At a glance Field Detail Malware family OctLurk (plugin-based backdoor); SilkLurk (plugin-based backdoor); LurkProxy (network proxy utility) Threat actor Unknown group; assessed with medium confid…

The Resurgence of XCSSET Following several months of quiet activity, a notorious malware family targeting software developers has returned with a stealthy upgrade. This malicious tool leaves almos…

North Korean cyber syndicates have long sought a method to cloak their command servers. Therefore, they want to render them untraceable and immune to blockades. Now, they utilize a seemingly ordin…

The Initial JavaScript Breach A single installation of a routine JavaScript library could expose a company’s cloud infrastructure, repositories, and internal services to attackers. The Shai-…

Kaspersky links OctLurk and SilkLurk to cyberespionage attacks stealing passwords, emails and files from government systems in six countries since January 2025.

Many defensive systems monitor domain name queries as their primary window into outbound malicious activity – but malware families are increasingly circumventing this approach by communicati…

The Threat of Physical Compromise A business trip can expose sensitive data to compromise before a laptop ever connects to the corporate network. For instance, the OVERCAST PANDA threat group infe…

Exploiting AI Infrastructure An attacker dispatched nearly 200,000 requests to a language model in just two minutes. Specifically, they leveraged a stolen access key to execute this massive flood.…

The previous post covered what Crystal Palace is and why it exists. This one is hands-on. We’re building two PICOs from scratch, a…

A technical walkthrough of deobfuscating JavaScript, dumping EVM bytecode, and resolving blockchain command and control infrastructure.