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Iran-linked MuddyWater used compromised email to deliver Phoenix backdoor to 100+ MENA government targets, Group-IB says
Group-IB says Iran-linked MuddyWater used a compromised mailbox accessed via NordVPN to phish MENA organisations, deploying weaponised Word documents that installed the Phoenix v4 backdoor across more than 100 government targets and hosting RMM tools and a browser credential stealer on its C2 infrastructure.
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Meta launches new anti-scam tools for WhatsApp and Messenger
Meta introduced new scam-detection features for Messenger and warnings for WhatsApp to help users spot and avoid scams, said the company, and reported disabling nearly 8 million accounts linked to scam centers while removing more than 21,000 impersonating Pages and accounts.
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One-day ‘PhantomCaptcha’ spearphishing campaign delivered WebSocket RAT to Ukraine relief organizations
A one-day PhantomCaptcha spearphishing campaign on Oct. 8 used fake CAPTCHA prompts and ClickFix-style commands to install a WebSocket RAT, targeting Ukrainian regional officials and organisations involved in war relief, researchers said.
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UK regulator declines formal probe into MoD Afghan data leak, commissioner tells MPs
The UK Information Commissioner told MPs his office decided not to open a formal investigation into a Ministry of Defence data breach that exposed details of Afghan resettlement applicants, citing concerns an inquiry might hinder the MoD’s response and noting resource limits for handling classified material.
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Kaspersky outlines ‘PassiveNeuron’ campaign using bespoke implants and Cobalt Strike
Kaspersky has reported a sustained espionage campaign named PassiveNeuron that has targeted government, financial and industrial servers across Asia, Africa and Latin America since mid-2024, using bespoke implants Neursite and NeuralExecutor alongside Cobalt Strike; the activity remains unattributed.
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High-severity parsing flaw in async-tar and forks could enable file overwrite and RCE
A boundary parsing flaw in async-tar and forks including tokio-tar, tracked as CVE-2025-62518 and dubbed TARmageddon, can allow nested TARs to be treated as outer entries and be used to overwrite files and enable remote code execution; users are advised to migrate to astral-tokio-tar v0.5.6.
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TP-Link issues firmware updates for Omada gateways to fix four vulnerabilities, including two critical bugs
TP-Link released firmware updates for Omada gateway devices to fix four vulnerabilities, including two critical command injection flaws; users are advised to apply updates and verify device configurations.
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Researchers Exploit 34 Zero‑Days on Opening Day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2025
On the opening day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 researchers exploited 34 zero‑day vulnerabilities and won $522,500 in prizes; Team DDOS earned $100,000 for chaining multiple flaws to compromise a QNAP router and NAS, and the Summoning Team led the leaderboard after day one.
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Phishing emails offering fake jobs used to steal Facebook logins, researcher says
Sublime Security reported on Oct. 16, 2025 that a phishing campaign uses fake job offers and brand impersonation to capture Facebook login credentials, warning of deceptive URLs and counterfeit login pages.
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Google links three new ‘ROBOT’ malware families to Russia-linked COLDRIVER
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group linked three new malware families — NOROBOT, YESROBOT and MAYBEROBOT — to the Russia-linked COLDRIVER group, describing a ClickFix-style delivery chain and ongoing rapid development aimed at evading detection. Dutch prosecutors also said three youths are suspected of providing services to a foreign government and one had contact with a Russia-affiliated…
