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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a sophisticated Python-based Windows malware framework called BraZetsu that fuels an underground marketplace commercializing access to compromised hosts.

“Unlike the standard infostealer model, BraZetsu is a comprehensive master toolkit that empowers Initial Access Brokers (IABs) by turning compromised systems into highly valuable commercial

Thomson Reuters disclosed on Wednesday that an unauthorized party obtained files from C-Track, the court case management platform sold by its West Publishing Corporation unit, in March 2026, affecting courts in 11 U.S. states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Ontario, Canada.

West Publishing said it discovered the activity on June 30, 2026. A subset of court records could contain individuals’ names

An RMM phishing campaign initially associated with Canadian targeting due to its use of Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) tax forms as lures has turned out to be part of a broader campaign spanning 46 countries.

Around 45% of observed activity was associated with the United States, making it the campaign’s top geographic target. ANY.RUN research connected 601 cases to the wider operation, which uses

Threat actors are leveraging the trusted Node.js JavaScript runtime in multiple cyber attacks as a way to deploy malicious payloads.

According to a new report published by the Symantec Threat Hunter Team today, the attack method has been put to use in attacks targeting government departments, technology companies, and hotels since February 2026.

“The technique’s appeal is that node.exe (the

In early August, GitGuardian researchers found that a recent Shai-Hulud infostealer worm variant had evolved to scan for credentials across 469 locations across developer environments, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tooling, cloud configurations, and even AI tool configs.

Earlier variants of the infostealer worm only checked 189 paths. The jump says a lot. Attackers have

The iPhone belonging to a member of Serbia’s student protest movement was infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to new findings from the Citizen Lab in collaboration with the SHARE Foundation.

“Our analysis confirmed that an iMessage zero-click exploit was used to infect the device with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware,” the Citizen Lab said. “We found high-confidence indicators of

The security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse (aka INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare, and Nightmare-Eclipse) has dropped a new zero-day dubbed FalconFlank, a privilege escalation flaw impacting Crowdstrike Falcon.

“FalconFlank is a 0day privilege escalation that abuses the office malicious macros remediation in CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor,” the researcher said in a GitHub README file, adding

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added seven security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog after they landed in attackers’ crosshairs.

The vulnerabilities are as follows –

CVE-2026-83548 (CVSS score: 10.0) – A server-side request forgery vulnerability in SonicWall SMA 1000 Appliances that could allow a remote unauthenticated

Google on Wednesday announced Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, which it described as its most capable cybersecurity model, and has made it available to a set of trusted defenders via a new initiative called the Fairwind Program.

“The Fairwind Program gives high-priority defenders (like governments, healthcare providers, and telecommunications services) early access to advanced models that help them

An active malware campaign is using bogus software-download websites to impersonate trusted vendors and distribute malicious installers.

“The campaign has targeted users looking to download popular software and has resulted in compromises across multiple organizations and industries, primarily affecting China-based operations of multinational organizations and Chinese-speaking users,” Microsoft