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Linux XMRig Botnet Abuses PAM for Fileless Monero Mining and Persistent Access

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Botnet, cyber security, Cyber Security News, Linux

A covert Monero (XMR) cryptomining campaign uncovered in May 2026 is abusing Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to evade detection, maintain fileless execution, and persist across multiple user accounts on compromised hosts. The operation, tracked as part of the V25 (Generation 26) campaign family, demonstrates a mature blend of supply chain abuse, PAM weaponization, and […]

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Hackers Exploit AnySign4PC via Hacked Korean Sites to Install Backdoors Without Prompts

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South Korean authorities and four security firms have disclosed a state-sponsored campaign that compromised trusted domestic websites. The attackers used those sites to exploit locally installed financial-security software and infect targeted visitors with SIGNBT or COPPERHEDGE backdoors. A compromised page could infect a system running a vulnerable AnySign4PC version without a prompt or

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SilverFox Targets Japanese Manufacturer with 3-Driver BYOVD Chain and ValleyRAT

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The Chinese cybercrime group known as Silver Fox has been observed using new drivers as part of bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) attacks targeting a Japanese organization in the industrial manufacturing sector to ultimately deliver ValleyRAT (aka Winos 4.0) for persistent remote access. “In this campaign, the group combines new vulnerable-driver abuse, newly observed abuse of legitimate

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New GenieLocker Ransomware Encrypts Windows, Linux and VMware ESXi Systems

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cyber security, Cyber Security News, Ransomware

GenieLocker is a custom ransomware family linked to the Toy Ghouls group (also known as Bearlyfy or Labubu). It can encrypt systems running Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi, with a current focus on the manufacturing sector and related industries in Russia. This ransomware strain replaces the group’s earlier dependence on third-party lockers such as RedAlert, […]

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Top 10 Best Tools for Simulated DDoS Attacks in 2026

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Cyber Security News

You don’t know your DDoS defenses work until you attack them yourself — safely, on purpose, with a kill switch. Simulated DDoS attack tools generate controlled, realistic attack traffic against your live infrastructure to expose capacity gaps, validate mitigation, and produce audit-ready proof of DDoS attack resilience. Red Button is our top pick for 2026 as a managed, cloud-approved […]

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Hackers Exploit Nearly 1 in 4 Vulnerabilities Before or on Disclosure Day

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CVE/vulnerability, cyber security, Cyber Security News, Vulnerabilities

Hackers are increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities at an unprecedented speed, with nearly one in four flaws being abused before or on the same day they are publicly disclosed, according to VulnCheck’s State of Exploitation report for the first half of 2026, published on July 28, 2026. VulnCheck identified 495 Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEVs) in the first […]

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Home Assistant FFmpeg Flaw Lets Attackers Steal Supervisor Tokens and Execute Code as Root

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cyber security, Cyber Security News, Vulnerabilities, vulnerability

Home Assistant’s FFmpeg integration recently came under scrutiny after researchers demonstrated that unsafe argument handling in the Wyoming Assist satellite feature could be exploited to steal Supervisor tokens and ultimately execute commands as root on the host system. The issue arises not from FFmpeg’s core parsing logic but rather from how Home Assistant incorporates attacker-controlled […]

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Hackers Pose as IT Helpdesk on Microsoft Teams to Deploy Chaos Ransomware

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cyber security, Cyber Security News, Microsoft, Ransomware

Hackers are abusing Microsoft Teams voice calls and fake IT helpdesk personas to gain remote access to corporate endpoints, drop a custom post‑exploitation toolchain, and, in multiple cases rapidly pivot to Chaos ransomware deployment across North American organizations. Nearly 95% of observed intrusions hit North American targets, with services, manufacturing, energy, construction and IP‑focused legal […]

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Work Panel Vishing Platform Automates Enterprise Account Takeovers and MFA Theft

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cyber security, Cyber Security News

Work Panel is a turnkey vishing and phishing platform that industrializes enterprise account takeovers and MFA theft by packaging infrastructure automation, role-based operations, and real-time credential harvesting into a single criminal SaaS console. It exemplifies how phishing has evolved from static kits into resilient cybercrime-as-a-service ecosystems optimized for scale, specialization, and rapid exit in the […]

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Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OWA Flaw to Keep Mailbox Access After Credential Rotation

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The Russian threat actors recently linked to the exploitation of a now-patched vulnerability in Zimbra have been observed exploiting another vulnerability, this time in Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA), to target U.S. and European government entities, as well as the telecommunications, financial, hospitality, and aerospace sectors. The activity, which began on July 22, 2026, involves the

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