The supply chain attack involving the GitHub Action "tj-actions/changed-files" started as a highly-targeted attack against one of Coinbase's open-source projects, before evolving into something more widespread in scope. "The payload was focused on exploiting the public CI/CD flow of one of their open source projects – agentkit, probably with the purpose of leveraging it for … [Read more...] about Coinbase Initially Targeted in GitHub Actions Supply Chain Attack; 218 Repositories’ CI/CD Secrets Exposed
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U.S. Treasury Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions Amid North Korea Money Laundering Probe
Mar 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananFinancial Security / Cryptocurrency The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that it's removing sanctions against Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer service that has been accused of aiding the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group to launder their ill-gotten proceeds. "Based on the Administration's review of the novel legal and policy issues raised … [Read more...] about U.S. Treasury Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions Amid North Korea Money Laundering Probe
UAT-5918 Targets Taiwan’s Critical Infrastructure Using Web Shells and Open-Source Tools
Mar 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Hunting / Vulnerability Threat hunters have uncovered a new threat actor named UAT-5918 that has been attacking critical infrastructure entities in Taiwan since at least 2023. "UAT-5918, a threat actor believed to be motivated by establishing long-term access for information theft, uses a combination of web shells and open-sourced tooling to … [Read more...] about UAT-5918 Targets Taiwan’s Critical Infrastructure Using Web Shells and Open-Source Tools
YouTube Game Cheats Spread Arcane Stealer Malware to Russian-Speaking Users
Mar 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Analysis YouTube videos promoting game cheats are being used to deliver a previously undocumented stealer malware called Arcane likely targeting Russian-speaking users. "What's intriguing about this malware is how much it collects," Kaspersky said in an analysis. "It grabs account information from VPN and gaming clients, and all … [Read more...] about YouTube Game Cheats Spread Arcane Stealer Malware to Russian-Speaking Users
Hackers Exploit Severe PHP Flaw to Deploy Quasar RAT and XMRig Miners
Mar 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cryptojacking Threat actors are exploiting a severe security flaw in PHP to deliver cryptocurrency miners and remote access trojans (RATs) like Quasar RAT. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-4577, refers to an argument injection vulnerability in PHP affecting Windows-based systems running in CGI mode that … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit Severe PHP Flaw to Deploy Quasar RAT and XMRig Miners
New ‘Rules File Backdoor’ Attack Lets Hackers Inject Malicious Code via AI Code Editors
Mar 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananAI Security / Software Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new supply chain attack vector dubbed Rules File Backdoor that affects artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code editors like GitHub Copilot and Cursor, causing them to inject malicious code. "This technique enables hackers to silently compromise AI-generated code … [Read more...] about New ‘Rules File Backdoor’ Attack Lets Hackers Inject Malicious Code via AI Code Editors
Apache Tomcat Vulnerability Actively Exploited Just 30 Hours After Public Disclosure
Mar 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Web Security A recently disclosed security flaw impacting Apache Tomcat has come under active exploitation in the wild following the release of a public proof-of-concept (PoC) a mere 30 hours after public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24813, affects the below versions - Apache Tomcat 11.0.0-M1 to 11.0.2 Apache … [Read more...] about Apache Tomcat Vulnerability Actively Exploited Just 30 Hours After Public Disclosure
Malicious PyPI Packages Stole Cloud Tokens—Over 14,100 Downloads Before Removal
Mar 15, 2025Ravie Lakshmanan Malware / Supply Chain Security Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a malicious campaign targeting users of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository with bogus libraries masquerading as "time" related utilities, but harboring hidden functionality to steal sensitive data such as cloud access tokens. Software supply chain security firm … [Read more...] about Malicious PyPI Packages Stole Cloud Tokens—Over 14,100 Downloads Before Removal
Alleged Israeli LockBit Developer Rostislav Panev Extradited to U.S. for Cybercrime Charges
Mar 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Ransomware A 51-year-old dual Russian and Israeli national who is alleged to be a developer of the LockBit ransomware group has been extradited to the United States, nearly three months after he was formally charged in connection with the e-crime scheme. Rostislav Panev was previously arrested in Israel in August 2024. He is said to … [Read more...] about Alleged Israeli LockBit Developer Rostislav Panev Extradited to U.S. for Cybercrime Charges
GSMA Confirms End-to-End Encryption for RCS, Enabling Secure Cross-Platform Messaging
Mar 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Encryption The GSM Association (GSMA) has formally announced support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for securing messages sent via the Rich Communications Services (RCS) protocol, bringing much-needed security protections to cross-platform messages shared between Android and iOS platforms. To that end, the new GSMA … [Read more...] about GSMA Confirms End-to-End Encryption for RCS, Enabling Secure Cross-Platform Messaging