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The first version of the AdaptixC2 post-exploitation framework, which can be considered an alternative to the well-known Cobalt Strike, was made publicly available in early 2025. In spring of 2025, the framework was first observed being used for malicious means. Read More …
Mango has become the latest retailer to face a cyber-attack, where “limited” shopper data was stolen from one of its external marketing services. The fashion chain, which recently reported a sales boost, told customers that data “accessed” by hackers was Read More …
In September 2025, Trend Micro researchers noted a striking decline in new command and control infrastructure activity associated with Lummastealer (which Trend Micro tracks as Water Kurita), as well as a significant reduction in the number of endpoints targeted by this Read More …
In cybersecurity, we often say that attackers only need to be right once – and defenders need to be right every time. Traditionally, we’ve focused on perimeter breaches, phishing campaigns, and zero-day exploits. But increasingly, attackers are bypassing these hardened Read More …
The UK’s data watchdog has fined outsourcing firm Capita £14m after the personal data of 6.6 million people was stolen in a cyber-attack. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said Capita “failed to ensure the security of processing of personal data Read More …
A malware campaign was recently detected in Brazil, distributing a malicious LNK file using WhatsApp. It targets mainly Brazilians and uses Portuguese-named URLs. To evade detection, the command-and-control (C2) server verifies each download to ensure it originates from the malware Read More …
TrendResearch has detected an operation where attackers exploited a Cisco Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) vulnerability to install a rootkit on vulnerable network devices. The SNMP exploit referenced in Cisco’s latest advisory is CVE-2025-20352, which affects both 32-bit and 64-bit Read More …
Vietnam Airlines has confirmed that some customers’ personal information, including full names, email addresses and phone numbers, was exposed in a recent data breach linked to its technology partner’s online customer service platform. In an email sent to customers on Read More …
Harvard is investigating a data breach after a Russian-speaking cybercrime organization claimed it was preparing to release information stolen through a vulnerability in a software suite used by the University. Clop, an organization that extorts payments from companies to prevent Read More …
Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Sunday that it was one of the companies whose customer data had been published by cybercriminals after it was stolen by a hacker in a July breach of a database containing the personal information of Read More …