Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
DigitalMint Employee Sentenced for BlackCat Ransomware Conspiracy
A former DigitalMint employee received 70 months in prison for conspiring with BlackCat ransomware operators while posing as a trusted victim recovery advisor.
Application Security
Ill Bloom Flaw Drained $3.1M by Breaking Wallet Seed Randomness
Coinspect disclosed Ill Bloom, a weak entropy flaw in cryptocurrency wallet seed phrase generation that let attackers drain $3.1 million from affected wallets.
Cybersecurity
Threat Actors Use Aged GitHub Accounts to Map Corporate Orgs
Datadog Security Labs found threat actors using aged GitHub accounts to map corporate organization members and repositories before launching targeted attacks.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Discloses GigaWiper: Disk Wiper Hidden Behind Fake Ransom
Microsoft disclosed GigaWiper, a Windows backdoor combining a real disk wiper, fake ransomware encryption, and multi-pass file overwriting in a single payload.
Cybersecurity
GodDamn Ransomware Uses PoisonX Driver to Kill EDR Before Encrypting
Symantec identified GodDamn ransomware using a kernel driver named PoisonX via the BYOVD technique to kill security software before file encryption begins.
Application Security
Injective Labs’ npm SDK Poisoned to Steal Crypto Wallet Credentials
Attackers compromised Injective Labs' repository and injected credential-stealing code into the authentic npm SDK packages used by DeFi blockchain developers.
Cybersecurity
Helix Group Uses Vishing and Device Code Flow to Steal SharePoint Data
New threat group Helix chains vishing with Microsoft's OAuth Device Code Flow to harvest M365 tokens and exfiltrate SharePoint data for corporate extortion.
Cybersecurity
Forg365 PhaaS Combines AiTM and Device Code Flow to Target M365
Forg365 is a new phishing-as-a-service platform combining AiTM session hijacking and Device Code Flow abuse with AI-generated lures for mass targeting.
Cybersecurity
200 GitHub Repos Used as Dead Drop C2 Network for Windows Malware
Researchers exposed a network of 200 GitHub repositories serving as C2 dead drops for Windows malware, delivered via a malicious Go module and PowerShell chain.
CVE Vulnerability Alerts
Palo Alto Networks Patches 13 PAN-OS Flaws Including Auth Bypass
Palo Alto Networks patched 13 PAN-OS vulnerabilities including buffer overflow, command injection, SSRF, and authentication bypass in its firewall platform.