Risk
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Google: APT24 Used New ‘BADAUDIO’ Malware in Years-Long Espionage Campaign
Google Threat Intelligence Group says a China-nexus actor tracked as APT24 used a previously undocumented downloader called BADAUDIO in a campaign from November 2022 into 2025, employing watering holes, supply-chain compromises and spear-phishing to deliver backdoors and second-stage payloads.
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Salesforce revokes Gainsight app tokens after suspected unauthorized access
Salesforce revoked access tokens and removed Gainsight-published applications from the AppExchange after detecting activity that may have allowed unauthorised access to some customers’ data; investigations attribute the campaign to actors linked to the ShinyHunters group.
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Almaviva confirms data theft after hacker posts 2.3TB claimed to include FS Italiane files
A hacker has posted 2.3TB of data it says was taken from Almaviva, an IT services provider that works with FS Italiane Group; Almaviva confirmed a breach and an investigation is ongoing, while it is unclear whether passenger data or other clients are affected.
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D-Link warns of remote command-execution flaws in end-of-life DIR-878 routers
D-Link has warned that multiple remotely exploitable command-execution vulnerabilities affect the end-of-life DIR-878 router; technical details and proof-of-concept code are publicly available and the company recommends replacing the device because it will not receive security updates.
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Amazon finds Iran-linked hackers using cyber reconnaissance to aid physical attacks
Amazon’s threat intelligence team reported that Iran-linked hackers conducted digital reconnaissance, including targeting ship AIS and CCTV, to support physical attacks—a trend the company calls cyber-enabled kinetic targeting.
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Acronis warns of ongoing ‘TamperedChef’ malvertising campaign using signed fake installers
Acronis Threat Research Unit says operators are using signed counterfeit installers in a global malvertising campaign dubbed TamperedChef to deploy a JavaScript backdoor, with infections concentrated in the U.S. and several industries affected; some variants have been used for advertising fraud while broader motives remain unclear.
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Researchers disclose Sturnus Android banking trojan that can capture messages and take over devices
Security researchers say a new Android banking trojan called Sturnus can capture decrypted messages from apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal, present fake bank login screens, and allow remote control of infected devices; ThreatFabric reports the campaign so far is limited to Southern and Central Europe.
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Active exploitation reported for 7‑Zip ZIP symbolic link vulnerability
NHS England Digital warned that CVE-2025-11001, a 7‑Zip vulnerability affecting symbolic link handling and allowing remote code execution, is being actively exploited; 7‑Zip 25.00 released in July 2025 contains fixes and users are urged to update.
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China-linked PlushDaemon hijacks software updates with new EdgeStepper implant, ESET says
ESET researchers say a China-linked group called PlushDaemon is hijacking software-update traffic using an EdgeStepper network implant that redirects update domains to attacker servers and delivers a chain of malware including LittleDaemon, DaemonicLogistics and the SlowStepper backdoor.
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Researchers report WhatsApp-based worm distributing Delphi banking trojan in Brazil
Trustwave SpiderLabs reported a WhatsApp-propagated campaign in Brazil that uses a Python-based worm and an MSI installer to deploy the Delphi credential stealer Eternidade, which retrieves C2 addresses via IMAP and targets banking and crypto apps.
