Chinese hackers use ARTEX AI in automated attacks against 200 orgs
Chinese hackers used ARTEX, an open-source, multi-agent AI penetration-testing framework, in attacks against more than 200 organizations across 14 countries. [...]
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Chinese hackers used ARTEX, an open-source, multi-agent AI penetration-testing framework, in attacks against more than 200 organizations across 14 countries. [...]
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Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE malware botnet consisting of more than 1.3 million Android TV streaming TV boxes that Google says its manufacturer intentionally infected with malware to generate revenue through cybercrime activities. [...]
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Apple does not attribute attacks or the notices to specific malicious actors or geographical regions, the notification said, due to the “extreme cost, sophistication, and worldwide nature of mercenary spyware attacks [which] make them some of the most advanced digital threats in existence today.”
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Written by: Christopher Romano, Codi Starks, Garrett Mahoney, John Wolfram, Josh Murchie, K Singh, Mathew Potaczek, Mike Lombardi, Rik Dolfing Introduction Mandiant responded to multiple incidents in 2026 in which threat actors hijacked enterprise access to Large Language Models (LLMs), a tactic known as "LLMJacking." Spanning a variety of cloud and LLM providers, these intrusions impacted organizations in North America, South America, and Asia Pacific across the financial services, retail,…
FortiGuard Labs examines a BITTER cyberespionage campaign targeting South Asian organizations through three attack chains and the PapRAT remote access trojan
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Introduction Last week, Google and industry partners dismantled the XCPE backdoor which enrolled more than 1.3 million set-top boxes into a botnet. We assess with high confidence that the backdoor and botnet were intentionally developed, deployed, and operated for financial gain by Videostrong Technology Co., an Android Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Original Device Manufacturer (ODM). Videostrong monetized the backdoor by selling access to criminal affiliates and loading those…
Supermarket and grocery store refrigerators across Europe appear to have been hacked early Monday — the second such incident in recent weeks where attackers have manipulated temperature controls and caused stock to spoil.
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Over 1,000 Internet-exposed GitLab servers are still unpatched against a maximum-severity flaw actively exploited in remote code execution attacks. [...]
CVE-2026-0723 * CVE-2026-110264 * CVE-2026-85706 * CVE-2026-97229 * GitLab US
Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker Synology warned customers to update their devices immediately due to a surge in C3RB3r ransomware attacks. [...]
CVE-2021-22205 * CVE-2021-26084 * CVE-2023-22518 * CVE-2024-10441 * CVE-2024-10445 * CVE-2024-50629 * Synology US
Introduction As part of proactive threat monitoring, Kaspersky’s Cyber Threat Intelligence team identified a malicious campaign involving C2 agents controlled by artificial intelligence. Confirmed victims of the campaign included organizations in the education sector in several countries across Africa and Latin America. CyberStrikeAI played a key role in the post-exploitation phase. This is an open-source framework in which an LLM orchestrator on the command-and-control server plans actions,…
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Ads promoted browser extensions as tools to find manuals, convert PDFs, or make searches safer. But many of these extensions sent users’ search queries through servers controlled by their operators. Socket researcher John Tuckner identified 319 extensions with an estimated 13.4 million installs over a decade. The extensions hijacked users’ default search settings and routed their searches through servers controlled by the operators before sending them to Yahoo or Bing. This gave the operators…
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Written by: Aurora Blum, David Mainor, Rohit Nambiar, Omar ElAhdan, Matthew McWhirt, Will Silverstone, Bhavesh Dhake, Chris Busse Introduction Recent intrusions in which threat actors have been observed weaponizing agentic frameworks to execute highly-automated intrusions has put a spotlight on evolving adversarial use of LLMs. In our September 2026 report, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) noted that forward leaning adversaries were beginning to transition from basic prompting to agentic…
The previously unknown malware, dubbed NetamLoader, uses legitimate Microsoft software components to execute malicious code, evade security tools and download additional programs onto infected computers.
A crypto-mining campaign abusing Hugging Face models returned days after takedown, hijacking GPU servers and planting backdoors, with one model downloaded over 28,000 times. Separately, a fake Solana starter kit on GitHub is positioned to trick AI coding agents into installing a NetSupport RAT. [...]
A newly identified advanced persistent threat (APT) group tracked as UAT-11473 was observed exploiting CVE-2026-20127, an authentication-bypass flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controllers, to deploy a custom malware framework called KeyDrift. [...]
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A massive search-hijacking campaign involving 319 Chrome extensions with a combined 13.4 million reported installations redirected users' searches through tracking servers to generate advertising revenue from Bing and Yahoo. [...]
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Upozorňujeme na aktivně zneužívané zranitelnosti CVE-2026-88771 a CVE-2026-88772 v produktu Citrix Netscaler, které umožňují vzdálené spuštění kódu. Doporučujeme bezodkladně aktualizovat na verzi 14.1-73.37, 13.1-64.23, 14.1-73.37 FIPS nebo 13.1-37.279 a novější podle používané produktové řady. Dále doporučujeme prověřit indikátory kompromitace, jelikož aktualizace nemusí kompromitaci odstranit. Zranitelnosti Zranitelnost CVE-2026-88771 spočívá v nesprávném ověřování vstupů a umožňuje…
KEV ✓ EPSS 0.82 CVSS 9.5 CVE-2026-88771 CVE-2026-88772 Citrix NetScaler veřejná správa finance školství CZ US HU GB FR IT SE
Socket’s threat researchers found three malicious Firefox extensions that impersonated the Phantom, Jupiter, and Bitget crypto wallets. Once installed, the malicious extensions stole recovery phrases and private keys, which would provide the attacker with full control of a wallet. A crypto wallet is an app, browser extension, or physical device that lets you manage cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin. Despite its name, it doesn’t actually hold your coins. Those are recorded on a blockchain, a shared…
Introduction A couple of months ago, our research revealed a highly sophisticated infection chain and a complex .NET assembly-loading framework built on XAML markup, which strongly indicates a supply-chain attack targeting a custom Windows build used exclusively by government entities in Asia. The malicious framework has been labeled NetamLoader; at present, no attribution to any known APT group has been established. The sample came to light in the first half of 2026, when Kaspersky Security…
Group-IB uncovers MadApe, a previously undocumented Microsoft Device Code phishing kit that uses business-themed PDF lures, configurable redirects and fake document-sharing pages to trick victims into completing Microsoft Device Code authentication across a broad infrastructure cluster.
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Serial number: AV26-028 Date: October 28, 2026 Audience This Alert is intended for IT professionals and managers. Purpose An Alert is used to raise awareness of a recently identified cyber threat that may impact cyber information assets, and to provide additional detection and mitigation advice to recipients. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security ("Cyber Centre") is also available to provide additional assistance regarding the content of this Alert to recipients as requested. Details The…
Prime Minister Vasile Tofan said the incident may be part of a broader campaign targeting both citizens' personal data and government digital infrastructure, according to local media reports.
Introduction On Wednesday, 2026-10-28, I ran across a ClickFix campaign I haven't seen before. Like several other ClickFix campaigns, this one uses a fake Cloudflare verification page. It targets both macOS and Windows. I don't yet have a name for this specific activity, but this diary shares some screenshots and indicators. Unfortunately, I was unable to get the macOS or Windows malware distributed through this particular ClickFix campaign. Screenshots of the Activity Shown above: Fake…
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Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon has been using a framework that relies on rotating chains of connected devices compromised on demand, including for zero-day attacks targeting high-value systems. [...]
CVE-2024-39717 * CVE-2025-8875 * CVE-2025-8876 * CVE-2026-16812 * CVE-2026-20127 * US
Attackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities across critical network infrastructure, and PHP flaws known as "PHP2Shell" put the web management interfaces of firewalls, VPNs, application delivery controllers, and other appliances at risk. [...]
CVE-2026-0322 * CVE-2026-104286 * CVE-2026-104935 * CVE-2026-109618 * CVE-2026-109619 * CVE-2026-114625 * CVE-2026-31431 * CVE-2026-76504 * CVE-2026-76519 * CVE-2026-88771 * CVE-2026-88772 * CVE-2026-88779 * CVE-2026-93616 * CVE-2026-93952 * CVE-2026-94127 * US
Attackers have begun probing the Internet for systems unpatched against a recently disclosed critical Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) vulnerability. [...]
CVE-2025-61882 * CVE-2026-101767 * CVE-2026-35273 * Oracle US
This technical analysis details a sophisticated Android malware campaign targeting the Indian banking sector. The report examines seven distinct trojan families that facilitate banking fraud through coordinated phishing, credential theft, and unauthorized cryptojacking. Group-IB provides an in-depth breakdown of the attack chain, malware capabilities, and the infrastructure used to compromise mobile devices.
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On September 25, 2026, Mandiant released a report regarding continued mass exploitation of CVE-2026-35273 by the ShinyHunters group. TrendAI’s Zero Day Initiative first reported this CVE to Oracle on June 10, 2026, following an investigation I conducted with Minh Giang and Lucas Miller of TrendAI Research. Although Oracle issued a patch under a single CVE, we reported three distinct vulnerabilities across multiple PeopleSoft components. We are coordinating with Oracle to assign separate CVEs…
KEV ✓ · ransomware EPSS 0.97 CVSS 9.8 CVE-2026-35273 Oracle Google Microsoft školství zdravotnictví doprava veřejná správa US
Elections give scammers plenty to work with: urgent deadlines, familiar faces, passionate supporters, and messages asking people to take action. Some want you to “fix” your voter registration. Others want a donation, an answer to a survey, or payment for merchandise supposedly endorsed by your favorite politician. The details change, but the objective stays the same: get your money, your personal information, or both. Here are five election-themed scams to watch out for. Scam 1. “We’ll help you…
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Cybercriminals are stuffing infostealer malware into bogus apps aimed at tracking gas prices, police activity, drone strikes and other information of concern to average Russians, researchers said.
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Key Points Check Point Research discovered a campaign we track as Yoba where attackers abuse the popularity of AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude, creating fake GitHub projects that pretend to be desktop applications like GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-6 Astra, and Claude Opus. The malware is placed next to legitimate, signed executables from OpenAI and Anthropic so it can be loaded indirectly, a technique commonly known as DLL sideloading, which is often used to bypass security protections. This campaign…
You recognize the website. You’ve visited it before. You may even have it bookmarked. Then it asks you to do something unusual: install an update, allow notifications, or run a command to prove you’re human. Stop and check first. A website you trust can still display instructions you shouldn’t follow. Our researchers have documented attacks in which criminals hacked legitimate websites and used them to deliver fake verification pages that trick visitors into installing malware. Within the same…
A new UEFI bootkit named BlackX, deployed in an espionage campaign in early 2026, exploited the old Baton Drop vulnerability to bypass Secure Boot and load a malicious driver designed to interfere with security solutions from Kaspersky and Avast. [...]
EPSS 0.09 CVE-2022-21894 Kaspersky Avast Microsoft veřejná správa US RU
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When we are building detections for various threats, we regularly run the exploits on representative systems to help us build high-quality rules. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) entry CVE-2026-73570 for Zimbra is no exception. Zimbra is a widely used enterprise email and collaboration software platform, known for its SMTP platform, among other services. SMTP plays a critical role in the infrastructure of many organizations by providing email services that often include either…
KEV ✓ EPSS 0.72 CVE-2026-73570 Zimbra Synacor veřejná správa US IT HU
Huntress tracked a 10-week Microsoft 365 campaign pairing AiTM relays with token replay, rogue Entra devices, MFA tampering, and hidden inbox rules.
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North Korean hackers are using a post-quantum cryptographic mechanism to secure malicious payload delivery in new operations that combine old and new malware. [...]
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The pair stressed the latest update showed no country is pursuing the technically challenging effort to interfere with or hack into the country’s election infrastructure or tamper directly with votes.
In this article What’s happening What is ARTEX? Mitigation and protection guidance References Learn more As early as September 2026, Storm-0940, a China-state aligned actor, used the agentic AI penetration testing framework ARTEX to automate attacks targeting hundreds of organizations globally across a broad range of industries. Several of these Storm-0940 ARTEX-driven attacks have resulted in the actor obtaining privileged access to an organization’s cloud infrastructure – including multiple…
ClickFix attacks are surging as cybercriminals use fake AI installers, malicious search results, and trusted chatbot platforms to trick users into executing malware. Push Security examines how these attacks evade traditional defenses and why AI tools have become increasingly effective lures. [...]
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A Google search for Amazon business led to a ClickFix lure that dropped multiple malicious payloads onto the victim machine, including versions of Lumma Stealer and NetSupport Client RMM.
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Legitimate infrastructure has become a powerful delivery mechanism for attackers, carrying the inherent trust they once had to build. As Cisco Talos explored in our previous research on weaponizing software-as-a-service (SaaS) notification pipelines, these platforms are increasingly repurposed as proxies for malicious intent. Talos has since tracked a significant acceleration in this trend, observing abuse across more than 25 distinct legitimate platforms in the past year. The abused…
Group-IB and NyxLab expose threat actor k0t's large-scale campaign exploiting FortiGate, FortiWeb, and Palo Alto GlobalProtect edge devices to harvest credentials, establish persistent access and exfiltrate data
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In January, we responded to the Lazarus Group’s novel attack campaign against South Korea, which followed last year’s Operation SyncHole. In this new operation, the group employed an updated malware chain that included both their old and new malware, which we disclosed in full, and used another mandatory South Korean security software program as a part of infection chain using a watering‑hole strategy. Notably, the group targeted victims more selectively, sending spear‑phishing emails with…
At 11:39 UTC on October 21, a malicious version (1.107.0) of the LiteLLM package was uploaded to PyPI. This version was quarantined on PyPI as of 13:20 UTC. According to ClickPy data, the malicious version received approximately 49,000 downloads.LiteLLM Docker containers on GH...
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The FBI and cyber agencies in the UK and Germany said SafePay is targeting businesses and critical infrastructure by guessing passwords, exploiting vulnerabilities and using phishing attacks.
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Advisory at a Glance Title #StopRansomware: SafePay Ransomware Original Publication October 20, 2026 Executive Summary This advisory details recent activity by the SafePay ransomware group. SafePay actors have been highly active since August 2024, targeting businesses and critical infrastructure across North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. SafePay actors typically gain access to networks by stealing or guessing passwords, exploiting vulnerabilities in security systems, and using…
KEV ✓ · ransomware EPSS 0.90 CVE-2020-3259 CVE-2023-20269 CVE-2023-27532 CVE-2024-40711 CVE-2024-40766 US
Wiz identified threat actors hijacking Google Cloud Platform (GCP) billing accounts via search-ad phishing to fund unauthorized Gemini API usage. By stealing corporate credentials and MFA tokens, attackers gain access, dismantle IAM domain restrictions, and link external GCP p...
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Hackers reportedly compromised AOMEI's servers to distribute malware through a built-in promotional feature in its backup software, briefly tampering with configuration files before restoring them to their original state to hide the attacks.a [...]
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The Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) reports that attackers compromised AOMEI Technology’s update and notification infrastructure in a campaign investigated between April and July. AOMEI Backupper is backup software that the company says is used by more than 100 million people worldwide. It lets users back up files, copy entire drives, and recover data if something goes wrong with their PC. The attackers briefly altered AOMEI’s update and notification infrastructure to make customers’…
<p>Automated sign-ins used the vendor's Entra application identity to request Microsoft Graph tokens across consenting tenants</p> Categories: Threat Research Tags: connectwise
ConnectWise (SkyKick) vendor credentials are being abused to access Microsoft 365 tenants. Disable the apps now and check your logs here.
Researchers warn that hackers could soon exploit a maximum-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-103849) affecting Magento and Adobe Commerce, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary PHP code on store servers. [...]
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È stato recentemente documentato l’utilizzo sistematico di tecniche di “consent phishing” volto al rilascio di consensi illeciti (illicit consent grants) ai danni di infrastrutture basate su Microsoft Entra ID e suite Microsoft 365.
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An alleged Chinese state-backed group is using a new zero-day affecting BeyondTrust IT support software to conduct espionage attacks.
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