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A popular shortwave Russian radio station dubbed “UVB-76” has been an enigma for decades. But its recent messages have turned it into a tool for Kremlin saber-rattling.
The advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Transparent Tribe has been observed targeting both Windows and BOSS (Bharat Operating System Solutions) Linux systems with malicious Desktop shortcut files in attacks targeting Indian Government entities. "Initial access is achieved through spear-phishing emails," CYFIRMA said. "Linux BOSS environments are targeted via weaponized .desktop
A list of topics we covered in the week of August 18 to August 24 of 2025
At Microsoft, securing the ecosystem means more than just fixing bugs—it means proactively hunting for variant classes, identifying systemic weaknesses, and working across teams to protect customers before attackers ever get the chance. This blog highlights one such effort: a deep dive into the risks of misconfigured postMessage handlers across Microsoft services and how MSRC worked with engineering teams to mitigate them.
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Julie-Anne Kearns about what it felt like, as a scam hunter, to fall for a scam.
CTM360 research reveals how scammers hook their victims through manipulative traps built on AI, stolen data, and brand…
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Go module that presents itself as a brute-force tool for SSH but actually contains functionality to discreetly exfiltrate credentials to its creator. "On the first successful login, the package sends the target IP address, username, and password to a hard-coded Telegram bot controlled by the threat actor," Socket researcher Kirill Boychenko
Apple fixes CVE-2025-43300, a flaw letting hackers hijack devices via malicious images. Users urged to update iPhone, iPad,…
Fake CoinMarketCap journalist profiles used in spear-phishing target crypto execs via Zoom interviews, risking malware, data theft, and…
Plus: Google wants billions of Chrome users to install an emergency fix, Kristi Noem is on the move, and North Korean IT workers are everywhere.