Cybersecurity

A prolific data ransom gang that calls itself Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters (SLSH) has a distinctive playbook when it seeks to extort payment from victim firms: Harassing, threatening and even swatting executives and their families, all while...
The FBI has seized control of RAMP, a notorious cybercrime online forum that bragged to be "the only place ransomware allowed."Both the forum's presence on the dark web and on its regular website domain now display...

MG – Darknet Diaries

Full Transcript In this episode we talk with MG (https://x.com/MG), the brilliant (and notorious) hacker and hardware engineer behind the OMG...

Fake dating app used as lure in targeted spyware campaign in Pakistan

ESET researchers have uncovered an Android spyware campaign leveraging romance scam tactics to target individuals in Pakistan. The campaign uses...

Weekly Update 488

It's the discussion about the reaction of some people in the UK regarding their impending social media ban for under 16s that bugged me...

Fake Moltbot AI Coding Assistant on VS Code Marketplace Drops Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension for Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) on the official Extension Marketplace that...

HoneyMyte updates CoolClient backdoor, uses new data stealing tools

Over the past few years, we’ve been observing and monitoring the espionage activities of HoneyMyte (aka Mustang Panda or Bronze President) within Asia and...

Initial Stages of Romance Scams [Guest Diary]

Romance scams are a form of social-engineering fraud that causes both financial and emotional harm. They vary in technique and platform, but most follow...

Kimwolf Botnet Lurking in Corporate, Govt. Networks – Krebs on Security

A new Internet-of-Things (IoT) botnet called Kimwolf has spread to more than 2 million devices, forcing infected systems to participate in massive distributed denial-of-service...

European Space Agency’s cybersecurity in freefall as yet another breach exposes spacecraft and mission data

It has just been a few weeks since we reported on the Christmas cyber attack suffered by the European Space Agency (ESA), and the...

MoD – Darknet Diaries

Full Transcript Legion of Doom, step aside. There’s a new elite hacker group in town, and they’re calling themselves Masters of...

2025’s most common passwords were as predictable as ever

Once again, data shows an uncomfortable truth: the habit of choosing eminently...

Weekly Update 487

I thought Scott would cop it first when he posted about what his solar system really cost him last year. "You're so gonna get...

North Korea-Linked Hackers Target Developers via Malicious VS Code Projects

The North Korean threat actors associated with the long-running Contagious Interview campaign have been observed using malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) projects...

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