Marquis blames ransomware breach on SonicWall cloud backup hack

Marquis Software Solutions says the August 2025 ransomware attack that affected dozens of U.S. banks and credit unions was enabled by firewall configuration data stolen from SonicWall’s MySonicWall cloud backup rather than by exploiting an unpatched firewall. SonicWall later confirmed all cloud backup customers were impacted, Mandiant linked the breach to state-sponsored actors, and Marquis is evaluating options to seek recoupment for response costs. #MarquisSoftwareSolutions #SonicWall

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Match Group breach exposes data from Hinge, Tinder, OkCupid, and Match

Match Group confirmed a cybersecurity incident after the ShinyHunters threat group leaked 1.7 GB of files allegedly containing user records and internal documents from Hinge, Match, and OkCupid. The company says a limited amount of user data was accessed via a compromised Okta SSO account but that there is no indication of stolen log-in credentials, financial information, or private communications. #ShinyHunters #MatchGroup

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Google disrupts IPIDEA residential proxy networks fueled by malware

Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), together with industry partners, disrupted IPIDEA by taking down domains and sharing intelligence on its proxy SDKs, infected-device management, and traffic routing infrastructure. IPIDEA covertly enrolled millions of devices through trojanized Android apps and Windows binaries to sell proxy access to over 550 threat groups and support botnets like Aisuru and Kimwolf. #IPIDEA #BadBox2_0

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SolarWinds Patches Critical Web Help Desk Vulnerabilities

SolarWinds released patches for six vulnerabilities in its Web Help Desk product, including four critical flaws that could enable unauthenticated remote code execution via untrusted data deserialization and AjaxProxy bypasses. The defects, discovered by Horizon3.ai and WatchTowr, are fixed in Web Help Desk version 2026.1 and organizations are urged to update…

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Meet IClickFix: a widespread WordPress-targeting framework using the ClickFix tactic

IClickFix is a widespread malicious JavaScript framework that has been injected into over 3,800 compromised WordPress sites since at least December 2024 to display a fake Cloudflare Turnstile (ClickFix) lure and deliver downstream payloads. The framework uses a YOURLS-based Traffic Distribution System, multi-stage obfuscated JavaScript, and clipboard-based social engineering to install NetSupport RAT via a PowerShell dropper. #IClickFix #NetSupportRAT

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The PyRAT Code: Python Based RAT and its Internals

This report analyzes a cross‑platform Python‑based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) packaged as an ELF that performs system fingerprinting, generates a semi‑persistent UID, communicates with an unencrypted HTTP C2 (/api/{uid}/hello), supports threaded remote command execution, unrestricted file transfer, screenshot capture, ZIP bundling, and persistence via XDG autostart and the Windows Run key. K7 Labs observed high detection rates for the sample (MD5: 0fed60850aa38127095f21182cc2c85d) and recommends keeping protections like K7 Total Security up to date. #PythonRAT #K7Labs

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Unveiling the Weaponized Web Shell EncystPHP

FortiGuard Labs discovered a Base64-encoded PHP web shell named EncystPHP deployed by exploiting FreePBX Endpoint Manager vulnerability CVE-2025-64328, enabling remote command execution, persistence, and telephony abuse. The campaign, attributed to INJ3CTOR3, delivered droppers from 45[.]234[.]176[.]202 (crm[.]razatelefonia[.]pro), created a root-level user and SSH backdoor, and maintained persistence via cron jobs and widespread web shell copies. #EncystPHP #FreePBX

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RedKitten is a January 2026 campaign targeting Iranian interests that uses weaponized XLSM documents to deploy a C# implant (SloppyMIO) which retrieves configuration via steganographic images on GitHub, modules on Google Drive, and communicates with operators via Telegram. The campaign demonstrates AppDomainManager injection for execution, scheduled-task persistence, and likely AI-assisted development;…

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A fake romance turns into an Android spyware infection – Help Net Security

ESET researchers uncovered an Android spyware campaign called GhostChat that uses fake dating/chat profiles and romance-scam tactics to trick users in Pakistan into installing a malicious app disguised as a chat service. The app runs silent surveillance—exfiltrating images and documents—while the wider infrastructure uses ClickFix social engineering and WhatsApp QR device-linking…

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Cyber Insights 2026: Zero Trust and Following the Path

SecurityWeek’s Cyber Insights 2026 aggregates dozens of expert perspectives that frame zero trust as an ongoing, identity-first journey complicated by AI, non-human identities, OT/IT convergence, and legacy perimeters. Experts emphasize continuous verification, microsegmentation, and measured incremental progress—while warning that AI, regulation, and insurance will both accelerate adoption and introduce new risks….

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Nation-State Hackers, Cybercriminals Weaponize Patched WinRAR Flaw Despite Six-Month-Old Fix

Russian and Chinese state-backed groups and financially motivated actors have been exploiting CVE-2025-8088 in WinRAR to drop malware into Windows Startup folders using a path traversal vulnerability combined with Alternate Data Streams. The flaw remained widely abused months after RARLAB released WinRAR 7.13, with actors like UNC4895 (RomCom), APT44 (FROZENBARENTS), Turla,…

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Google Dismantles Massive Proxy Network That Hid Espionage, Cybercrime for Nation-State Actors

Google dismantled a global IPIDEA residential proxy network that had covertly enrolled millions of consumer devices as proxy exit nodes, seizing domains and coordinating with providers and law enforcement to disrupt the infrastructure. The network enabled large-scale espionage and cybercrime through SDKs embedded in benign apps and a two-tier command-and-control system…

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Bumble, Panera Bread, Match Group, and CrunchBase Hit by New Wave of Cyberattacks

A wave of cyberattacks hit Bumble, Panera Bread, Match Group, and CrunchBase, with companies reporting limited data exposure and some contractor account compromises. The hacking group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility and reportedly used vishing and extortion techniques while law enforcement and investigators continue to examine the incidents. #ShinyHunters #Bumble…

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