ZionSiphon malware targets OT water systems with sabotage and ICS scanning capabilities
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Formbook attacks use combination of DLL Side-Loading and Obfuscated JavaScript to stay hidden, researchers at WatchGuard have uncovered
FortiGuard Labs has identified a Mirai-based Nexcorium campaign actively exploiting CVE-2024-3721 in TBK DVR devices
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware called ZionSiphon that appears to be specifically designed to target Israeli water treatment and desalination systems. The malware has been codenamed ZionSiphon by Darktrace, highlighting its ability to set up persistence, tamper with local configuration files, and scan for operational technology (OT)-relevant services on the local subnet.
NAKIVO Inc. announced the general availability of NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.2, focused on fast, reliable, and proactive data protection. [...]
Threat actors are exploiting security flaws in TBK DVR and end‑of‑life (EoL) TP-Link Wi-Fi routers to deploy Mirai-botnet variants on compromised devices, according to findings from Fortinet FortiGuard Labs and Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. The attack targeting TBK DVR devices has been found to exploit CVE-2024-3721 (CVSS score: 6.3), a medium-severity command injection vulnerability affecting
The Payouts King ransomware is using the QEMU emulator as a reverse SSH backdoor to run hidden virtual machines on compromised systems and bypass endpoint security. [...]
New research from Zimperium reveals four active Android malware campaigns, RecruitRat, SaferRat, Astrinox, and Massiv, targeting over 800 banking apps globally.
Researchers at Darktrace have identified ZionSiphon, a new malware targeting Israeli water treatment plants. Learn how this OT-focused…
Hackers spread CGrabber and Direct-Sys malware through GitHub ZIP files, bypassing security tools to steal passwords, crypto wallets, and user data.
A new malware called ZionSiphon, specifically designed for operational technology, is targeting water treatment and desalination environments to sabotage their operations. [...]
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of an active malicious campaign that's targeting the workforce in the Czech Republic with a previously undocumented botnet dubbed PowMix since at least December 2025. "PowMix employs randomized command-and-control (C2) beaconing intervals, rather than persistent connection to the C2 server, to evade the network signature detections," Cisco Talos
Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in Marimo reactive Python notebook to deploy a new variant of NKAbuse malware hosted on Hugging Face Spaces. [...]
APK malformation tactic now appears in over 3000 Android malware samples evading static analysis
Tennessee's CRMC notifies over 337,000 patients of Rhysida ransomware breach exposing sensitive data
Halcyon says ransomware now accounts for more than two-fifths of cyber-attacks targeting carmakers
The Computer Emergencies Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new campaign that has targeted governments and municipal healthcare institutions, mainly clinics and emergency hospitals, to deliver malware capable of stealing sensitive data from Chromium-based web browsers and WhatsApp. The activity, which was observed between March and April
A new malware family named 'AgingFly' has been identified in attacks against local governments and hospitals that steal authentication data from Chromium-based browsers and WhatsApp messenger. [...]
Fake Claude AI installer mimicking Anthropic spreads PlugX malware on Windows, using DLL sideloading to gain persistent remote access to infected systems.
More than 30 WordPress plugins in the EssentialPlugin package have been compromised with malicious code that allows unauthorized access to websites running them. [...]