LabubaRAT Masquerades as NVIDIA Software to Control Windows Hosts
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Rust-based remote access trojan (RAT) codenamed LabubaRAT that masquerades as NVIDIA software to blend into…
Tag: Microsoft Defender
Microsoft Patches RoguePlanet Defender Privilege Escalation Flaw (CVE-2026-50656)
Microsoft has released security updates to address a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in its Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, tracked as CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS…
New Avalon Malware Framework Packs CrownX Ransomware Capabilities
Cybersecurity researchers at Blackpoint Cyber have uncovered a previously undocumented modular malware framework codenamed Avalon, which is distributed via a multi-stage phishing…
New GreatXML Exploit Bypasses Windows BitLocker via Recovery Partition XML Files
Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse (aka Nightmare-Eclipse and MSNightmare) has released a new Windows BitLocker bypass exploit named GreatXML, discovered accidentally while researching…
ClickFix Campaigns Expand Malware Delivery With New Loaders and Fake Update Lures
Cybersecurity researchers have identified multiple ClickFix campaigns deploying three new malware loaders: BabaDeda Loader, Lorem Ipsum Loader, and Potemkin. These campaigns use…
Microsoft Confirms RoguePlanet Defender Zero-Day, Patch in Development
Microsoft has formally disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Defender, codenamed RoguePlanet, and confirmed that a patch is in development. The flaw,…
CVE-2026-50656 (RoguePlanet): Microsoft Defender Privilege Escalation
CVE-2026-50656, also known as RoguePlanet, is a race condition in Microsoft Defender for Windows that could allow an attacker to spawn a…
Microsoft Exposes CryptoBandits: USB LNK Worm and Tor-Based Clipper Malware Campaign
Microsoft has disclosed details of a Windows-based cryptocurrency clipper campaign codenamed CryptoBandits that has targeted users since February 2026. The malware uses…
Microsoft Defender: Endpoint Security and Malware Protection
Microsoft Defender is an endpoint security product that provides antivirus and threat protection. Weedhack malware attempts to set exclusions in Microsoft Defender…
CVE-2026-33825: Microsoft Defender BlueHammer Vulnerability
A previously disclosed Defender vulnerability by researcher Chaotic Eclipse, later patched by Microsoft.