Month: November 2025

ClickFix attacks have evolved to feature videos that guide victims through the self-infection process, a timer to pressure targets into taking risky actions, and automatic  detection of the operating system to provide the correct commands. In a typical ClickFix attack, the threat actor relies on social-engineering to trick users into pasting and executing code or […]

The Gootloader malware loader operation has returned after a 7-month absence and is once again performing SEO poisoning to promote fake websites that distribute the malware. Gootloader is a JavaScript-based malware loader spread through compromised or attacker-controlled websites, used to trick users into downloading malicious documents. The websites are promoted in search engines either via […]

Hyundai AutoEver America is notifying individuals that hackers breached the company’s IT environment and gained access to personal information. The company discovered the intrusion on March 1 but the investigation revealed that the attacker had access to the systems since February 22nd. Hyundai AutoEver America (HAEA) is an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group that provides IT […]

SonicWall’s investigation into the September security breach that exposed customers’ firewall configuration backup files concludes that state-sponsored hackers were behind the attack. The network security company says that incident responders from Mandiant confirmed that the malicious activity had no impact on SonicWall’s products, firmware, systems, tools, source code, or customer networks. “The Mandiant investigation is now […]

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Post SMTP plugin installed on more than 400,000 WordPress sites, to take complete control by hijacking administrator accounts. Post SMTP is a popular email delivery solution marketed as a feature-rich and more reliable replacement of the default ‘wp_mail()’ function. On October 11, WordPress security firm […]

The Apache Software Foundation disputes claims that its OpenOffice project suffered an Akira ransomware attack, after the threat actors claimed to have stolen 23 GB of corporate documents. Apache OpenOffice is a free, open-source office suite that includes word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, and database tools. It’s compatible with major file formats, such as Word […]