Seven zero-day vulnerabilities affecting QTS/QuTS hero and popular QNAP apps were exploited at a live event. Update OS and apps, remove internet exposure, and enforce MFA. Verify snapshots and offline backups, stream logs off-box, and alert on admin anomalies and backup job edits to prevent data loss.
Cephalus ransomware breaks in through exposed or weak RDP, steals data, and launches a Go-based encryptor that disables backups and evades analysis with DLL sideloading and key obfuscation. Consequently, victims encounter fast double-extortion pressure and noisy business disruption unless identity and remote-access controls stop the chain early.
LandFall is a commercial-grade Android spyware that weaponized WhatsApp images to exploit a Samsung zero-day in the image pipeline. The payload rode malformed DNG files, then modified SELinux and deployed modules for full-device surveillance. Patch promptly and restrict media auto-download.
EndClient RAT arrives as a signed MSI named “StressClear.msi,” which abuses code-signing trust and SmartScreen gaps. The package decoys with a VeraPort component while an obfuscated AutoIt loader executes in memory, establishes the IoKlTr task, and opens a JSON-over-TCP C2. To reduce risk, restrict MSI installs, enforce SmartScreen blocking, instrument MSI→AutoIt lineage, and remove scheduled tasks used for persistence.
Gootloader is active again. Attackers poison search results for legal templates, hide content with glyph-mapped fonts, and ship malformed ZIP files that drop JavaScript. The post-compromise tempo increases, so defenders must harden browsers, restrict scripts, and tune detections now.
Game-themed extensions on a popular code editor pretended to add Pokémon or Minecraft flair for “vibe coders.” Instead, they executed malware on install, mined Monero, and attempted persistence. Consequently, teams should validate developer workstations, remove suspicious add-ons, rotate secrets, and harden marketplace policies before the next wave appears.
Abandoned apps, APIs, and identities keep resurfacing. Hunt them continuously, retire them completely, and verify they stay dead—before attackers exploit them.
CISA and NSA published a focused plan to harden Microsoft Exchange. Enforce modern authentication, cut exposure, enable Extended Protection, and lock down TLS to stop real-world attacks.
Attackers hide malware behind invisible npm dependencies and install-time scripts, which bypass static scanners and drain tokens. Close install-time egress, ban URL dependencies, and add dynamic checks.
Herodotus is a new Android banking trojan that fakes human typing with randomized delays. Because naive timing checks fail, defenders should harden policy, watch overlays and Accessibility events, and tune fraud models to catch the session—not just the cadence.