Threat actors are taking advantage of Internet-exposed tank gauges by breaching gas stations, opening the door to disruption.
2026 FIFA World Cup Threat Landscape: The Kickoff for Cybercriminals The fraud and threat ecosystem targeting the 2026 FIFA World Cup is already live, with thousands of phishing domains, active credential theft campaigns, and nation-state actors in position months before the first match. Starting June 11, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will unite fans, teams, […]
Threat actors are actively teaching newcomers how to find, exploit, and profit from vulnerable systems. Flare explores what a popular underground hacking tutorial reveals about modern attacker workflows. […]
Threat actors are exploiting vulnerable Kirki and Burst Statistics deployments to elevate privileges and take over websites. The post Kirki, Burst Statistics WordPress Plugin Flaws in Attackers’ Crosshairs appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Top 10 Cyber Threat Actors Targeting Brazil Brazil enters the second half of 2026 as Latin America’s undisputed top cybercrime target. With a general election approaching in October 2026 and a booming digital economy built on platforms like Pix, the country is increasingly vulnerable. Understanding who is behind these attacks is not a passive exercise. […]
A threat actor got a near-continuous view into an influential finance executive’s email inbox, thanks to clever use of legitimate, native Windows tools.
A threat actor is using an AI-built ransomware attack toolkit that automates Active Directory discovery and helps evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions. […]
AI can help attackers generate malware, create malicious payloads, bypass simple security checks, and convert vague malicious intent into functional code. The post The Zero-Knowledge Threat Actor and the End of Responsible Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A threat actor tracked as DriveSurge has been operating large-scale malware distribution campaigns using ClickFix and FakeUpdates techniques on compromised sites. […]
Threat actors are abusing ChatGPT’s content-sharing feature to display fake OpenAI outage pages that direct users to download malware disguised as the ChatGPT desktop application. […]