A new wave of cyber threats is emerging as criminals increasingly weaponize AdaptixC2, a free and open-source Command and Control framework originally designed for legitimate penetration testing and red team operations. Security researchers have uncovered a disturbing trend where advanced threat actors deploy this extensible post-exploitation tool across global ransomware campaigns, transforming a utility meant […] The post Threat Actors Actively Using Open-Source C2 Framework to Deliver Malicious Payloads appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Chinese-affiliated threat actor UNC6384 has been actively leveraging a critical Windows shortcut vulnerability to target European diplomatic entities across Hungary, Belgium, Serbia, Italy, and the Netherlands. Arctic Wolf researchers identified this sophisticated cyber espionage campaign operating throughout September and October 2025, representing a significant evolution in the group’s operational capabilities and geographic reach. The attack […] The post Hackers Weaponizing Windows LNK File UI Misrepresentation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Threat actors operating under the control of North Korea’s regime have demonstrated continued technical sophistication by introducing advanced malware toolsets designed to establish persistent backdoor access and remote control over compromised systems. Recent findings have revealed that Kimsuky, known for orchestrating espionage campaigns, deployed HttpTroy, while the Lazarus APT group introduced an enhanced variant of […] The post Kimsuky and Lazarus Hacker Groups Unveil New Tools That Enable Backdoor and Remote Access appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Sophisticated threat actors have orchestrated a coordinated multilingual phishing campaign targeting financial and government organizations across East and Southeast Asia. The campaign leverages carefully crafted ZIP file lures combined with region-specific web templates to deceive users into downloading staged malware droppers. Recent analysis reveals three interconnected clusters spanning Traditional Chinese, English, and Japanese-language variants, each […] The post Threat Actors Using Multilingual ZIP File to Attack Financial and Government Organizations appeared first on Cyber Security News.

In an unprecedented cybersecurity incident that occurred in September 2025, over 500 gigabytes of internal data from China’s Great Firewall infrastructure were exposed in what security experts are calling one of the most consequential breaches in digital surveillance history. The massive leak encompasses more than 100,000 documents, including internal source code, work logs, configuration files, […] The post Historic Great Firewall Breach – 500GB+ Censorship Data Exposed appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Researchers have uncovered a sophisticated campaign leveraging the Lampion banking trojan, a malware strain that has operated since 2019 with a renewed focus on Portuguese financial institutions. The threat actor group behind these operations has refined its tactics significantly, introducing novel social engineering techniques that make traditional detection increasingly difficult. What distinguishes this latest iteration […] The post New Lampion Stealer Uses ClickFix Attack to Silently Steal Login Credentials appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A newly discovered Windows malware family named Airstalk has emerged as a sophisticated threat capable of exfiltrating sensitive browser credentials through an innovative covert command-and-control channel. Available in PowerShell and .NET variants, this malware demonstrates advanced capabilities including multi-threaded communications, versioning, and the misuse of legitimate mobile device management infrastructure. The malware hijacks the AirWatch […] The post New Windows-Based Airstalk Malware Employs Multi-Threaded C2 Communication to Steal Logins appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A sophisticated malware campaign exploiting Near Field Communication technology on Android devices has expanded dramatically since its emergence in April 2024. What began as isolated incidents has escalated into a widespread threat, with over 760 malicious applications now circulating in the wild. These malicious apps abuse NFC and Host Card Emulation capabilities to illegally capture […] The post 700+ Malicious Android Apps Abusing NFC Relay to Exfiltrate Banking Login Credentials appeared first on Cyber Security News.