AI Website Builder Lovable Abused for Phishing and Malware Scams
Scammers have been spotted abusing AI site builder Lovable to mimic trusted brands, steal credentials, drain crypto wallets,…
Pharmaceutical firm Inotiv discloses ransomware attack. Qilin group claims responsibility for the hack
Pharmaceutical firm Inotiv says a ransomware attack encrypted systems and data, disrupting operations, according to its SEC filing. U.S. pharmaceutical firm Inotiv reported a ransomware attack that encrypted some systems and data, disrupting business operations. Inotiv is a U.S.-based pharmaceutical research and contract research organization (CRO). It provides nonclinical and analytical drug discovery and development […]
New GodRAT Malware Uses Screensaver and Program Files to Target Organizations
Threat actors have been deploying a novel Remote Access Trojan (RAT) dubbed GodRAT, derived from the venerable Gh0st RAT codebase, to infiltrate financial institutions, particularly trading and brokerage firms. The malware is distributed via Skype as m…
Noodlophile Stealer evolution
Noodlophile malware spreads via copyright phishing, targeting firms in the U.S., Europe, Baltics & APAC with tailored spear-phishing lures. The Noodlophile malware campaign is expanding globally, using spear-phishing emails disguised as copyright notices. Threat actors tailor lures with details like Facebook Page IDs and company ownership data. Active for over a year, it now targets […]
Weaponized Copyright Documents Used by Threat Actors to Target Key Employees with Noodlophile Stealer
The Noodlophile Stealer malware, initially uncovered in campaigns leveraging fake AI video generation platforms, has evolved into a targeted spear-phishing operation that weaponizes copyright infringement notices to infiltrate enterprises with substant…
Microsoft Dissects PipeMagic Modular Backdoor
PipeMagic, which poses as a ChatGPT application, is a modular malware framework that provides persistent access and flexibility.
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New Android Attack Targets Indian Users with Free Electricity Subsidy to Install Malware
A newly identified Android phishing campaign is aggressively targeting Indian users by masquerading as the legitimate PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, a government initiative approved in February 2024 that offers subsidies for solar rooftop installati…
North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Use GitHub to Target Foreign Embassies with XenoRAT Malware
The Trellix Advanced Research Center exposed a DPRK-linked espionage operation attributed to the Kimsuky group (APT43), targeting diplomatic missions in South Korea. Between March and July, at least 19 spear-phishing emails impersonated trusted diploma…
Zero-Day Exploit in WinRAR File
A zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR is being exploited by at least two Russian criminal groups:
The vulnerability seemed to have super Windows powers. It abused alternate data streams, a Windows feature that allows different ways of representing the same file path. The exploit abused that feature to trigger a previously unknown path traversal flaw that caused WinRAR to plant malicious executables in attacker-chosen file paths %TEMP% and %LOCALAPPDATA%, which Windows normally makes off-limits because of their ability to execute code.
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Analyzing evolution of the PipeMagic malware
Hackers exploited Windows flaw CVE-2025-29824 to deploy PipeMagic malware in RansomExx attacks, Kaspersky revealed. A joint report from Kaspersky and BI.ZONE analyzed the evolution of PipeMagic malware from its first detection in 2022 to new infections observed in 2025. The researchers identified key changes in its operators’ tactics. BI.ZONE experts focused on a technical analysis of the CVE-2025-29824 vulnerability […]