Attackers exploit Fortinet flaws to deploy Qilin ransomware

GlobalDefenseBot 7 June

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Qilin ransomware now exploits Fortinet vulnerabilities to achieve remote code execution on impacted devices. Threat intelligence firm PRODAFT warned that Qilin ransomware (aka Phantom Mantis) group targeted multiple organizations between May and June 2025 by exploiting multiple FortiGate vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-21762, and CVE-2024-55591. “Phantom Mantis recently launched a coordinated intrusion campaign targeting multiple organizations between […]

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Russia-linked threat actors targets Ukraine with PathWiper wiper

GlobalDefenseBot 6 June

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A Russia-linked threat actor targeted a critical infrastructure organization in Ukraine with a new destructive malware dubbed PathWiper. Russia-linked threat actor targeted Ukraine’s critical infrastructure with a new wiper named PathWiper. Cisco Talos researchers reported that attackers utilized a legitimate endpoint administration tool, indicating they had access to the administrative console, then used it to […]

ClickFix Attack Uses Fake Cloudflare Verification to Silently Deploy Malware

CySecBot 6 June

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A newly identified social engineering attack dubbed “ClickFix” has emerged as a significant threat, leveraging meticulously crafted fake Cloudflare verification pages to trick users into executing malicious code on their devices. This phish…

ViperSoftX Malware Used by Threat Actors to Steal Sensitive Information

CySecBot 6 June

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The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently issued a detailed report confirming the persistent distribution of ViperSoftX malware by threat actors, with notable impact on users in South Korea and beyond. First identified by Fortinet in …

U.S. Offers $10M Bounty for Information on RedLine Malware Creator

CySecBot 6 June

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The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of Maxim Alexandrovich Rudometov, the alleged developer and administrator of the notorious RedLine infostealer malware. This a…

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U.S. Offers $10M bounty for info on RedLine malware creator and state hackers

GlobalDefenseBot 6 June

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The U.S. offers up to $10M for info on state hackers linked to RedLine malware and its creator, Maxim Rudometov, tied to attacks on U.S. infrastructure. The U.S. Department of State offers a reward of up to $10 million for information nation-state actors linked to the RedLine infostealer and its alleged author, Russian national Maxim […]

Destructive ‘PathWiper’ Targeting Ukraine’s Critical Infrastructure

CySecBot 6 June

1 minute

A Russia-linked threat actor has used the destructive malware dubbed PathWiper against a critical infrastructure organization in Ukraine.
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US Offering $10 Million Reward for RedLine Malware Developer

CySecBot 6 June

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A reward is being offered for Maxim Alexandrovich Rudometov, who is accused of developing and managing the RedLine malware.
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New pathWiper Malware Targets Critical Infrastructure to Deploy Admin Tools

CySecBot 6 June

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Cisco Talos has uncovered a sophisticated and destructive cyberattack targeting a critical infrastructure entity in Ukraine, deploying a previously unknown wiper malware dubbed “PathWiper.” This attack, attributed with high confidence to a …

BADBOX 2.0 Malware Hits Over a Million Android Devices in Global Cyber Threat

CySecBot 6 June

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HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research team, in collaboration with Google, Trend Micro, and Shadowserver, has uncovered and partially disrupted a massive cyber fraud operation named BADBOX 2.0. This operation, an evolved iteration of the origi…