New Cryptojacking Attack Targets Docker API to Create Malicious Swarm Botnet

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign targeting the Docker Engine API with the goal of co-opting the instances to join a malicious Docker Swarm controlled by the threat actor. This enabled the attackers to “use Docker Swarm’s orchestration features for command-and-control (C2) purposes,” Datadog researchers Matt Muir and Andy Giron said in an…

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Hackers Exploiting SimpleHelp RMM Flaws for Persistent Access and Ransomware

Threat actors have been observed exploiting recently disclosed security flaws in SimpleHelp’s Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software as a precursor for what appears to be a ransomware attack. The intrusion leveraged the now-patched vulnerabilities to gain initial access and maintain persistent remote access to an unspecified target network, cybersecurity company Field Effect said in…

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Initial Access Brokers Target Brazil Execs via NF-e Spam and Legit RMM Trials

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new campaign that’s targeting Portuguese-speaking users in Brazil with trial versions of commercial remote monitoring and management (RMM) software since January 2025. “The spam message uses the Brazilian electronic invoice system, NF-e, as a lure to entice users into clicking hyperlinks and accessing malicious content hosted in Dropbox,” Cisco…

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Google Cloud KMS Adds Quantum-Safe Digital Signatures to Defend Against Future Threats

Google Cloud has announced quantum-safe digital signatures in Google Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS) for software-based keys as a way to bulletproof encryption systems against the threat posed by cryptographically-relevant quantum computers. The feature, currently in preview, coexists with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) post-quantum cryptography (PQC)

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Mozilla Faces Privacy Complaint for Enabling Tracking in Firefox Without User Consent

Vienna-based privacy non-profit noyb (short for None Of Your Business) has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority (DPA) against Firefox maker Mozilla for enabling a new feature called Privacy Preserving Attribution (PPA) without explicitly seeking users’ consent. “Contrary to its reassuring name, this technology allows Firefox to track user behavior on websites,”…

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