Why Account Takeovers Are Rising and How to Stop Them

Organizations now manage thousands of human and non-human identities across cloud services, software-as-a-service applications, endpoints and remote environments.  As hybrid working, Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) and third-party access continue to expand, security teams are losing visibility over who has access to what and whether that access can be trusted. Attackers are taking advantage of that complexity, as […]

Steam Workshop abused to spread malware via Wallpaper Engine app

Threat actors are abusing Steam Workshop, Valve’s community hub for downloading game-related content, to push various malware hidden in wallpaper packages. Infected wallpapers can lead to hijacking Steam accounts, compromising the system with a backdoor, or running cryptomining processes. Steam Workshop is a built-in content-sharing platform on Valve’s Steam gaming service where users can upload […]

Critical Fortinet FortiSandbox flaws now exploited in attacks

Attackers are now exploiting several critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet’s FortiSandbox cyber threat detection platform, according to threat intelligence company Defused. Fortinet released security updates for these three critical-severity security flaws (tracked as CVE-2026-39813, CVE-2026-39808, and CVE-2026-25089) on April 14. These flaws allow unauthenticated threat actors to escalate privileges and execute unauthorized code remotely through low-complexity […]

Windows version of SprySOCKS Linux malware used to attack govt orgs

Windows variants for the SprySOCKS Linux malware have been used in attacks targeting government organizations in at least four countries. SprySOCKS has been linked to the Chinese threat group ‘Earth Lusca,’ which deployed it in attacks against government entities focused on foreign affairs, technology, and telecommunications. Now, ESET researchers discovered Windows variants of the same malware […]