Shamos, a new Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) variant attributed to COOKIE SPIDER, is targeting U.S. tech and education sectors via malvertising and fake support sites.

Your code assistant invents a “helpful” package; an attacker registers it; your pipeline installs it. As of Aug 27, 2025, this is moving from edge case to repeatable tactic. Here’s how to spot it fast and force your builds to fail-closed.

If your Redis still answers the internet, congrats — you’re on TA-NATALSTATUS’s payroll. They pop root through misconfig, hide miners by renaming ps/top, lock files with chattr +i, and kneecap rival crews. Fresh scans show exposed 6379s still feeding new botnets/miners. Are you sure yours isn’t world-readable? 🔍🔥

Hybrid attacks are hitting navigation and port systems harder than ever — from ransomware to GPS spoofing — threatening safety, operations, and global trade..

Three converging trends—ransomware, volatile regulations, and global instability—are reshaping risk for US tech, finance, and education. The common thread? Disruption spreads faster than most organizations can detect or respond.

HeartCrypt’s “Packer-as-a-Service” is basically DoorDash for malware: pay the fee, get your payloads wrapped in next-gen obfuscation that laughs at static/dynamic analysis…

Russian-linked RomCom is abusing a critical WinRAR bug to quietly persist in networks, move laterally, and siphon data over encrypted channels — hitting government, finance, and telecom sectors hard. Patch lag is keeping doors wide open.