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Qilin Leads April 2025 Ransomware Spike with 45 Breaches Using NETXLOADER Malware

Threat actors with ties to the Qilin ransomware family have leveraged malware known as SmokeLoader along with a previously undocumented .NET compiled loader codenamed NETXLOADER as part of a campaign observed in November 2024.
“NETXLOADER is a new .NET-based loader that plays a critical role in cyber attacks,” Trend Micro researchers Jacob Santos, Raymart Yambot, John Rainier Navato, Sarah Pearl

Google links new LostKeys data theft malware to Russian cyberspies

Since the start of the year, the Russian state-backed ColdRiver hacking group has been using new LostKeys malware to steal files in espionage attacks targeting Western governments, journalists, think tanks, and non-governmental organizations. […]

Possible Zero-Day Patched in SonicWall SMA Appliances

SonicWall patches three SMA 100 vulnerabilities, including a potential zero-day, that could be chained to execute arbitrary code remotely.

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Google Finds Data Theft Malware Used by Russian APT in Select Cases

Russia-linked APT Star Blizzard is using the ClickFix technique in recent attacks distributing the LostKeys malware.

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SonicWall urges admins to patch VPN flaw exploited in attacks

SonicWall has urged its customers to patch three security vulnerabilities affecting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances, one of them tagged as exploited in attacks […]

Security Tools Alone Don’t Protect You — Control Effectiveness Does

61% of security leaders reported suffering a breach due to failed or misconfigured controls over the past 12 months. This is despite having an average of 43 cybersecurity tools in place.
This massive rate of security failure is clearly not a security investment problem. It is a configuration problem. Organizations are beginning to understand that a security control installed or deployed is not

Improperly Patched Samsung MagicINFO Vulnerability Exploited by Botnet

The patches for an exploited Samsung MagicINFO vulnerability are ineffective and a Mirai botnet has started targeting it.

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MirrorFace Targets Japan and Taiwan with ROAMINGMOUSE and Upgraded ANEL Malware

The nation-state threat actor known as MirrorFace has been observed deploying malware dubbed ROAMINGMOUSE as part of a cyber espionage campaign directed against government agencies and public institutions in Japan and Taiwan.
The activity, detected by Trend Micro in March 2025, involved the use of spear-phishing lures to deliver an updated version of a backdoor called ANEL.
“The ANEL file from

Cisco Patches 35 Vulnerabilities Across Several Products

Cisco releases patches for 26 vulnerabilities in IOS and IOS XE software, including 17 critical- and high-severity bugs.

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Dozens of SysAid Instances Vulnerable to Remote Hacking

SysAid patches IT service management software vulnerabilities that can be chained for unauthenticated remote command execution.

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