BRONZE BUTLER exploits Japanese asset management software vulnerability
The threat group targeted a LANSCOPE zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-61932)
There are two cases in South Korean news this week of note here today involving enforcement actions by South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission. One involves a travel agency, Modutour. The other involves a court decision about Meta’s data sharing. Modutour Network Fined by PIPC Yun Ye-won reports that Modutour Network, which neglected safety measures…
Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of a widely used remote access trojan called AsyncRAT, which was first released on GitHub in January 2019 and has since served as the foundation for several other variants. “AsyncRAT has cemented its place as a cornerstone of modern malware and as a pervasive threat that has evolved into…
Rebecca Falconer reports: An Iran-linked cyberattack group that hacked President Trump’s 2024 campaign is threatening to release another trove of emails it has [allegedly] stolen from his associates, including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Roger Stone. The big picture: Reuters first reported the threat on Monday that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on X called a “calculated smear…
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new cyber attack campaign by the Russia-linked APT28 (aka UAC-0001) threat actors using Signal chat messages to deliver two new malware families dubbed BEARDSHELL and COVENANT. BEARDSHELL, per CERT-UA, is written in C++ and offers the ability to download and execute PowerShell scripts,…
WVNews reports that personal and protected health information of 462,000 Montanans was involved in a significant data breach experienced by Conduent Business Services from October 2024 to January 2025. The state’s Insurance and Securities Commission wants to know why Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana (BCBSM) didn’t notify the state sooner. The breach came to……
On the 21st birthday of Gmail, Google has announced a major update that allows enterprise users to send end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) to any user in any email inbox in a few clicks. The feature is rolling out starting today in beta, allowing users to send E2EE emails to Gmail users within an organization, with plans…