Russian national facing 20 years for malware campaign that infected 80,000 freelancers

Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev was indicted for running a 2016 malware campaign that used TVRAT, also known as TVSPY or TeamSpy, to infect more than 80,000 users through fake messages and malicious Excel attachments. Prosecutors say he also used DarkVNC, stole credentials and personal data, and maintained access to victims’ devices through…

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Kim Sooki again? This time, it was disguised as a request for seafood ingredients

A malicious LNK file disguised as a seafood ingredient purchase request was used to deliver a decoy HWP document while PowerShell, scheduled tasks, and external communications ran in the background. The attack exfiltrated system information, fetched additional commands from Backblaze B2, and was linked by AhnLab to Kimsuky. #Kimsuky #BackblazeB2 #AhnLab…

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Python NodeStealer: AI-Assisted to Full Spyware

Netskope Threat Labs reports that Python-based NodeStealer has evolved from a Facebook credential stealer into a spyware-capable tool with keylogging, clipboard monitoring, screenshot capture, and a split Telegram C2 design. The new variant also expands Facebook Graph API collection to more than 20 endpoints, suggesting AI-assisted development and broader abuse of Facebook and Ads Manager data. #NodeStealer #NetskopeThreatLabs #Facebook #AdsManager #Telegram

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WordPress backup plugin flaw exposes millions of sites to takeover attacks

A high-severity SQL injection flaw in the All-in-One WP Migration and Backup plugin can let unauthenticated attackers achieve remote code execution and take over WordPress sites. The issue, tracked as CVE-2026-19949, affects versions through 7.109 and was fixed by ServMask in version 7.110 after disclosure by Wordfence and researcher Jack Taylor. #CVE-2026-19949 #All-in-OneWPMigrationandBackup #Wordfence #ServMask #JackTaylor

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Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender

Microsoft reported an active malware campaign that uses fake software-download sites to impersonate trusted vendors and deliver malicious installers, with victims across multiple industries and China-based operations. The activity is linked with moderate confidence to Silver Fox (Yinhu), and related reporting also ties ValleyRAT delivery to malicious installers and DLL sideloading…

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Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI Unveil Cyber AI Models, Safeguards, and Access Programs

Google has launched Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber through the Fairwind Program to give trusted defenders early access to advanced cybersecurity capabilities for protecting critical infrastructure. Anthropic and OpenAI also introduced new frontier models and safeguards as they race to improve vulnerability discovery, reduce misuse, and control model behavior in real-world cyber…

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