In 2025 alone, North Korean hacker groups have stolen over $2 billion in cryptocurrency funding state operations and deepening reliance on digital crime. They target exchanges, DeFi bridges, and individual holders, laundering via mixers and OTC channels. This escalation signals a bold shift in DPRK’s cyber financing, demanding vigilance from exchanges and regulators alike.
Actors on underground forums are now selling a turnkey ransomware toolkit named MonoLock v1.0 designed to target small and medium organisations, disable backups, encrypt data at scale via AES-256/RSA-2048, and demand payment through an automated Tor portal. Security teams must recognise this shift in the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) business model and reinforce detection, defence and incident response accordingly.
Who Is Scattered Spider? Scattered Spider is a cybercrime group known for executing high-impact ransomware attacks across the United States. They gained notoriety for their clever use of social engineering, SIM-swapping, and remote access tools to infiltrate major organizations. Operating with international ties, the group targeted companies with sophisticated techniques and insider manipulation to extort…
Instagram’s latest overhaul introduces PG-13-level restrictions for teen accounts. Under the update, users under 18 will have tighter filters, limited searches, and parental approval requirements for more open settings.
Agentic AI expands your attack surface because agents read and act on untrusted content. Consequently, indirect prompt injection can hijack tool use, leak data, and trigger risky actions. This guide explains how the attack works, how to detect it, and how to deploy guardrails that actually help at enterprise scale.
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed GuardCB, a fake Russian antivirus app that hides powerful spyware. The malware, known as Android.Backdoor.916.origin, can spy on calls, texts, passwords, and even live stream audio and video from infected devices. Targeting Russian businesses, the app pretends to run virus scans while secretly exfiltrating sensitive data.
Ukraine’s CERT-UA has warned that CabinetRAT backdoor malware is being actively deployed in cyber espionage campaigns targeting government and critical networks.
Teams will auto-detect work location via corporate Wi-Fi with user consent. Learn what ships, how it works, and how to set policy and privacy guardrails.
Russia is attempting to weaponize Starlink by acquiring terminals through illicit channels and using them for battlefield communications. This in-depth report examines how Russian units exploit the system, how SpaceX responds, and why satellite networks are becoming critical wartime assets.
A sophisticated new espionage campaign, tracked as PassiveNeuron, uses novel malware families Neursite and NeuralExecutor to target government and industrial networks across Latin America and East Asia. This article breaks down the tools, techniques and defensive steps security teams must act on now.