Cryptika Cybersecurity News

A sophisticated exploit kit named MOONSHINE has been actively targeting Android messaging apps to implant backdoors on users’ devices. This toolkit, under continuous monitoring since 2019, has recently been found to have an upgraded version with enhanced capabilities and protections …

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert regarding four critical vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild, urging organizations to take immediate action to mitigate risks. These flaws, affecting CyberPanel, North Grid Proself, ProjectSend, and Zyxel …

A critical security flaw has been uncovered recently in the Thinkware Cloud APK version 4.3.46, Thinkware’s cloud-based dashcam services. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-53614, allows malicious actors to access sensitive data and execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges, potentially compromising …

A sophisticated phishing campaign dubbed “Payroll Pirates” is currently targeting employees of various high-profile organizations. While the targets include California Employment Development Department (EDD), Kaiser Permanente, Macy’s, New York Life, and Roche. This ongoing malicious operation aims to carry out …

In a recent joint report by Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Black Lotus Labs, new insights have emerged about “Secret Blizzard,” a sophisticated Russian nation-state cyber actor attacking windows infrastructure using a variety of hacking tools. Known for its stealthy espionage …

A Chinese hacking campaign, codenamed “Salt Typhoon” by Microsoft, has infiltrated more than 8 American telecommunications companies, stealing vast amounts of U.S. citizens’ phone data. Officials describe it as one of the largest intelligence compromises in U.S. history. The operation, …

Cybersecurity researchers from iVerify have revealed widespread new infections of the Pegasus spyware, developed by NSO Group (dubbed “Rainbow Ronin”), showing that spyware targets not only activists and journalists but also professionals and civilians. The company’s newly launched Mobile Threat …

In a major international operation codenamed “Operation Destabilise,” law enforcement agencies have successfully dismantled sophisticated Russian money laundering networks that served cybercriminals, drug traffickers, and sanctioned Russian elites worldwide. The operation, led by the National Crime Agency (NCA), exposed two …