Inside Mistic, the New Stealth Backdoor in Ransomware Intrusions Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2026 Mistic is a stealthy backdoor used by KongTuke-linked actors to keep long-term access in ransomware-targeted networks. Mistic is the kind of backdoor that tells you the operator wants time, not noise. Symantec security researchers say it has shown up in financially...Read More

Iranian-aligned hackers are using AI to step up cyberattacks on space infrastructure during the Iran war, experts warned this week. The technology is boosting the scale and sophistication of their operations and making them harder to track. Escalating Attacks on Satellites Norm Laudermilch, chief information security officer at spatial intelligence company Vantor, said security alerts...Read More

Blackberry (TSX:BB) shares jumped nearly 21% on Thursday in New York and Toronto after the Canadian technology company posted first-quarter fiscal 2027 results that beat analyst expectations, driven by double-digit growth across its QNX automotive software and Secure Communications divisions. Revenue for the quarter came in at $152.9 million, up 26% year over year and...Read More

The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) says the Nigeria Police Force has rolled out fresh strategies to tackling cybercrime, kidnapping and other emerging security threats across the country. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Simeon Akpanudom, in charge of FCID Annex Lagos, stated this on Thursday while briefing journalists at the FCID headquarters in Lagos....Read More

Intellexa spyware was used to infect phones and extract personal data (Picture: Getty/Metro) British officials held talks with a spyware company whose software was used to target journalists and was later sanctioned by the US, Metro can reveal. Officials met salesmen from Intellexa, whose surveillance application Predator was used to spy on at least 87...Read More

“Research was not really a part of my plans before this. My plan was to be a software engineer with a focus on security,” said Barnes, who is a First-Generation college student. “Now I really love the world of research and contributing to it. I want to not just learn new things, but also create...Read More

Key Takeaways: Over 200 domains and IPs linked to StealC and Amadey were targeted. Malware used for credential theft, ransomware, and large-scale attacks. Operation highlights growing need for identity and data protection controls. Microsoft has disrupted critical infrastructure supporting the StealC and Amadey malware networks, two threats widely used by cybercriminals to steal sensitive data...Read More

A 21-year-old Minnesota man who operated under the online alias “Snoopy” was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in federal prison for his role in a 2022 credential stuffing attack that compromised roughly 60,000 user accounts on the fantasy sports and betting platform DraftKings, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses to customers. Nathan...Read More

Zscaler uncovered “Edgecution,” a malicious Edge extension deployed via fake Outlook update sites shared in Teams phishing Attack uses ZIP archives with Python runtime to escape browser sandbox, creating a backdoor capable of shell/PowerShell execution and system data theft Believed linked to Initial Access Brokers tied to ransomware group Payout Kings, showing evolving sophistication in...Read More

Russian authorities used Cellebrite phone data extraction technology to snoop in a dissident’s device three months after the Israeli commercial surveillance company said it had cut the country off due to human rights concerns. The continued use of the powerful data extraction product — in this case Cellebrite’s universal forensic extraction device (UFED) — soon...Read More