2025
Crims poison 150K+ npm packages with token-farming malware
Amazon spilled the TEA Yet another supply chain attack has hit the npm registry in what Amazon describes as "one of the largest package flooding incidents in open source registry history" - but with a twist. Instead of injecting credential-stealing code or ransomware into the packages, this one…
FBI flags scam targeting Chinese speakers with bogus surgery bills
Crooks spoof US insurers, threaten bogus extradition to pry loose personal data and cash Chinese speakers in the US are being targeted as part of an aggressive health insurance scam campaign, the FBI warns.…
CISA flags imminent threat as Akira ransomware starts hitting Nutanix AHV
Advisory updated as leading cybercrime crew opens up its target pool The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued new guidance to organizations on the Akira ransomware operation, which poses an imminent threat to critical sectors.…
Clop claims it hacked ‘the NHS.’ Which bit? Your guess is as good as theirs
Cybercrime crew has ravaged multiple private organizations using Oracle EBS zero-day for months The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is investigating claims of a cyberattack by extortion crew Clop.…
Kubernetes overlords decide Ingress NGINX isn’t worth saving
Maintenance to end next year after ‘helpful options’ became ‘serious security flaws’ Kubernetes maintainers have decided it’s not worth trying to save Ingress NGINX and will instead stop work on the project and retire it in March 2026.…
Chinese spies told Claude to break into about 30 critical orgs. Some attacks succeeded
Anthropic dubs this the first AI-orchestrated cyber snooping campaign Chinese cyber spies used Anthropic's Claude Code AI tool to attempt digital break-ins at about 30 high-profile companies and government organizations – and the government-backed snoops "succeeded in a small number of cases," according to a Thursday report from…
Ubuntu 25.10’s Rusty sudo holes quickly welded shut
The goal of 'oxidizing' the Linux distro hits another bump Two vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 25.10's new "sudo-rs" command have been found, disclosed, and fixed in short order.…
Extra, extra, read all about it: Washington Post clobbered in Clop caper
Nearly 10,000 staff and contractors warned after attackers raided newspaper's Oracle EBS setup The Washington Post has confirmed that nearly 10,000 employees and contractors had sensitive personal data stolen in the Clop-linked Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) attacks.…
Rhadamanthys malware admin rattled as cops seize a thousand-plus servers
Operation Endgame also takes down Elysium and VenomRAT infrastructure International cops have pulled apart the Rhadamanthys infostealer operation, seizing 1,025 servers tied to the malware in coordinated raids between November 10-13.…
NHS supplier ends probe into ransomware attack that contributed to patient death
Synnovis's 18-month forensic review of Qilin intrusion completed, now affected patients to be notified Synnovis has finally wrapped up its investigation into the 2024 ransomware attack that crippled pathology services across London, ending an 18-month effort to untangle what the NHS supplier describes as one of the most…