Malicious VSCode extensions on Microsoft’s registry drop infostealers

Two malicious extensions on Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code Marketplace infect developers’ machines with information-stealing malware that can take screenshots, steal credentials, crypto wallets, and hijack browser sessions. The marketplace hosts extensions for the popular VSCode integrated development environment (IDE) to extend functionality or add customization options. The two malicious extensions, called Bitcoin Black and Codo […]

FinCEN says ransomware gangs extorted over $2.1B from 2022 to 2024

A new report by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) shows that ransomware activity peaked in 2023 before falling in 2024, following a series of law enforcement actions targeting the ALPHV/BlackCat and LockBit ransomware gangs. From thousands of Bank Secrecy Act filings, the report documents 4,194 ransomware incidents between January 2022 and December 2024. These reports […]

Portugal updates cybercrime law to exempt security researchers

Portugal has modified its cybercrime law to establish a legal safe harbor for good-faith security research and to make hacking non-punishable under certain strict conditions. First spotted by Daniel Cuthbert, a new provision in Article 8.o-A, titled “Acts not punishable due to public interest in cybersecurity,” provides a legal exemption for actions that previously were classified […]

React2Shell flaw exploited to breach 30 orgs, 77k IP addresses vulnerable

Over 77,000 Internet-exposed IP addresses are vulnerable to the critical React2Shell remote code execution flaw (CVE-2025-55182), with researchers now confirming that attackers have already compromised over 30 organizations across multiple sectors. React2Shell is an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability that can be exploited via a single HTTP request and affects all frameworks that implement React […]

A Practical Guide to Continuous Attack Surface Visibility

AUTHOR: Topher Lyons, Solutions Engineer at Sprocket Security The Limits of Passive Internet-Scan Data Most organizations are familiar with the traditional approach to external visibility: rely on passive internet-scan data, subscription-based datasets, or occasional point-in-time reconnaissance to understand what they have facing the public internet. These sources are typically delivered as static snapshots of lists […]