Under Pressure: Exploring the effect of legal and criminal threats on security researchers and journalists

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malware campaigns using the now-prevalent ClickFix social engineering tactic to deploy Amatera Stealer and NetSupport RAT. The activity, observed this month, is being tracked by eSentire under the moniker EVALUSION. First spotted in June 2025, Amatera is assessed to be an evolution of ACR (short for “AcridRain”) Stealer, which was available…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the disruption of the online infrastructure associated with DanaBot (aka DanaTools) and unsealed charges against 16 individuals for their alleged involvement in the development and deployment of the malware, which it said was controlled by a Russia-based cybercrime organization. The malware, the DoJ said, infected more…

New Horizons Medical provides outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment services in Fitchburg and Haverhill, Massachusetts. In 2024, they were acquired by the Lawrence Medical Center. Today, the DevMan blog listed New Horizons Medical on its dark web leak site, with a countdown clock indicating less than 4 days left. The listing did not……

North Korean threat actors behind the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign have been observed dropping a new JavaScript malware called OtterCookie. Contagious Interview (aka DeceptiveDevelopment) refers to a persistent attack campaign that employs social engineering lures, with the hacking crew often posing as recruiters to trick individuals looking for potential job opportunities into

Progressive Southeastern Insurance Company’s notice to consumers concerns an impostor whom they unknowingly hired, it seems: What Happened? In March 2025, we received anonymous information that a Progressive employee was working under someone else’s identity. We promptly began an internal investigation. The investigation determined that the employee had used someone else’s identity to obtain employment…

Singapore said Friday it was responding to a major cyberattack on its critical infrastructure carried out by an espionage group that security experts allege is linked to China. The Chinese embassy in Singapore described the allegations as “unwarranted smearing”. France 24 reports: Singapore is dealing with a “serious” cyberattack against its critical infrastructure by a highly sophisticated entity linked…