Storm-0249 Using ClickFix, Fileless PowerShell, and DLL Sideloading to Escalate Ransomware Attacks
December 9, 2025Ravi LakshmananRansomware/Endpoint Security The threat actor known as Storm-0249 may be moving from its role as an initial access broker to a combination of more sophisticated tactics such as domain spoofing, DLL sideloading, and fileless PowerShell execution to facilitate ransomware attacks. “These techniques allow them to evade defenses, penetrate networks, maintain persistence, and […]
How to streamline zero trust using the shared signals framework
Zero Trust can help organizations reduce their attack surface and respond quickly to threats, but many companies still struggle to implement Zero Trust because security tools don’t reliably share signals. According to Accenture, 88% of organizations admit that they faced significant challenges when implementing such an approach. If the products cannot communicate, real-time access decisions […]
Google adds layered defenses to Chrome to block indirect prompt injection threats
Google on Monday announced a series of new security features for Chrome as it adds agent-based artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its web browser. To this end, the tech giant said it has implemented defense-in-depth to make it difficult for malicious parties to exploit indirect prompt injections that occur as a result of exposure to […]
Is the “Star of Bethlehem” really a planet? This month’s bright visitor may have a clue.
Christians are familiar with the story of the Nativity, in which the three wise men follow the “Star of Bethlehem” to the newborn Jesus. But does this Biblical story have astronomical origins? What was the “Christmas Star”? Modern sky watchers have many theories, including that this star is a very close conjunction of Venus and […]
Gold Blade deploys QWCrypt ransomware; 80% of STAC6565 attacks target Canada
A Canadian organization has emerged as the center of a targeted cyber campaign organized by the threat activity cluster known as STAC6565. Cybersecurity company Sophos announced that it investigated approximately 40 intrusions linked to this actor between February 2024 and August 2025. This campaign is assessed with high confidence to be an overlap with the […]
Researchers discover malicious VS Code, Go, npm, and Rust packages that steal developer data
December 9, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware/Threat Analysis Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new extensions in the Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace that are designed to infect developers’ machines with stealer malware. The VS Code extension pretends to be a coding assistant powered by a premium dark theme and artificial intelligence (AI), but it actually hides […]
FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman
Stalkerware makers who were forced out of the surveillance industry after data breaches that compromised the personal information of their customers and those they spied on will not be able to return to selling the invasive software, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC denied a request by Scott Zuckerman, founder of consumer spyware […]
Waymo’s letter to investors reveals rapid growth in robotaxi rides
Six months ago, Waymo revealed it was delivering 250,000 robotaxis per week across its service area, a list that continues to grow, including Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The Alphabet-owned self-driving company has remained silent since then, saying only that it provides hundreds of thousands of rides each week. […]
Department of Commerce approves export of Nvidia H200 chips to China
After all, advanced Nvidia AI chips could be heading back to China. As first reported by Semafor, the Commerce Department plans to allow Nvidia to ship its H200 chips to China to approved customers in China. The US will receive 25% of these sales, CNBC reports. The H200 chip is much more advanced than the […]
Glue strong enough to tow a car made from used cooking oil
Scientists have turned waste cooking oil into a variety of recyclable plastics with superior strength, some durable enough to tow a car. Turning non-edible waste into useful polymers is a sustainable way to create new materials, researchers said in a new study published Nov. 28 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. “Waste streams […]