Predator spyware used to infect phone belonging to Angolan journalist, report says Summary Amnesty International’s report says a prominent Angolan journalist and press freedom advocate, Teixeira Cândido, had his iPhone…
Notepad++ declares hardened update process ‘effectively unexploitable’ Summary Notepad++ 8.9.2 introduces a “Double‑Lock” update design that verifies both the signed XML instructions fetched from notepad-plus-plus.org and the signed installer payload.…
New backdoor found in Android tablets targeting users in Russia, Germany and Japan Summary Researchers at Kaspersky uncovered a previously undocumented firmware-level Android backdoor called Keenadu that infects tablets before…
China-linked snoops have been exploiting Dell 0-day since mid-2024, using ‘ghost NICs’ to avoid detection Article metadata Date: 2026-02-18T00:05:58+00:00 Author: Jessica Lyons Original URL: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/dell_0day_brickstorm_campaign/ Image: Summary Google’s Mandiant team…
RMM Abuse Explodes as Hackers Ditch Malware Summary Huntress’s 2026 Cyber Threat Report highlights a dramatic shift: attackers are increasingly abusing remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools instead of deploying…
ClickFix Attacks Abuses DNS Lookup Command to Deliver ModeloRAT Summary Microsoft and security researchers have observed ClickFix campaigns switching tactics to abuse the built-in nslookup DNS lookup command to deliver…
China remains embedded in US energy networks ‘for the purpose of taking it down’ Summary Dragos’ 2025 OT (operational technology) year-in-review shows Beijing-linked actors continued to embed themselves into US…
Supply Chain Attack Embeds Malware in Android Devices Summary Security researchers at Kaspersky have discovered a firmware-level Android backdoor they call “Keenadu” that arrives preinstalled on devices from multiple (mostly…
Hackers target supporters of Iran protests in new espionage campaign Summary Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis uncovered a cyber-espionage campaign that began in early January, timed with nationwide anti-government protests in…
Operation DoppelBrand: Weaponizing Fortune 500 Brands Summary An organised cyber‑crime group tracked as GS7 is running an ongoing campaign called Operation DoppelBrand that targets high‑value organisations — notably US financial…
