SLEEPWALKER Backdoor: A Stealthy Windows Implant Triggered by a Single Network Packet
A newly documented Windows backdoor named SLEEPWALKER has been detailed by independent malware researcher Dominik Reichel. The implant remains dormant in memory…
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Critical macOS, SharePoint, vCenter, and Microsoft IKE Flaws Under Active Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added four critical vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming active…
China-Linked Jewelbug Uses XG-Web for Government Espionage and Crypto Fraud
The China-linked threat actor known as Jewelbug has been observed conducting cyber espionage against governments and militaries while simultaneously running a cryptocurrency…
CL-STA-0049: Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 Threat Cluster
CL-STA-0049 is a threat cluster tracked by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 that overlaps with Jewelbug. It is associated with cyber espionage…
Kimwolf v7 Android Botnet Uses HTTP/2 to Evade DDoS Detection
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new version of the Kimwolf/AISURU Android and IoT botnet, tracked as Kimwolf v7, which introduces significant enhancements…
OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.6-Cyber: Reduced Safeguards for Exploit Development and Vulnerability Research
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.6-Cyber, a specialized cybersecurity model designed for vulnerability research, penetration testing, and incident response. Built on the GPT-5.6 Sol…
New Passkey Attacks Recover Synced Private Keys or Bypass Phishing-Resistant MFA
Three independent research efforts presented at Black Hat USA 2026 and in subsequent disclosures have demonstrated practical attacks against passkey implementations, undermining…
Ransom Cartel Creator Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Ransomware-as-a-Service Operation
A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, sentenced Maksim Silnikau, a 40-year-old Belarusian national, to 16 years in prison on August 5, 2026,…
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42: Analyzing ClickFix Variants and Evasion Techniques
Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 is the threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Networks. They analyzed recent ClickFix variants, including one abusing…
Google Password Manager Attacks Could Let Malware Hijack Passkey-Protected Accounts
Unit 42 researchers have disclosed three attack paths against Google Password Manager in Chrome on Windows, which could allow malware already running…