#abuses


Malicious Edge extension abuses Native Messaging as bridge to malware

Jun 25, 2026 // 00:16

A malicious Microsoft Edge extension dubbed ‘Edgecution’ has been used in a ransomware attack to escape the browser sandbox and deploy a Python-based backdoor. Access […]

Crypto Clipper Campaign Abuses Fake Reviews, AI Narrators, and VirusTotal Comments

Jun 17, 2026 // 22:46

An unknown threat actor has been observed leveraging paid or promoted posts on legitimate news websites to drum up buzz for their warez, according to […]

Ransomware gang abuses Microsoft Teams relays to hide malicious traffic

Jun 16, 2026 // 14:17

DragonForce ransomware used a custom malware named ‘Backdoor.Turn’ to hide command-and-control traffic inside Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure. The backdoor abuses the Traversal Using Relays around […]

Credit card theft campaign abuses Stripe to host stolen payment info

Jun 5, 2026 // 00:17

A new Magecart campaign is using Stripe’s API infrastructure to host the credit card-stealing payload and the data exfiltrated from checkout pages. The entire malicious […]

GemStuffer Abuses 150+ RubyGems to Exfiltrate Scraped U.K. Council Portal Data

May 13, 2026 // 11:16

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed GemStuffer that has targeted the RubyGems repository with more than 150 gems that use the […]

New GhostLock tool abuses Windows API to block file access

May 12, 2026 // 01:17

A security researcher has released a proof-of-concept tool named GhostLock that demonstrates how a legitimate Windows file API can be abused in attacks to block access to […]

CloudZ malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to steal SMS and OTPs

May 5, 2026 // 13:17

A new version of the CloudZ remote access tool (RAT) is deploying a previously unseen malicious plugin called Pheno that hijacks the Microsoft Phone Link […]

New GopherWhisper APT group abuses Outlook, Slack, Discord for comms

Apr 23, 2026 // 15:37

A previously undocumented state-backed threat actor named GopherWhisper is using a Go-based custom toolkit and legitimate services like Microsoft 365 Outlook, Slack, and Discord in […]