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A list of topics we covered in the week of September 15 to September 21 of 2025

Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (aka DPRK or North Korea) have been observed leveraging ClickFix-style lures to deliver a known malware called BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret. "The threat actor used ClickFix lures to target marketing and trader roles in cryptocurrency and retail sector organizations rather than targeting software development roles," GitLab

An Iran-nexus cyber espionage group known as UNC1549 has been attributed to a new campaign targeting European telecommunications companies, successfully infiltrating 34 devices across 11 organizations as part of a recruitment-themed activity on LinkedIn. Swiss cybersecurity company PRODAFT is tracking the cluster under the name Subtle Snail. It's assessed to be affiliated with Iran's Islamic

The phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) offering known as Lighthouse and Lucid has been linked to more than 17,500 phishing domains targeting 316 brands from 74 countries. "Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) deployments have risen significantly recently," Netcraft said in a new report. "The PhaaS operators charge a monthly fee for phishing software with pre-installed templates impersonating, in some cases,

**What is the version information for this release?** Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version 140.0.3485.81 09/19/2025 140.0.7339.186

**What is the version information for this release?** Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version 140.0.3485.81 09/19/2025 140.0.7339.186

**What is the version information for this release?** Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version 140.0.3485.81 09/19/2025 140.0.7339.186

**What is the version information for this release?** Microsoft Edge Version Date Released Based on Chromium Version 140.0.3485.81 09/19/2025 140.0.7339.186

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware loader codenamed CountLoader that has been put to use by Russian ransomware gangs to deliver post-exploitation tools like Cobalt Strike and AdaptixC2, and a remote access trojan known as PureHVNC RAT. "CountLoader is being used either as part of an Initial Access Broker's (IAB) toolset or by a ransomware affiliate with ties to the LockBit,

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to deliver a remote access trojan called SilentSync on Windows systems. "SilentSync is capable of remote command execution, file exfiltration, and screen capturing," Zscaler ThreatLabz's Manisha Ramcharan Prajapati and Satyam Singh said. "SilentSync also extracts