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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.

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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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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Transparent Tribe Intensifies RAT Attacks Against Indian Government and Academic Sectors

The advanced persistent threat group known as Transparent Tribe has been linked to a new wave of cyber espionage operations targeting Indian government bodies, academic organizations, and strategically significant institutions.…

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