Cloud Atlas activity in the first half of 2025: what changed

Known since 2014, the Cloud Atlas group targets countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Infections occur via phishing emails containing a malicious document that exploits an old vulnerability in the Microsoft Office Equation Editor process (CVE-2018-0802) to download and Read More …

CISA and Partners Release Update to Malware Analysis Report BRICKSTORM Backdoor

Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency, and Canadian Centre for Cyber Security released an update to the Malware Analysis Report BRICKSTORM Backdoor with indicators of compromise (IOCs) and detection signatures for additional BRICKSTORM samples. This Read More …

UK Foreign Office was victim of cyberattack

The UK Foreign Office was hacked in October, a minister has admitted, raising fears that thousands of confidential documents and data may have been compromised. While ministers are “pretty confident” that visa applicants’ details have not been accessed, they have Read More …

FBI: Senior U.S. Officials Continue to be Impersonated in Malicious Messaging Campaign

This is an update to Public Service Announcement I-051525-PSA, released May 15, 2025, which can be found here. Activity dating back to 2023 reveals malicious actors have impersonated senior U.S. state government, White House, and Cabinet level officials, as well Read More …

Police arrest suspect over Microsoft 365 cyber attack

The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has apprehended a suspected cyber fraudster linked to coordinated attacks on Microsoft 365 email platforms used by corporate organisations. The arrest followed an intelligence-led investigation triggered by credible information from Microsoft Corporation Read More …

UK: NHS GP software supplier hit by cyber attack

DXS International which provides healthcare technology for the NHS has disclosed a cyber attack, which has led to data being stolen. The UK-based company provides software that helps to reduce costs for doctors and primary care physicians and is used Read More …

U.S. DOJ: Tren De Aragua Members and Leaders Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar ATM Jackpotting Scheme

United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that a federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska has returned two indictments charging 54 individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from Read More …

Denmark blames Russia for cyberattacks on water utility and local government websites

The Danish government has accused Russia of being behind two “destructive and disruptive” cyber-attacks in what it describes as “very clear evidence” of a hybrid war. The Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) announced on Thursday that Moscow was behind a Read More …

From Linear to Complex: An Upgrade in RansomHouse Encryption

RansomHouse is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation run by a group that we track as Jolly Scorpius. Recent samples of the associated binaries used in RansomHouse operations reveal a significant upgrade in encryption. This article explores the upgrade of RansomHouse encryption Read More …

Hacking group says it’s extorting Pornhub after stealing users’ viewing data

The hacking group Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, which includes members of a gang known as ShinyHunters, said it is attempting to extort porn site Pornhub, after claiming to have stolen personal information belonging to the website’s premium members. On Friday, Pornhub Read More …