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A sophisticated QR-code phishing (“quishing”) campaign is targeting employees with payroll-themed lures, bypassing email security and harvesting credentials via obfuscated, per-victim infrastructure. This trend underscores the growing risk of mobile-based phishing and the need for stronger user awareness and behavior-driven defenses. Link to the Research Report: Quishing Campaigns : Advanced QR-Co...

New Research Alert: NexusRoute Campaign Uncovered    We’ve uncovered a large-scale Android malware and phishing operation impersonating Indian government services like mParivahan and e-Challan. Threat actors are abusing GitHub to host malicious APKs and fake payment portals, tricking users into sharing OTPs, UPI PINs, and financial details. The malware uses advanced techniques—dynamic loaders, nat...

Mobile Threat Alert: Crypto Mnemonic Phrase Stealer SeedSnatcher is a newly uncovered Android malware family targeting the crypto ecosystem, built to steal users’ mnemonic recovery phrases using a sophisticated DisplayOverlay attack Capabilities: Intercepts and exfiltrates seed phrases and private keys from major cryptocurrency wallets Presents deceptive wallet-import screens to lure users into en...

CYFIRMA researchers have identified a sophisticated Android malware operation spreading via fake RTO Challan/e-Challan notifications shared over WhatsApp.   The malicious APK uses two-stage installation, NP-based code obfuscation, and a custom VPN layer to evade detection and maintain persistent control over infected devices. C2 Infrastructure Exposed. Our analysis uncovered two domains used as th...

CYFIRMA | November 2025 Ransomware Snapshot Ransomware activity shifted fast in November—Akira and INC Ransom surged; AI-driven tools accelerated attacks, and critical sectors like Manufacturing, IT, and Professional Services took the heaviest hits. North America remained the top target as threat actors expanded into virtualization platforms and even official software marketplaces. The ransomware...

APT36 Targets Indian Government Entities with a New Python-Based ELF Malware. CYFIRMA has uncovered a new cyber-espionage campaign by APT36 (Transparent Tribe), a Pakistan-based threat actor long known for targeting Indian government entities and strategic sectors. This campaign showcases a major leap in the group’s technical sophistication — delivering custom Python-based ELF malware through weap...

After Russia’s veto of the UN Panel of Experts and increased military cooperation over the war in Ukraine, North Korea is ramping up sanctions evasion—deepening its military ties with Moscow and stealing billions in cryptocurrency to finance its WMD programs. Link to the Research Report: NORTH KOREAN CYBER CRIME AS A STATECRAFT TOOL - CYFIRMA #NorthKorea   #Russia   #sanctions   #cryptoheist   #Ge...

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Cyber Threats Are Already Here As festive shopping surges, so does cybercrime. CYFIRMA’s latest analysis reveals a spike in fake websites, phishing campaigns, malicious ZIP downloads, UPI-based payment scams, and dark-web-powered phishing kits—all engineered to exploit the 2025 holiday rush. Our researchers uncovered multiple spoofed retail domains, automated malwar...

Tycoon 2FA - The Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Our latest technical deep-dive reveals how Tycoon 2FA, a sophisticated Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform, is successfully evading detection and bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) to compromise enterprise cloud environments. This isn't just another phishing kit. It's an Adversary-in-the-Middle (AitM) framework that captures ses...

Pig-butchering scams have evolved into one of the most damaging global cybercrime models, combining long-term emotional grooming, AI-driven impersonation, fake investment platforms, and sophisticated crypto-laundering networks.   Our latest CYFIRMA Threat Intelligence Report breaks down:   How global scam compounds operate like industrial-scale BPOs The role of AI-generated personas, fake trading...

The Middle East observes a fragile ceasefire, but Iran’s escalating cyberattacks could potentially threaten to unravel the region’s shaky peace. Link to the Research Report: Regional Stability on Shaky Ground : Cyber Threat Escalation in the Middle East - CYFIRMA #Geopolitics   #CYFIRMAaResearch   #ThreatIntelligence   #cybersecurity   #ETLM   #currentaffairs   #MuddyWater   #IRGC   #Iran   #CYFIR...

CYFIRMA Research's latest report: “Telemetry Relay”, describes logic-abuse attacks that trick telemetry/crash processors into fetching attacker-controlled resources. Instead of compromising clients, attackers get vendor or enterprise systems to reveal internal metadata (IPs, hostnames, cluster/tenant IDs) — and sometimes enable deeper server-side attacks. The technique is low-noise and broadl...

Stay ahead with CYFIRMA’s Monthly Ransomware Report – October 2025. CYFIRMA’s October 2025 Ransomware Report reveals a strong resurgence in global ransomware activity, with 738 victims recorded marking one of the highest monthly volumes this year. The spike was led by Qilin, which more than doubled its attacks, and Sinobi, which surged sixfold, while new actors such as Black Shrantac, Coinbase Car...

New Malware Analysis Report Our latest research uncovers Android/BankBot-YNRK, a mobile banking trojan disguised as a legitimate app such as Google News. Key findings: • Abuses Accessibility Services for remote control • Uses C2 servers at ping.ynrkone[.]top for device commands • Targets financial and cryptocurrency applications • Employs code obfuscation via nmm-protect • Capable of exfiltrating...

Mobile Threat Alert: GhostGrab Malware!   Cybercriminals are getting more sophisticated, and GhostGrab is a clear example. This Android malware doesn’t just steal banking credentials—it can also: Run hidden cryptocurrency mining that drains your battery and CPU Harvest debit card and online banking login information Intercept SMS messages, including one-time passwords (OTPs) Collect detailed devic...

Critical Alert: CVE-2025-6541 – TP-Link Omada Gateway Remote Command Injection Organizations using TP-Link Omada Gateway devices must act immediately. This critical vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS-level commands via the device web management interface. Exploitation can lead to full device compromise, exposure of credentials, configuration changes, and potential lateral movem...

North Korea’s cyber operations are evolving into one of the most significant global sanctions-evasion threats. CYFIRMA's new report, DPRK Sanctions Violations in Cyber Operations Post UN Panel Demise, highlights escalating multi-billion-dollar crypto heists, advanced laundering through cross-chain bridges, widespread IT worker infiltration schemes, direct targeting of defense technologies, an...

CYFIRMA’s Sept 2025 Ransomware Report highlights major evolutions across the ransomware landscape. Akira advanced by bypassing MFA on SonicWall VPNs through OTP seed theft, signalling a move beyond patchable flaws. MalTerminal broke new ground with AI-powered, runtime-generated ransomware payloads, while Scattered Spider reemerged to target financial workflows via AI-driven vishing and VMware ESXi...

CYFIRMA has identified Yurei Ransomware, a Go-based strain engineered for speed, stealth, and irreversible impact.  It encrypts files with ChaCha20 + ECIES, appends a .Yurei extension, and drops ransom notes _README_Yurei.txt with Tor-based communication channels. Yurei destroys backups, wipes logs, manipulates timestamps, and even self-destructs to erase traces, leaving defenders blind. It spread...

Malware Alert: New DeerStealer Campaign A new variant of sophisticated information-stealing malware, DeerStealer, has been identified targeting personal and financial data across infected systems. Using signed binaries, rootkit-like techniques, and deceptive installers (like Adobe Acrobat Reader), it evades detection while maintaining persistence via scheduled tasks.   Key highlights: Steals syste...

Defence Industry Cyber Threats: Espionage Meets Monetization CYFIRMA observed sustained cyber campaigns targeting the global defence sector. Key Highlights from the report: China: Long-term persistence in telecom & enterprise networks via router/switch compromises, harvesting IP and credentials. Russia: Disrupting logistics & transport contractors supporting Ukraine, aiming to destabilize...

🚨 Threat Intelligence Alert – XillenStealer 🚨   CYFIRMA research identifies XillenStealer, a Python-based open-source information stealer circulating on GitHub, built to exfiltrate:  🔹 Browser credentials & cookies  🔹 Cryptocurrency wallets  🔹 Discord, Steam, Telegram sessions  🔹 System & network data + screenshots Key insights:  ⚙️ Builder GUI lowers entry barriers, enabling even lo...

India faced a wave of coordinated cyberattacks in July-August 2025 from multiple countries targeting government and public systems. Notably, a sophisticated malware campaign impersonated the Income Tax Department, tricking users into downloading a malicious file linked to a Chinese-operated server for data theft. Other attacks included data breaches, DDoS, defacements, and phishing scams. This ris...

Stay ahead with CYFIRMA’s Monthly Ransomware Report – Aug 2025. CYFIRMA’s August 2025 Ransomware Report recorded 522 global victims, a slight dip but still far above 2023–24 levels. Qilin led with 84 attacks, while Akira surged by 35% targeting SonicWall VPNs and abusing Intel drivers for BYOVD evasion. Charon adopted APT-grade stealth, and 4L4MD4R blended Chinese ToolShell exploits with ransomwar...

China's South China Sea ambitions stalled: ASEAN Fights Back Amid U.S. Distractions – check out the latest CYFIRMA report on Beijing's ambitions hitting a wall in the South China Sea, and the fallout in cyberspace.  Link to the Research Report: https://www.cyfirma.com/research/grey-zone-warfare-in-chinas-stalled-south-china-sea-ambitions/ #Geopolitics #CYFIRMAresearch #ThreatIntelligence...