Month: March 2025

Cyber Security Starts Here

Product Walkthrough: How Datto BCDR Delivers Unstoppable Business Continuity

Long gone are the days when a simple backup in a data center was enough to keep a business secure. While backups store information, they do not guarantee business continuity during a crisis. With IT disasters far too common and downtime burning through budgets, modern IT environments require solutions that go beyond storage and enable…
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PJobRAT Malware Campaign Targeted Taiwanese Users via Fake Chat Apps

An Android malware family previously observed targeting Indian military personnel has been linked to a new campaign likely aimed at users in Taiwan under the guise of chat apps. “PJobRAT can steal SMS messages, phone contacts, device and app information, documents, and media files from infected Android devices,” Sophos security researcher Pankaj Kohli said in…
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Nine-Year-Old npm Packages Hijacked to Exfiltrate API Keys via Obfuscated Scripts

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered several cryptocurrency packages on the npm registry that have been hijacked to siphon sensitive information such as environment variables from compromised systems. “Some of these packages have lived on npmjs.com for over 9 years, and provide legitimate functionality to blockchain developers,” Sonatype researcher Ax Sharma said. “However, […] the latest

Mozilla Patches Critical Firefox Bug Similar to Chrome’s Recent Zero-Day Vulnerability

Mozilla has released updates to address a critical security flaw impacting its Firefox browser for Windows, merely days after Google patched a similar flaw in Chrome that came under active exploitation as a zero-day. The security vulnerability, CVE-2025-2857, has been described as a case of an incorrect handle that could lead to a sandbox escape.…
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New Morphing Meerkat Phishing Kit Mimics 114 Brands Using Victims’ DNS Email Records

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that leverages the Domain Name System (DNS) mail exchange (MX) records to serve fake login pages that impersonate about 114 brands. DNS intelligence firm Infoblox is tracking the actor behind the PhaaS, the phishing kit, and the related activity under the moniker Morphing Meerkat.…
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Hackers Repurpose RansomHub’s EDRKillShifter in Medusa, BianLian, and Play Attacks

A new analysis has uncovered connections between affiliates of RansomHub and other ransomware groups like Medusa, BianLian, and Play. The connection stems from the use of a custom tool that’s designed to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) software on compromised hosts, according to ESET. The EDR killing tool, dubbed EDRKillShifter, was first documented as…
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APT36 Spoofs India Post Website to Infect Windows and Android Users with Malware

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to Pakistan has been attributed to the creation of a fake website masquerading as India’s public sector postal system as part of a campaign designed to infect both Windows and Android users in the country. Cybersecurity company CYFIRMA has attributed the campaign with medium confidence to a…
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New Report Explains Why CASB Solutions Fail to Address Shadow SaaS and How to Fix It

Whether it’s CRMs, project management tools, payment processors, or lead management tools – your workforce is using SaaS applications by the pound. Organizations often rely on traditional CASB solutions for protecting against malicious access and data exfiltration, but these fall short for protecting against shadow SaaS, data damage, and more. A new report, Understanding SaaS…
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Top 3 MS Office Exploits Hackers Use in 2025 – Stay Alert!

Hackers have long used Word and Excel documents as delivery vehicles for malware, and in 2025, these tricks are far from outdated. From phishing schemes to zero-click exploits, malicious Office files are still one of the easiest ways into a victim’s system. Here are the top three Microsoft Office-based exploits still making the rounds this…
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150,000 Sites Compromised by JavaScript Injection Promoting Chinese Gambling Platforms

An ongoing campaign that infiltrates legitimate websites with malicious JavaScript injects to promote Chinese-language gambling platforms has ballooned to compromise approximately 150,000 sites to date. “The threat actor has slightly revamped their interface but is still relying on an iframe injection to display a full-screen overlay in the visitor’s browser,” c/side security analyst Himanshu