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Threats & Attacks

Ransomware, malware, phishing and the actors behind them.

active vulnerability exploitation2 weeks ago4 min

From Hackers to Hives: Qihoo 360 Deploys Multi-Agent Swarms to Challenge American AI Dominance

As U.S. export restrictions block international access to Anthropic's Mythos, Chinese cybersecurity veteran Qihoo 360 has unveiled 'Tulongfeng,' an autonomous multi-agent vulnerability-discovery swarm designed to bypass China's trailing LLM capabilities and secure technical parity.

ai contact center governance2 weeks ago4 min

Krisp Unveils Unified Voice AI Platform with Full Call-Center Governance and Real-Time Fraud Protection

Krisp launches expanded voice AI capabilities for contact centers, combining speech analytics, real-time agent assistance, and voice security to enforce compliance across 100% of voice interactions while detecting synthetic caller fraud live.

ai startup funding rounds3 weeks ago5 min

Savi Security Addresses AI-Powered Fraud with New Consumer Protection App

Savi Security has raised $7 million in seed funding and is launching its iOS and Android app, designed to protect consumers from sophisticated AI-generated scams like voice cloning and phishing.

collaboration vishing impersonation3 weeks ago4 min

Teams Screen Sharing Abused in Cross-Tenant Vishing Campaigns to Deliver EtherRAT

A forensic analysis of a social engineering campaign targeting Microsoft Teams, where attackers pose as IT support, request screen control, and install EtherRAT via a Node.js runtime installer.

trojanized exploit malicious package delivery3 weeks ago5 min

Inside the New Wave of Hospitality-Targeted Phishing Campaigns

Recent phishing campaigns targeting the hospitality sector across Europe and Asia leverage sophisticated social engineering and persistence tactics, focusing on long-term remote access rather than immediate ransomware deployment.

ai driven ransomware operations3 weeks ago6 min

When a Ransomware Gang Turns Out to Be an LLM Running on Its Own

Researchers at Sysdig identified JadePuffer as the first known ransomware campaign conducted entirely by a large language model agent — from initial access via Langflow's CVE-2025-3248 through credential theft, lateral movement to Alibaba Nacos, and encryption of 1,342 service configurations — demonstrating the arrival of autonomous agentic threat actors.

botnet disruption proxy networks3 weeks ago6 min

FBI and Google Dismantle NetNut: How a 2-Million-Device Proxy Botnet Was Taken Down

A coordinated operation by the FBI, Google Threat Intelligence Group, Lumen Technologies, and Shadowserver has seized hundreds of NetNut domains and disrupted the Popa botnet — a residential proxy network built on at least 2 million compromised Android devices including smart TVs and streaming boxes, used by hundreds of threat actors for cybercrime and espionage.

ai macos malware3 weeks ago3 min

PAMStealer Sneaks Into macOS by Hijacking the Login System Itself

A new macOS malware called PAMStealer uses clever techniques to bypass authentication and stay hidden on infected Macs, according to researchers.

cloud security incidents3 weeks ago4 min

Your AI Coding Assistant Just Ran Malware. You Didn't Even Notice.

A clean GitHub repo tricked Claude Code into fetching and executing a reverse shell via a DNS TXT record — no malicious code, no flags, no human approval. Here’s how it worked, and why your security tools are useless against it.

insurance regulatory data security3 weeks ago4 min

How a Phishing Email Broke Xsolis—and Exposed 1.4 Million Patients

A targeted phishing attack on Xsolis compromised the Dragonfly platform, exposing names, SSNs, and medical records of 1.39 million patients; the HIPAA business associate’s delayed response and lack of transparency left patients vulnerable.

cloud security incidents3 weeks ago4 min

Pastejacking: How Social Engineering Became the Default Malware Delivery Method

Once a rare exploit, pastejacking via ClickFix now drives nearly half of all initial-access attacks, leveraging API-driven payloads, macOS bypasses, and fileless execution to turn user trust into a weaponized vector.

ai endpoint fingerprinting3 weeks ago3 min

The OS Trap: How Phishing Campaigns Use User-Agent Fingerprinting to Serve the Right Malware for Your Device

Modern phishing kits leverage browser telemetry to deliver OS-specific payloads like FleetDeck, Tiflux RAT, and LummaC2 infostealers—maximizing compromise rates by avoiding wasted clicks on unsupported platforms.