Operation Endgame disrupted malware services like StealC and Amadey that enable ransomware, fraud, and attacks on critical infrastructure. Between June 15 and 19, 2026, Europol coordinated a two-week law enforcement operation involving agencies from Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US, alongside private firms like Microsoft, Bitdefender, IBM X-Force, Proofpoint, Infoblox, Shadowserver, […]
Xsolis disclosed a breach affecting 1.4M people after a phishing attack exposed personal and health data from its hospital clients’ systems. Healthcare tech company Xsolis, Inc. has disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 1.4 million individuals. The Tennessee-based firm provides utilization management and revenue cycle solutions for healthcare providers. The company became aware of an […]
Attackers backdoored ShapedPlugin Pro updates, deploying malware that steals credentials, 2FA secrets, and grants full site access. If you installed a ShapedPlugin Pro plugin between April and June 2026 and kept it updated, your site may be compromised. Not because you did something wrong, but because the vendor’s own build and distribution pipeline was breached. […]
WhatsApp accounts were hijacked to spread fake debt notices that install remote access software, giving attackers control of victims’ PCs. Kaspersky published a technical analysis this week of an active malware campaign that spreads through WhatsApp messages and ends with a remote management tool silently installed on the victim’s machine. The campaign is still running […]
AryStinger hijacks outdated routers via old flaws, turning 4,300+ devices into a stealth network for reconnaissance and intrusion support. On March 12, 2026, QiAnXin’s XLab threat detection system flagged a single IP address, 107.150.106.14, spreading a Linux binary through two vulnerabilities that were disclosed in 2013 and 2016 respectively. The binary had zero detections on […]
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The Gentlemen equips affiliates with a centralized EDR-killer suite, rapidly weaponizing BYOVD exploits to disable security tools before ransomware attacks. ESET published a detailed breakdown of The Gentlemen‘s technical infrastructure on June 18, the result of months of incident-level investigation corroborated by the group’s own internal data leak from May 2026. Since emerging in late […]
Operation EndGame disrupted SocGholish, taking down 106 servers and cleaning 14,971 WordPress sites used to spread fake-update malware. On June 18, 2026, law enforcement agencies from the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, and Germany, coordinated through Europol, executed a joint action week against SocGholish, one of the most persistent and widely deployed malware distribution networks […]
24 Billion Records Left Open Online: Passwords, Emails, and Everything Else Exposed database with 24 Billion records revealed stolen credentials from infostealers, Telegram channels, and breach collections, risking account takeovers. Cybernews researchers found an exposed Elasticsearch cluster on June 12th containing 24 billion records and more than 8.3 terabytes of data. They triple-checked the numbers. […]
USB .lnk malware steals crypto via clipboard hijack, replaces wallet addresses, steals seed phrases, and screenshots. Microsoft Threat Intelligence has been tracking a clipboard-stealing malware (Clipper) campaign since February 2026 that targets cryptocurrency wallets. A clipper is a type of malicious software that monitors and manipulates your clipboard, the temporary memory where data is stored […]