Cristian Luțic

Cristian Luțic is a cybersecurity professional and Editor-in-Chief of iSec.News, with experience in security enablement, risk analysis, and vulnerability reporting. As Editor-in-Chief, he is responsible for editorial standards, source verification, and publication oversight at iSec News.
From professional sports to cybersecurity, his career path may have been unconventional, but it has been driven by the same core values: discipline, perseverance, and a passion for doing meaningful, impactful work.
iSec.News Motto: “Only news, only information security and privacy news. No fluff.”
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Threat actors using modified AuraInspector to mass-scan Salesforce Experience Cloud sites
Salesforce warned that attackers are using a modified AuraInspector to mass-scan public Experience Cloud sites and extract data from overly permissive guest user profiles. Customers should review guest settings and restrict external object access.
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BeatBanker Android malware poses as Starlink app and hijacks devices in Brazil
BeatBanker is Android malware that combines a banking trojan and Monero miner, uses a fake Starlink Play Store page for delivery and a looping MP3 to stay active. Infections were recorded in Brazil.
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GitLab analysis exposes North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft
A technical analysis by GitLab found North Korean operators used code repositories to deliver obfuscated malware loaders and that 131 accounts were removed last year. The report lists tradecraft and more than 600 indicators.
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Six Android malware families steal data and hijack payments, researchers find
Researchers found six Android malware families that steal data and enable financial fraud. The trojans use fake Play Store listings, accessibility abuse and screen overlays to hijack transfers including real time attacks on Brazil’s Pix system.
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Two critical n8n flaws patched after researcher finds remote code execution risk
Two critical vulnerabilities in the n8n workflow platform were reported and patched in March 2026. A technical analysis and vendor advisories show flaws that can enable remote code execution and decryption of stored credentials.
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UNC6426 used stolen npm keys to gain AWS administrator access in under 72 hours
UNC6426 leveraged keys from an August 2025 nx npm supply chain compromise to obtain a GitHub token and escalate to AWS administrator permissions in under 72 hours, leading to S3 data exfiltration and production resource destruction.
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Five malicious Rust crates exfiltrated .env files and AI bot exploited GitHub Actions
Researchers found five malicious Rust crates on crates.io that exfiltrated .env files. Packages were removed. Users should rotate secrets, audit CI workflows and restrict outbound access to reduce supply chain risk.
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BlackSanta EDR killer used in year long campaign targeting HR departments
A Russian speaking actor ran a year long campaign against HR departments deploying BlackSanta, an EDR killer that disables endpoint protections, uses DLL sideloading and vulnerable drivers to gain kernel level access.
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KadNap botnet infects over 14,000 routers using peer-to-peer DHT to hide command infrastructure
KadNap, a router malware first seen in August 2025, has infected over 14,000 devices and uses a Kademlia DHT peer-to-peer network to hide command infrastructure and provide anonymized proxy services.










