Infosecurity News
 - Investment Scams Spread Across Asia With International Reach- A surge in fake investment platforms targeting cryptocurrency and forex markets has been driving a new wave of financial crime in Asia 
 - Chrome Zero-Day Actively Exploited in Attacks by Mem3nt0 mori- A zero-day flaw in Chrome has been exploited by Mem3nt0 mori in Operation ForumTroll as part of a targeted espionage campaign 
 - Nation-State Cyber Ecosystems Weakened by Sanctions, Report Reveals- Cyber-related economic sanctions can alter adversary behavior, forcing underground networks to distance themselves from named actors 
 - A Quarter of Scam Victims Have Considered Self-Harm- ITRC report charts shocking rise of identity fraud victims driven to thoughts of self-harm 
 - Actively Exploited WSUS Bug Added to CISA KEV List- Sysadmins are urged to patch WSUS vulnerability CVE-2025-59287 as soon as possible, with federal agencies required to update by November 14 
 - Qilin Ransomware Group Publishes Over 40 Cases Monthly- Qilin ransomware activity has surged in late 2025, threatening data leaks via double extortion tactics 
 - Europol Warns of Rising Threat From Caller ID Spoofing Attacks- Europol called for action against caller ID spoofing, linking attacks to significant online fraud 
 - Tata Consultancy Services Refutes Losing M&S Contract After Cyber-Attack- The IT outsourcing giant said its service desk contract with Marks & Spencer was terminated long before the hack 
 - UK Fraud Cases Surge 17% Annually- UK Finance reveals a 3% increase in the value and 17% increase in the volume of fraud in H1 2025 
 - Critical WordPress Plugin Bugs Exploited En Masse- Wordfence says threat actors are trying to exploit three critical vulnerabilities from 2024 
 - New LockBit Ransomware Victims Identified by Security Researchers- Check Point has identified a dozen attacks in September that bore the LockBit stamp, with half of them attributed to the group’s new ransomware version 
 - 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” 



