Threat Overview On 2026-02-02, the security community was alerted to a new phishing campaign that targets users of popular cloud storage services. The campaign masquerades as legitimate renewal notices, flooding inboxes with emails that appear to
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Energy Sector Incident Report December 2025
Threat Overview On 29 December 2025 a coordinated wave of destructive cyber‑attacks struck the Polish energy sector, targeting over 30 wind and photovoltaic farms, a private manufacturing firm and a large combined heat and power (CHP)
Continue ReadingGlassWorm Targets Crypto Wallets Using Malicious VS Code Extensions
GlassWorm, a self‑propagating worm that has already infected more than 8.8 million web browsers, has now turned its attention toward macOS users. According to research by DarkSpectre, the malware leverages malicious Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions
Continue ReadingCritical WinRAR Vulnerability CVE 2025 8088 Targeted by Multiple Threat Actors
Threat Overview Executive Summary In late January 2026, AlienVault released a comprehensive threat report titled "Diverse Threat Actors Exploiting Critical WinRAR Vulnerability CVE-2025-8088". The report details how a high‑severity path traversal flaw in WinRAR, identified as
Continue ReadingToxicsnake Threat Intelligence Report
Threat OverviewThe latest intelligence from AlienVault reveals a sophisticated multi-domain traffic distribution system (TDS) operated by the threat actor known as Toxicsnake. The operation centers around the domain toxicsnake-wifes.com and functions as a commodity cybercrime TDS
Continue ReadingMicrosoft Issues Emergency Patch for CVE202621509 Office Zero-Day Exploited Actively
Threat Overview On 28 January 2026 Microsoft released an out-of-band emergency patch for a high‑severity zero‑day vulnerability in Microsoft Office, identified as CVE‑2026‑21509. The flaw, which scores 7.8 on the CVSS scale, is a security feature
Continue ReadingUpdated CoolClient Backdoor Brings New Data Theft Capabilities
Threat Overview In a recent publication by AlienVault dated January 27, 2026, analysts identified a significant evolution in the threat landscape surrounding the HoneyMyte Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group. The report details how HoneyMyte has upgraded
Continue ReadingWatering Hole Attack Hits EmEditor Users With Data Theft Malware
Threat Overview In late December 2025, security researchers uncovered a sophisticated watering‑hole campaign that targeted users of the popular text editor EmEditor. The adversary compromised the official installer distribution, inserting a multi‑stage malware payload that performs
Continue ReadingSandworm Attack on Poland Power Grid 2025
Threat Overview In late 2025, Poland’s energy system endured what analysts are calling the country’s largest cyberattack in recent memory. The assault, which unfolded during the final week of December, targeted critical power infrastructure and was
Continue ReadingFortiGate Devices Under Attack Unauthorized Configuration Changes via SSO Accounts
Threat Overview In a recent publication dated 2026-01-22, security researchers from AlienVault identified a sophisticated wave of automated malicious activity targeting Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. The attackers exploit Single Sign-On (SSO) mechanisms to gain foothold and then
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