea for several years.

Dennis Fisher · 3 min
Google

Google Disrupts ‘Prolific, Elusive’ China-Linked Actor

Google said it has found 53 victims that have been impacted by the group, which it has tracked since 2017.

Decipher · 2 min
Singapore

Singapore Says China-Linked Threat Actors Targeted Telecom Sector

UNC3886 is a Chinese espionage group known for targeting defense, tech, and telecom organizations across both the U.S. and Asia-Pacific-Japan regions.

Decipher · 2 min
Botnet

New SystemBC Botnet Activity Targets Systems Worldwide

The SystemBC botnet malware has become a critical component in the modern threat landscape, often preceding a full-scale ransomware deployment.

Dennis Fisher · 2 min
ShinyHunters

Google Mandiant: ShinyHunters Attacks Target SaaS Platforms Via SSO, MFA Abuse

The series of incidents detailed by Mandiant researchers started in early to mid-January, and included a previously disclosed campaign involving Okta customers.

Decipher · 2 min
Google

Google Disrupts IPIDEA Residential Proxy Network

Google researchers observed more than 550 individual threat groups using IPIDEA exit nodes during a one-week period earlier this month.

Dennis Fisher · 3 min
Microsoft

Cybercrime and APT Groups Exploiting WinRAR Bug

Exploitation of CVE-2025-8088 in the wild began before disclosure, with attacks confirmed as early as July 18, 2025.

Dennis Fisher · 4 min
Fortinet

Fortinet FortiGate Devices Targeted in New Campaign

This activity shares some similarities with a campaign that researchers at Arctic Wolf identified in December. That campaign started soon after Fortinet disclosed two authentication bypass flaws (CVE-2025-59718 and CVE-2025-59719).

Dennis Fisher · 3 min
China

A New Chinese APT Takes the Stage

Active since at least 2022, UAT-7290 demonstrates a significant capacity for conducting deep-seated espionage while simultaneously functioning as an initial access group.

Dennis Fisher · 2 min
Edge Devices

Russian Hackers Target Misconfigured Edge Devices in ‘Concerning Evolution’ For Critical Infrastructure Attacks

Amazon researchers highlighted a “tactical pivot” by Russian GRU hackers who have been moving away from zero-day and N-day exploitation.

Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch · 2 min
React

Broad Exploit Activity Targets React2Shell Flaw

The vulnerability was disclosed publicly on Dec. 3 and researchers and threat intelligence teams immediately began seeing opportunistic and targeted exploitation attempts.

Dennis Fisher · 3 min
Telecom Security

Government, Private Sector Officials Mull Telecom Security Woes

A year after Salt Typhoon’s telecom hack, private and public sector officials discussed next steps.

Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch · 4 min
Iran

New MuddyWater Campaign Hits Israeli Targets

The victims in Israel span multiple industries, including technology, engineering, manufacturing, local government, and education.

Dennis Fisher · 2 min

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