China-Linked Actors Abuse DNS in Advanced Espionage Malware
A China-linked cyber espionage malware campaign demonstrates how attackers abuse DNS traffic to maintain stealthy, long-term command-and-control access.
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Trump Tech Workforce Plan Attracts Thousands of AI Job Seekers
Growing interest in a Trump-aligned tech workforce initiative highlights how AI job seekers are responding to rising demand for artificial intelligence skills across the U.S. technology sector.
Romanian Waters Agency Battles Outage After Ransomware Strike
The Romanian Waters Authority suffered a ransomware attack that disabled key hydrological systems, forced emergency containment actions, and exposed ongoing cybersecurity weaknesses in critical infrastructure.
Italy Fines Apple $986 Million Over Controversial ATT Enforcement
Italy fined Apple $986 million for allegedly enforcing App Tracking Transparency in a way that disadvantaged competitors. The ruling highlights the collision of privacy frameworks, platform control, and competition law
North Korea Expands Industrial-Scale Crypto Theft Operations
North Korea has transformed cryptocurrency theft into a state-backed, industrial cyber operation. With coordinated threat groups, refined malware pipelines, and aggressive targeting of exchanges and DeFi platforms, DPRK attackers continue scaling their global theft strategy despite expanding sanctions and international pressure.
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Spyware Alerts and Emerging Global Malware
This week’s ThreatsDay Bulletin highlights rising spyware alerts, global scanning activity, and new Linux backdoor threats essential insight for defenders and SOC teams.
MuddyWater retro game loader: new stealth tactic explained
The Iran-linked APT MuddyWater has resurfaced with a new, stealthy malware loader disguised as a retro Snake-style game. The loader delivers a memory-only backdoor to Israeli targets. This shift shows how APTs increasingly combine social-engineering and covert execution to bypass defenses.
Nvidia H200 China Exports: Trade Win for Trump or Risk to US AI?
The Trump administration is reportedly considering licenses that would let Nvidia sell its H200 AI chips to China, reversing earlier restrictions that treated the GPU as too advanced for export. The debate pits Nvidia’s lost China revenue and a fragile tech truce against fresh smuggling indictments, the proposed CHIP Security Act and mounting fears that high-end AI hardware will accelerate China’s weapons and surveillance programmes.
US Case Unmasks Human Layer Behind Korean IT Worker Fraud
Five facilitators admitted to helping North Korean remote IT workers infiltrate 136 US companies through stolen identities and “laptop farms,” sending more than $2.2 million back to the regime and exposing hidden risks in everyday hiring pipelines.
Kraken Ransomware Targets Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi
Kraken ransomware has quickly evolved into a cross-platform threat that can disrupt Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi environments in a single campaign. By abusing SMB exposure, tunneling through Cloudflared, and using benchmark-driven encryption, the group focuses on high-value data, double extortion, and maximum downtime for large enterprises.