The initial access broker (IAB) relies on credentials exfiltrated using information stealers to hack organizations.
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Fake Booking Emails Redirect Hotel Staff to Fake BSoD Pages Delivering DCRat
Source: Securonix
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed PHALT#BLYX that has leveraged ClickFix-style lures to display fixes for fake blue screen of death (BSoD) errors in attacks targeting the European hospitality sector.
The end goal of the multi-stage campaign is to deliver a remote access trojan known as DCRat, according to cybersecurity company Securonix.
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed PHALT#BLYX that has leveraged ClickFix-style lures to display fixes for fake blue screen of death (BSoD) errors in attacks targeting the European hospitality sector.
The end goal of the multi-stage campaign is to deliver a remote access trojan known as DCRat, according to cybersecurity company Securonix.
What is Identity Dark Matter?
The Invisible Half of the Identity Universe
Identity used to live in one place – an LDAP directory, an HR system, a single IAM portal.
Not anymore. Today, identity is fragmented across SaaS, on-prem, IaaS, PaaS, home-grown, and shadow applications. Each of these environments carries its own accounts, permissions, and authentication flows.
Traditional IAM and IGA tools govern only the nearly
Identity used to live in one place – an LDAP directory, an HR system, a single IAM portal.
Not anymore. Today, identity is fragmented across SaaS, on-prem, IaaS, PaaS, home-grown, and shadow applications. Each of these environments carries its own accounts, permissions, and authentication flows.
Traditional IAM and IGA tools govern only the nearly
NordVPN Denies Breach After Hacker Leaks Data
The VPN company has conducted an investigation after a threat actor claimed to have hacked its systems.
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Are Copilot prompt injection flaws vulnerabilities or AI limits?
Microsoft has pushed back against claims that multiple prompt injection and sandbox-related issues raised by a security engineer in its Copilot AI assistant constitute security vulnerabilities. The development highlights a growing divide between how vendors and researchers define risk in generative AI systems. […]
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 30 Deals Announced in December 2025
Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Akamai, Red Hat, Checkmarx, Silent Push, and ServiceNow.
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New n8n Vulnerability (9.9 CVSS) Lets Authenticated Users Execute System Commands
A new critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in n8n, an open-source workflow automation platform, that could enable an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary system commands on the underlying host.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-68668, is rated 9.9 on the CVSS scoring system. It has been described as a case of a protection mechanism failure.
It affects n8n versions from
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-68668, is rated 9.9 on the CVSS scoring system. It has been described as a case of a protection mechanism failure.
It affects n8n versions from
Cloud file-sharing sites targeted for corporate data theft attacks
A threat actor known as Zestix has been offering to corporate data stolen from dozens of companies likely after breaching their ShareFile, Nextcloud, and OwnCloud instances. […]
ClickFix attack uses fake Windows BSOD screens to push malware
A new ClickFix social engineering campaign is targeting the hospitality sector in Europe, using fake Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) screens to trick users into manually compiling and executing malware on their systems. […]
US broadband provider Brightspeed investigates breach claims
Brightspeed, one of the largest fiber broadband companies in the United States, is investigating security breach and data theft claims made by the Crimson Collective extortion gang. […]