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Kazuar’s redesign turns a familiar backdoor into a harder-to-hunt botnet

Kazuar’s redesign turns a familiar backdoor into a harder-to-hunt botnet

Kazuar’s redesign turns a familiar backdoor into a harder-to-hunt botnet Microsoft’s latest research on Kazuar matters because it reframes the malware from a we...

May 17, 2026
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TCLBANKER turns WhatsApp and Outlook into trusted malware delivery channels

TCLBANKER turns WhatsApp and Outlook into trusted malware delivery channels

TCLBANKER turns WhatsApp and Outlook into trusted malware delivery channels The most important detail in Elastic's new TCLBANKER research is not just that a Bra...

May 9, 2026
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DAEMON Tools supply-chain attack turns trusted installers into a malware delivery path

DAEMON Tools supply-chain attack turns trusted installers into a malware delivery path

DAEMON Tools supply-chain attack turns trusted installers into a malware delivery path The most important part of the DAEMON Tools incident is not that malware...

May 6, 2026
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CVE-2026-41940 turns exposed cPanel and WHM servers into control-plane takeover targets

CVE-2026-41940 turns exposed cPanel and WHM servers into control-plane takeover targets

CVE-2026-41940 turns exposed cPanel and WHM servers into control-plane takeover targets CVE-2026-41940 is a critical authentication bypass in cPanel and WHM, an...

April 30, 2026
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Firestarter leaves patched Cisco firewalls at continued risk

Firestarter leaves patched Cisco firewalls at continued risk

Firestarter leaves patched Cisco firewalls at continued risk A newly detailed persistence mechanism called Firestarter changes the defender story around last ye...

April 26, 2026
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AgingFly campaign hits Ukrainian government and hospital networks

AgingFly campaign hits Ukrainian government and hospital networks

AgingFly campaign hits Ukrainian government and hospital networks A newly reported campaign centered on the AgingFly backdoor is a reminder that targeted intrus...

April 16, 2026
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CPUID breach turned CPU-Z and HWMonitor into a malware delivery path

CPUID breach turned CPU-Z and HWMonitor into a malware delivery path

CPUID breach turned CPU-Z and HWMonitor into a malware delivery path Executive summary A compromise of the CPUID website briefly turned trusted download links f...

April 13, 2026
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Iranian PLC Attacks Disrupt U.S. Critical Infrastructure

Iranian PLC Attacks Disrupt U.S. Critical Infrastructure

Iranian PLC Attacks Disrupt U.S. Critical Infrastructure Executive Summary Iranian-affiliated [advanced persistent threat](https://invaders.ie/resources/glossar...

April 9, 2026
7 min read
AsyncRAT SEO Poisoning Campaign Targets Software Downloads

AsyncRAT SEO Poisoning Campaign Targets Software Downloads

AsyncRAT: SEO Poisoning Hits Software Downloads | 2026 Executive Summary In March 2026, NCC Group and FOX-IT disclosed that an unknown threat actor had been run...

March 23, 2026
8 min read
ClayRat Android spyware collapse after arrest in Russia

ClayRat Android spyware collapse after arrest in Russia

ClayRat: Android spyware operation collapses after arrest | 2026 Executive Summary ClayRat is an Android spyware operation that targeted users in Russia and app...

March 23, 2026
7 min read
Namibia Airports Company breach claim raises admin-access risk

Namibia Airports Company breach claim raises admin-access risk

Namibia Airports Company breach claim raises admin-access risk | 2026 Executive Summary Namibia Airports Company (NAC) disclosed that it detected a cybersecurit...

March 21, 2026
6 min read
GlassWorm Shifts to Transitive Open VSX Dependencies in Developer Supply-Chain Push

GlassWorm Shifts to Transitive Open VSX Dependencies in Developer Supply-Chain Push

GlassWorm Shifts to Transitive Open VSX Dependencies in Developer Supply-Chain Push GlassWorm is no longer just a story about obviously malicious extensions. Th...

March 21, 2026
5 min read