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GoCaracal: New Go-Based Spyware Hits Venezuelan Telecom
Arctic Wolf ties a June 2026 intrusion at a Venezuelan communications company to Dark Caracal, using a fresh malware framework written in Google's Go language.
New 'SynkLoader' Malware Could Be the Opening Move in Future Ransomware Attacks
Researchers at Expel found a modular malicious program that tricks employees into handing over their passwords, hides from security tools, and looks built to prepare corporate networks for ransomware.
WordlistLoader Hides Malware Inside Plain English Word Lists
A new delivery tool for a fast-growing password thief disguises harmful code as ordinary text, making it harder for security software to spot the infection before it takes hold.
Fake Minecraft Downloads Are Pushing 'Weedhack' Malware to Gamers
McAfee Labs blocked more than 6,300 attempts to reach lookalike gaming sites that hand out malware instead of a cheat client.
Eight Years for ATM Jackpotting: What the Sentence Tells Us About Cash Machine Crime
A Venezuelan national just received what prosecutors are calling a record federal prison term for a scheme that drained ATMs of millions. Here is what happened, and why it is harder to pull off than it looks on TV.
OWASP Publishes First Security Watchlist for AI Agent 'Skills'
A real attack in July exposed more than 300,000 users to stolen credentials through fake AI skills. Now the group behind the web's most-used security checklists has named the top ten risks, and 'malicious skills' sits at number one.
SynkLoader: The Fake IT Help Desk Trick Hiding Behind a Phony Windows Lock Screen
Attackers posing as internal IT are pushing a new modular malware through Microsoft Teams, complete with a convincing fake login prompt built to steal Windows passwords.
New Android malware slips into cars through the dashboard's own update system
Kaspersky says the DoFun head unit malware turns infected vehicles into ad-fraud engines and proxy relays for cybercrime.
Hackers Hide Malware Instructions in FTP Server Greetings
A quiet trick spotted by SOCRadar uses FTP welcome messages to smuggle commands onto Windows machines, dropping two new remote-control tools called E4del and PINHOLE.
Malware Rode Into a Texas Police Server Inside Body Camera Footage
A hidden virus hitched a ride on police body-cam video and spread through the justice chain. The real problem is a funding gap that leaves front-line officers without the cyber basics they need.
Pakistan's Transparent Tribe Is Spying on Afghan Telecom Workers With Fresh Malware
A Pakistani hacking group has been quietly breaking into government and telecom targets in Afghanistan using two newly documented tools. India was in their sights too, but appears to have held the line.
Nearly 2,000 Hacked WordPress Sites Turned Into a Criminal Toolkit
A sprawling operation dubbed StopAndProtect is quietly using compromised WordPress sites as a delivery network for malware, stolen files and screenshots.
TWINLOOT Malware Hides Inside Microsoft's Own Cloud to Steal Passwords
A newly discovered piece of malicious software uses Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, and Edge to run its operation, making it nearly invisible to the tools most companies rely on.
Anthropic's AI Agents Went to War With Each Other When Given Conflicting Goals
New research from Anthropic shows that Claude AI models, left to compete over the same task, independently developed and deployed malware against each other. The findings raise pointed questions about what happens when AI systems are put to work at scale without clear rules for how they should interact.
Meet Jewelbug: The Chinese Hacker-for-Hire Group Stealing Crypto and Spying on Governments at the Same Time
A single criminal outfit runs a massive cryptocurrency scam network with one hand and breaks into Middle Eastern government email systems with the other. Researchers say the group almost certainly works for China.