cyber security
AsyncRAT Malware Abuses AutoIt and PowerShell to Hide Inside Legitimate Windows Process
A five-stage AsyncRAT campaign that chains a socially engineered batch file, hidden PowerShell execution, AutoIt abuse and process injection to conceal a .NET remote-access...
Cyber Security News
Hackers Steal Active Directory Password Hashes Without Attacking Domain Controllers Directly
Threat actors are increasingly exploiting Active Directory replication mechanisms to steal password hashes without directly compromising a domain controller.
This technique, known as DCSync,...
Cyber Security News
China-Linked Hackers Exploit Chrome and Windows Zero-Days in BlueMoon Attacks
Researcher has discovered a rapidly spreading exploit kit called BlueMoon, which combines vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser with a Windows kernel privilege-escalation flaw to...
CVE/vulnerability
Windows BitLocker Flaw Lets Attackers Execute Code on Vulnerable Systems
Microsoft disclosed CVE-2026-69449, an Important-severity vulnerability in Windows BitLocker. This issue is classified as a heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122) and may allow remote code...
CVE/vulnerability
Windows Defender ShieldCrash 0-Day Lets Attackers Read Arbitrary Files as SYSTEM
A newly published proof-of-concept (PoC) called ShieldCrash reveals an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Defender that allows a local attacker to gain arbitrary file-read access...
cyber security
Panzer Ransomware Emerges With Windows, Linux, ESXi and FreeBSD Attack Support
A newly identified ransomware-as-a-service operation, Panzer, has surfaced with advertised payload support for Windows, Linux, VMware ESXi and FreeBSD, positioning it as a cross-platform...
cyber security
BYOTC Attack Abuses Trusted Windows Clients to Access Privileged Kernel Driver Operations
A newly documented Windows attack pattern, dubbed Bring Your Own Trusted Caller (BYOTC), shows how attackers can bypass driver-level authorization controls without exploiting a...
cyber security
Hackers Turn HiveMQ and Element Messenger Into Control Channels for Windows Backdoors
The financially motivated threat actor Toy Ghouls has expanded its custom malware arsenal with two Windows backdoors that abuse HiveMQ’s public MQTT infrastructure and...