Attackers exploit CVE-2025-3248 in Langflow servers to deliver Flodrix botnet via downloader scripts, Trend Research reports. Trend Research uncovered an ongoing campaign exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2025-3248 to deliver the Flodrix botnet. Attackers exploit the flaw to run scripts on Langflow servers, downloading and installing Flodrix malware. “If the vulnerability is successfully exploited, threat actors behind […]
Anubis RaaS now includes a wiper module, permanently deleting files. Active since Dec 2024, it launched an affiliate program in Feb 2025. Anubis is a new RaaS that combines file encryption capability with a rare “wipe mode,” permanently deleting files and preventing recovery even after ransom payment. Anubis operates a flexible affiliate program that has […]
Insik Group analyzed the new Predator spyware infrastructure and discovered it’s still gaining users despite U.S. sanctions since July 2023. Despite earlier declines in activity due to U.S. sanctions and public exposure, Predator spyware has resurged. Insikt Group analyzed a renewed infrastructure linked to the commercial spyware company and identified a new customer in Mozambique, […]
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Supply chain attack hits Gluestack NPM packages with 960K weekly downloads Analysis of the latest Mirai wave exploiting TBK DVR devices with CVE-2024-3721 Destructive npm Packages Disguised as Utilities Enable Remote System Wipe AMOS Variant Distributed […]
Fog ransomware operators used in a May 2025 attack unusual pentesting and monitoring tools, Symantec researchers warn. In May 2025, attackers hit an Asian financial firm with Fog ransomware, using rare tools like Syteca monitoring software and pentesting tools GC2, Adaptix, and Stowaway. Symantec researchers pointed out that the use of these tools is unusual […]
Apple confirmed that a security flaw in its Messages app was actively exploited in the wild to target journalists with Paragon’s Graphite spyware. Apple confirmed that a now-patched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-43200, in its Messages app was actively exploited in the wild to target journalists with Paragon’s Graphite spyware. The IT giant addressed the flaw […]
INTERPOL announced that a joint operation code-named Operation Secure took down 20,000+ malicious IPs/domains tied to 69 info-stealers. Between January and April 2025, INTERPOL led Operation Secure, a global effort that took down over 20,000 malicious IPs and domains linked to information-stealing malware. With support from 26 countries and partners like Group-IB, Kaspersky, and Trend […]
Mirai botnets are exploiting CVE-2025-24016, a critical remote code execution flaw in Wazuh servers, Akamai warned. Akamai researchers warn that multiple Mirai botnets exploit the critical remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2025-24016 (CVSS score of 9.9) affecting Wazuh servers. Wazuh is an open-source security platform used for threat detection, intrusion detection, log data analysis, and compliance […]
China-linked threat actor targeted over 70 global organizations, including governments and media, in cyber-espionage attacks from July 2024 to March 2025. In April 2025, cybersecurity firm SentinelOne warned that a China-linked threat actor, tracked as PurpleHaze, attempted to conduct reconnaissance on its infrastructure and high-value clients. The activity suggests targeted cyberespionage efforts aimed at gathering […]
A new variant of the Mirai botnet exploits CVE-2024-3721 to target DVR systems, using a new infection method. Researchers from Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new variant of the Mirai botnet that exploits a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3721) in TBK DVR-4104 and DVR-4216 digital video recording devices. During a review of the logs in […]