Security News

Chinese Hackers Deploy MarsSnake Backdoor in Multi-Year Attack on Saudi Organization
2025-05-20 09:32

Threat hunters have exposed the tactics of a China-aligned threat actor called UnsolicitedBooker that targeted an unnamed international organization in Saudi Arabia with a previously undocumented...

Closing security gaps in multi-cloud and SaaS environments
2025-05-20 06:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Kunal Modasiya, SVP, Product Management, GTM, and Growth at Qualys, discusses recent Qualys research on the state of cloud and SaaS security. He talks about...

Customer Account Takeovers: The Multi-Billion Dollar Problem You Don’t Know About
2025-04-30 10:24

Everyone has cybersecurity stories involving family members. Here’s a relatively common one. The conversation usually goes something like this:  “The strangest thing happened to my streaming...

Nebulous Mantis Targets NATO-Linked Entities with Multi-Stage Malware Attacks
2025-04-30 10:20

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Russian-speaking cyber espionage group called Nebulous Mantis that has deployed a remote access trojan called RomCom RAT since mid-2022. RomCom...

Multi-Stage Malware Attack Uses .JSE and PowerShell to Deploy Agent Tesla and XLoader
2025-04-18 12:03

A new multi-stage attack has been observed delivering malware families like Agent Tesla variants, Remcos RAT, and XLoader. "Attackers increasingly rely on such complex delivery mechanisms to evade...

China-Linked Earth Alux Uses VARGEIT and COBEACON in Multi-Stage Cyber Intrusions
2025-04-01 11:03

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new China-linked threat actor called Earth Alux that has targeted various key sectors such as government, technology, logistics, manufacturing,...

VanHelsing RaaS Launch: 3 Victims, $5K Entry Fee, Multi-OS, and Double Extortion Tactics
2025-03-24 14:06

A ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called VanHelsing has already claimed three victims since it launched on March 7, 2025. "The RaaS model allows a wide range of participants, from...

RansomHub ransomware uses new Betruger ‘multi-function’ backdoor
2025-03-20 16:31

Security researchers have linked a new backdoor dubbed Betruger, deployed in several recent ransomware attacks, to an affiliate of the RansomHub operation. [...]

RansomHub affiliate leverages multi-function Betruger backdoor
2025-03-20 10:02

A RansomHub affiliate is leveraging a new multi-function backdoor dubbed Betruger to perform various actions during their attacks, Symantec researchers have discovered. The Betruger backdoor The...

Why multi-cloud security needs a fresh approach to stay resilient
2025-03-05 05:30

As enterprises expand their multi-cloud strategies to drive agility and scalability, CISOs must prioritize cyber resilience across diverse cloud platforms. The complexities of securing multi-cloud...