The evolution of Dark Caracal tools: analysis of a campaign featuring Poco RAT

In early 2024, analysts at the Positive Technologies Expert Security Center (PT ESC) discovered a malicious sample. The cybersecurity community named it Poco RAT after the POCO libraries in its C++ codebase. At the time of its discovery, the sample Read More …

New spyware found to be snooping on thousands of Android and iOS users

Hundreds of thousands of Android users, as well as several thousand iPhone users, have had their sensitive data compromised by a spouseware app, called Spyzie. The apps were found leaking email addresses, text messages, call logs, photographs, and other sensitive Read More …

UK: Cyber-attack sparks security fears over NHS provider’s data

The private healthcare group that will soon take charge of Swindon community care services has been hit by a cyber-attack. HCRG Care Group recently won the contract to provide care-at-home services in the Swindon area, which was previously managed by Read More …

Winos 4.0 Spreads via Impersonation of Official Email to Target Users in Taiwan

In January 2025, FortiGuard Labs observed an attack that used Winos4.0, an advanced malware framework actively used in recent threat campaigns, to target companies in Taiwan. According to a report released in November 2024, Winos4.0 was distributed through gaming-related applications, Read More …

Global hacker arrested in Thailand in joint operation of Singapore and Thai police

The Singapore Police Force (‘SPF’) collaborated with the Royal Thai Police (‘RTP’) on a cross-border operation against a hacker believed to be responsible for a series of international data breaches, leading to the arrest of a 39-year-old man on 26 Read More …

The GitVenom campaign: cryptocurrency theft using GitHub

In our modern world, it’s difficult to underestimate the impact that open-source code has on software development. Over the years, the global community has managed to publish a tremendous number of projects with freely accessible code that can be viewed Read More …

North Korean Hackers Were Behind Crypto’s Largest ‘Theft of All Time’

Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence said North Korea’s Lazarus Group was behind Bybit’s $1.46 billion hack. In an earlier post on social media platform X, Arkham offered a bounty of 50,000 ARKM tokens for anyone who could identify the attackers Read More …

Macs targeted by infostealers in new era of cyberthreats

The latest, major threats to Mac computers can steal passwords and credit card details with delicate precision, targeting victims across the internet based on their device, location, and operating system. These are the dangers of “infostealers,” which have long plagued Read More …

Philippines reports foreign cyber intrusions targeting intelligence data, but no breaches

The Philippines has detected foreign attempts to access intelligence data, but its cyber minister said on Tuesday no breaches have been recorded so far. Attempts to steal data are wide-ranging, said minister for information and communications Ivan Uy. Advanced Persistent Read More …