Infosecurity News

Blitz Spear Phishing Campaign Targets NGOs Supporting Ukraine
A spear phishing campaign dubbed PhantomCaptcha targeted Ukraine’s war relief efforts and regional government administrations for a single day in October

Threat Actors Ramp Up Public App Exploits as ToolShell Gains Traction
ToolShell exploit activity surged last quarter, appearing in over 60% of Cisco Talos IR cases and driving a sharp rise in public-facing application attacks

Pakistani-Linked Hacker Group Targets Indian Government
A cyber-espionage campaign by Pakistan’s TransparentTribe has been identified, targeting Indian government systems using DeskRAT

Lazarus Group’s Operation DreamJob Targets European Defense Firms
Cyber-attacks by North Korea’s Lazarus Group target European defense firms in drone development

Major Vulnerabilities Found in TP-Link VPN Routers
Forescout researchers discovered critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in several TP-Link VPN routers

Lumma Stealer Vacuum Filled by Upgraded Vidar 2.0 Infostealer, Researchers Say
Trend Micro believe security teams should anticipate increased Vidar 2.0 prevalence in campaigns through Q4 2025

PhantomCaptcha Campaign Targets Ukraine Relief Organizations
SentinelLABS Researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign, PhantomCaptcha, targeting aid organizations supporting Ukraine

MuddyWater Uses Compromised Mailboxes in Global Phishing Campaign
Group-IB has uncovered a phishing campaign by Iran-linked MuddyWater, exploiting compromised emails for foreign intelligence

JLR Hack UK's Costliest Ever, Hitting Economy with £1.9bn Loss
The Cyber Monitoring Centre has classified the cyber-attack against Jaguar Land Rover as a “systemic cyber event”

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters Signal Shift in Tactics
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters may be preparing to launch an extortion-as-a-service model, according to Palo Alto Networks

Singapore Officials Impersonated in Sophisticated Investment Scam
Group-IB has uncovered a scam operation impersonating Singapore officials using Google Ads and deepfakes

Ransomware Payouts Surge to $3.6m Amid Evolving Tactics
According to ExtraHop’s latest threat landscape report, average ransomware payments surged 44% to $3.6m in 2025 despite fewer incidents

Critical WatchGuard Fireware OS Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution
A critical out-of-bounds write flaw (CVE-2025-9242) in WatchGuard Fireware OS could allow remote code execution

Russian Coldriver Hackers Deploy New 'NoRobot' Malware
The Coldriver hacking group reportedly shifted its operation quickly after the May 2025 public disclosure of its LostKeys malware

Lumma Stealer Developers Doxxed in Underground Rival Cybercrime Campaign
Lumma Stealer operators allegedly exposed in underground doxxing campaign, with sensitive details leaked by rival cybercriminals, according to Trend Micro

Experian Fined €2.7m For GDPR Breach in Netherlands
The Dutch Data Protection Authority issued Experian a €2.7m for GDPR violations including excessive collection of personal data

AI-Driven Social Engineering Top Cyber Threat for 2026, ISACA Survey Reveals
Only one in ten IT and cybersecurity professionals feels “very prepared” to manage generative AI risks

Salt Typhoon Uses Citrix Flaw in Global Cyber-Attack
A cyber intrusion by China-linked group Salt Typhoon has been observed targeting global infrastructure via DLL sideloading

Criminal SIM Card Supply Network Busted by Europol
Several suspects have been arrested over links with a network running a “sophisticated” cybercrime-enabling service

Microsoft Revokes 200+ Fake Certificates Used in Teams Malware Attack
Microsoft has revoked over 200 fraudulent code-signing certificates used in a ransomware campaign involving fake Teams installers by threat group Vanilla Tempest



