Suspected Hacker Linked to Silk Typhoon Arrested in Milan

The alleged Chinese state-sponsored hacker faces multiple charges, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to protected computers.

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Activision took down Call of Duty game after PC players hacked, says source

Activision last week brought offline the Microsoft Store version of “Call of Duty: WWII” as the company was investigating “reports of an issue.”

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Hackers Use Leaked Shellter Tool License to Spread Lumma Stealer and SectopRAT Malware

In yet another instance of threat actors repurposing legitimate tools for malicious purposes, it has been discovered that hackers are exploiting a popular red teaming tool called Shellter to distribute stealer malware.
The company behind the software said a company that had recently purchased Shellter Elite licenses leaked their copy, prompting malicious actors to weaponize the tool for

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Legitimate Shellter Pen-Testing Tool Used in Malware Attacks

A stolen copy of Shellter Elite shows how easily legitimate security tools can be repurposed by threat actors when vetting and oversight fail.

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Anatsa Android Banking Trojan Hits 90,000 Users with Fake PDF App on Google Play

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an Android banking malware campaign that has leveraged a trojan named Anatsa to target users in North America using malicious apps published on Google’s official app marketplace.
The malware, disguised as a “PDF Update” to a document viewer app, has been caught serving a deceptive overlay when users attempt to access their banking application, claiming

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Iranian ransomware group offers bigger payouts for attacks on Israel, US

The Iran-linked ransomware-as-a-service group Pay2Key.I2P reportedly told affiliates that they can keep a larger cut of extortion payments if they attack entities within Iran’s adversaries.

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The Wild Wild West of Agentic AI – An Attack Surface CISOs Can’t Afford to Ignore

As organizations rush to adopt agentic AI, security leaders must confront the growing risk of invisible threats and new attack vectors.

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4 Critical Steps in Advance of 47-Day SSL/TLS Certificates

With certificate lifespans set to shrink by 2029, IT teams need to spend the next 100 days planning in order to avoid operational disruptions.

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Hackers ‘Shellter’ Various Stealers in Red Team Tool to Evade Detection

Researchers have uncovered multiple campaigns spreading Lumma, Arechclient2, and Rhadamanthys malware by leveraging key features of the AV/EDR evasion framework.

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Marks & Spencer chair refuses to say if retailer paid hackers after ransomware attack

The retail giant’s chair confirmed the breach was caused by ransomware.

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