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The Cyber Attacks category on Ashhacker is dedicated to raising awareness about modern digital threats and how they impact individuals, businesses, and online systems. This section focuses on explaining different types of cyber attacks such as phishing, ransomware, malware, DDoS attacks, and data breaches in a clear and easy-to-understand way.

Our goal is not to promote or enable harmful activities, but to educate readers on how these attacks work, how they are identified, and most importantly, how they can be prevented. Each article is written with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity best practices, ethical standards, and real-world protection strategies.

Whether you are a beginner trying to understand online risks or a professional looking to stay updated with the latest cybersecurity trends, this category provides valuable insights to help you stay secure in an increasingly digital world.

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Illustration depicting the Confucius threat group targeting Pakistan with WooperStealer and Anondoor malware through spear-phishing and DLL side-loading attacks.
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Confucius Hackers Target Pakistan with WooperStealer and Anondoor Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new phishing campaign attributed to the Confucius threat group that targets organizations in Pakistan using two malware families, WooperStealer and Anondoor. According to Fortinet FortiGuard…
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Illustration showing a SideCopy spear-phishing campaign targeting Afghanistan's Ministry of Finance with Xeno RAT through a malicious LNK file and HTA-based malware delivery chain.
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Pakistan-Linked SideCopy Targets Afghanistan’s Finance Ministry with Xeno RAT

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new spear-phishing campaign believed to be carried out by the Pakistan-linked SideCopy threat group, targeting Afghanistan's Ministry of Finance with the open-source Xeno RAT remote…
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Illustration of the Pakistan-linked SideCopy APT targeting India's DRDO with a phishing campaign delivering Action RAT and AuTo Stealer malware.
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Pakistan-Linked SideCopy Targets India’s Ministry of Defence in New Action RAT Phishing Campaign

A Pakistan-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group known for targeting organizations in India and Afghanistan has been connected to a new phishing campaign that distributes the Action RAT malware. Security…
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Feature image illustrating the wp2shell WordPress core vulnerability that enables unauthenticated remote code execution through CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137.
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New wp2shell WordPress Core Vulnerability Allows Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

Updated July 18, 2026: The vulnerabilities have now received official CVE identifiers. Researchers have also published the complete exploitation process, confirmed an important condition involving persistent object caching, and released…
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30,000 Facebook Accounts Hacked via Google AppSheet Phishing Campaign
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30,000 Facebook Accounts Hacked via Google AppSheet Phishing Campaign

A newly uncovered investigation has revealed that a Vietnam-linked cyber operation leveraged Google AppSheet as a “phishing relay” to distribute large volumes of phishing emails aimed at compromising Facebook accounts. This…
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Checkmarx Confirms GitHub Repository Data Posted on Dark Web After March 23 Attack

Checkmarx has confirmed that its ongoing investigation into a recent supply chain security incident has uncovered evidence that data associated with the company has been published on the dark web…
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PhantomCore Exploits TrueConf Vulnerabilities to Breach Russian Networks

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a series of attacks carried out by a pro-Ukrainian hacktivist group known as PhantomCore, targeting servers running TrueConf video conferencing software in Russia since September 2025.According…
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Researchers Uncover 73 Fake VS Code Extensions Delivering GlassWorm v2 Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have identified multiple Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions on the Open VSX repository that are associated with an ongoing information-stealing campaign known as GlassWorm.The group of…
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Fake CAPTCHA IRSF scam illustration showing global SMS fraud and Keitaro crypto scam campaigns
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Fake CAPTCHA IRSF Scam & Keitaro Campaigns Driving Global SMS and Crypto Fraud

Cybersecurity researchers have revealed detailed insights into a large-scale telecommunications fraud campaign that leverages fake CAPTCHA verification techniques to trick users into sending international SMS messages. These messages result in…
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fast16 malware cyber sabotage framework targeting engineering software analysis
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Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet ‘fast16’ Malware Targeting Engineering Software

Cybersecurity experts have revealed details about an early cyber-sabotage malware framework known as fast16, which appears to have existed years before the infamous Stuxnet cyberweapon that targeted Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.According…
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