International joint action disrupts world’s largest DDoS botnets
Authorities from the United States, Germany, and Canada have taken down Command and Control (C2) infrastructure used by the Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid, and Mossad botnets to infect Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The joint law enforcement action also targeted virtual servers, internet domains, and other infrastructure used by the four botnets to launch hundreds of […]
Microsoft: March Windows updates break Teams, OneDrive sign-ins
Microsoft says the March Windows 11 update breaks sign-ins with Microsoft accounts across multiple Microsoft apps, including Teams and OneDrive. These sign-in issues appear after installing the KB5079473 cumulative update Microsoft released last week as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday, and, according to a Windows release health dashboard update published on Wednesday, will trigger warnings that […]
Navia discloses data breach impacting 2.7 million people
Navia Benefit Solutions, Inc. (Navia) is informing nearly 2.7 million individuals of a data breach that exposed their sensitive information to attackers. An investigation into the incident revealed that the hackers had access to the organization’s systems between December 22, 2025, and January 15, 2026. However, the company discovered the suspicious activity on January 23. Navia […]
New ‘PolyShell’ flaw allows unauthenticated RCE on Magento e-stores
A newly disclosed vulnerability dubbed ‘PolyShell’ affects all Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce stable version 2 installations, allowing unauthenticated code execution and account takeover. There are no signs of the issue being actively exploited in the wild, but eCommerce security company Sansec warns that “the exploit method is circulating already” and expects automated attacks […]
Bitrefill blames North Korean Lazarus group for cyberattack
Crypto-powered gift card store Bitrefill says that the attack it suffered at the beginning of the month was likely perpetrated by North Korean hackers of the Bluenoroff group. During the investigation, the platform observed indicators similar to previous attacks attributed to the North Korean threat actor, like tactics, malware, IP and email addresses. “Based on indicators […]
FBI seizes Handala data leak site after Stryker cyberattack
The FBI has seized two websites used by the Handala hacktivist group after the threat actors conducted a destructive cyberattack on medical technology giant Stryker that wiped approximately 80,000 devices. Both the hacktivist’s handala-redwanted[.]to and handala-hack[.]to clearnet domains now display a seizure notice stating that the websites were seized under a seizure warrant issued by the District Court […]
Russian hackers exploit Zimbra flaw in Ukrainian govt attacks
Hackers part of APT28, a state-backed threat group linked to Russia’s military intelligence service (GRU), are exploiting a Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) vulnerability in attacks targeting Ukrainian government entities. This high-severity security flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-66376 and patched in early November) stems from a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) that unauthenticated attackers can exploit to gain remote code execution (RCE) […]
Max severity Ubiquiti UniFi flaw may allow account takeover
Ubiquiti has patched two vulnerabilities in the UniFi Network Application, including a maximum-severity flaw that may allow attackers to take over user accounts. The UniFi Network app (also known as the UniFi Controller) is management software that helps configure, monitor, and optimize Ubiquiti UniFi networking hardware, such as access points, switches, and gateways. “Combines powerful […]
CISA urges US orgs to secure Microsoft Intune systems after Stryker breach
CISA warned U.S. organizations to follow Microsoft guidance to strengthen the Intune endpoint management tool after a cyberattack exploited it to wipe medical technology giant Stryker’s systems. Microsoft published guidance on hardening Intune administrative controls days after Stryker was breached in an incident claimed by Handala, an Iranian-linked and pro-Palestinian hacktivist group. The hackers claim that they stole 50 […]
New ‘Perseus’ Android malware checks user notes for secrets
A new Android malware called Perseus is checking user-curated notes to steal sensitive information, like passwords, recovery phrases, or financial data. Distributed over unofficial stores disguised as IPTV, Perseus allows complete device takeover, screenshot capturing , and overlay attacks. By posing as IPTV apps, which are often used to stream pirated content, the threat actor […]