NodeStealer Adds Keylogging and Screenshots to Its Account-Theft Arsenal
A new NodeStealer variant adds continuous keylogging, clipboard monitoring and screenshots to its browser and Facebook data theft. Financial services were the most affected sector in recent activity...
APT28’s New HOOKEDGE Backdoor Targets European Defense and Diplomatic Networks
The Russia-linked APT28 group is using a lightweight backdoor called HOOKEDGE against defense, government and diplomatic targets in Europe. The campaign combines malicious Word macros, scheduled tasks, hidden...
Iran-Linked Tortoiseshell Expands Espionage With TWOSTROKE Backdoor and Reverse SSH Tunnels
Researchers have linked new Windows malware and reverse SSH infrastructure to the Iran-associated Tortoiseshell threat group. The tools masquerade as a legitimate Windows library and support covert tunneling,...
Patchwork Espionage Group Uses Fake PDFs and Romance-Themed Chat Apps to Spy on PCs and Phones
The long-running Patchwork espionage group, also tracked as Dropping Elephant, is running parallel campaigns against Windows machines and Android phones — one built around a PDF-disguised shortcut file,...
DarkSword Exploit Kit Quietly Expands to 180 Sites, Turning iPhones Into Data-Theft Targets
A leaked iOS exploit chain known as DarkSword has grown into a sprawling, fast-changing network of malicious infrastructure, with researchers at Censys tracking 27 hosts and 180 web...
macOS.Gaslight: North Korea-Linked Rust Backdoor Exfiltrates Data via Telegram and Poisons AI Analysis Tools
A Rust-written macOS backdoor attributed to North Korean threat actors steals browser credentials, keychain files, and terminal history, exfiltrating everything via Telegram. The malware also embeds 38 prompt...
WhatsApp Disrupts Fresh NSO Group Pegasus Campaign, Seeks Court Contempt Order
Meta's WhatsApp has disrupted a new NSO Group-linked Pegasus spyware campaign targeting users in Jordan and Lebanon, and is now petitioning a U.S. federal court to hold NSO...
FSB Claims Foreign Spyware Found on Russian Officials’ Phones in Targeted Espionage Campaign
Russia's FSB announced the disruption of a foreign intelligence campaign implanting advanced spyware on senior officials' mobile phones, enabling silent surveillance, communication interception, and data exfiltration consistent with...