Infosecurity News

Formbook Malware Campaign Uses Multiple Obfuscation Techniques to Avoid Detection
Formbook attacks use combination of DLL Side-Loading and Obfuscated JavaScript to stay hidden, researchers at WatchGuard have uncovered

Attackers Exploit DVR Command Injection Flaw to Deploy Mirai-Based Botnet
FortiGuard Labs has identified a Mirai-based Nexcorium campaign actively exploiting CVE-2024-3721 in TBK DVR devices

NCSC Outlines Coordinated Plan to Boost NHS Cyber Resilience
The National Cyber Security Centre has shared an update of its resilience-building efforts for the NHS

Crypto Exchange Grinex Blames Western Spies for $13m Theft
Russian crypto-exchange Grinex claims Western intelligence agencies were behind a $13m heist

Commercial AI Models Show Rapid Gains in Vulnerability Research
AI models are making rapid gains in vulnerability research and exploit development, raising new cybersecurity risks, a Forescout study finds

DDoS-For-Hire Services Disrupted by International Police Action in ‘Operation PowerOff’
Coordinated action by FBI, Europol and others seizes infrastructure, makes arrests – and sends warning letters to known DDoS service users

US Nationals Jailed for Operating Fake Remote Worker Laptop Farms for North Korea
US authorities jail two Americans for aiding North Korean laptop farm scams that infiltrated over 100 firms

APK Malformation Found in Thousands of Android Malware Samples
APK malformation tactic now appears in over 3000 Android malware samples evading static analysis

Cookeville Medical Center Notifies Patients After July 2025 Ransomware Attack
Tennessee's CRMC notifies over 337,000 patients of Rhysida ransomware breach exposing sensitive data

NIST Drops NVD Enrichment for Pre-March 2026 Vulnerabilities
NIST’s National Vulnerability Database will now prioritize enriching new and exploited flaws to address the record growth of reported CVEs

Systemic Flaw in MCP Protocol Could Expose 150 Million Downloads
Ox Security claims as many as 200,000 servers are exposed by newly discovered MCP vulnerability

Automotive Ransomware Attacks Double in a Year
Halcyon says ransomware now accounts for more than two-fifths of cyber-attacks targeting carmakers

OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.4-Cyber for Improving Cyber Defense With AI
OpenAI’s new frontier model focused on cybersecurity comes following Anthropic’s launch of Claude Mythos Preview and Project Glasswing

European Cybersecurity Agency ENISA Seeks Top-Tier Status in CVE Program
The EU cybersecurity agency looks to become the third Top-Level Root CVE Numbering Authority, alongside CISA and MITRE

Signed Adware Operation Disables Antivirus Across 23,000 Hosts
Huntress uncovers adware deploying AV-killing payloads via signed updates across 23,000 endpoints

Critical Nginx-ui MCP Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild
Critical nginx-ui MCP authentication bypass CVE-2026-33032 actively exploited with CVSS 9.8

AI Companies to Play Bigger Role in CVE Program, Says CISA
At VulnCon, Lindsey Cerkovnik, head of vulnerability management at CISA, said AI companies should play a bigger role in vulnerability disclosures in the future

Researchers Spot Surge in Brute-Force Attacks from Middle East
Barracuda says 88% of brute-force attempts in Q1 were from the region

Microsoft Fixes Two Zero-Days in April Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has patched two zero-day flaws and over 160 others

CISOs Urged to Innovate with Talent Retention as Job Satisfaction Declines
A new IANS report claims just 34% of cybersecurity professionals plan to stay put in the next 12 months



