27 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News China-Linked Hackers Have Used the PeckBirdy JavaScript C2 Framework Since 2023 Posted by walter January 27, 2026 Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a JScript-based command-and-control (C2) framework called PeckBirdy that has been put to use ... Continue reading
26 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News Indian Users Targeted in Tax Phishing Campaign Delivering Blackmoon Malware Posted by walter January 26, 2026 Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an ongoing campaign that's targeting Indian users with a multi-stage backdoor as part of a su... Continue reading
26 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News Malicious VS Code AI Extensions with 1.5 Million Installs Steal Developer Source Code Posted by walter January 26, 2026 Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions that are advertised as artifi... Continue reading
26 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News ⚡ Weekly Recap: Firewall Flaws, AI-Built Malware, Browser Traps, Critical CVEs & More Posted by walter January 26, 2026 Security failures rarely arrive loudly. They slip in through trusted tools, half-fixed problems, and habits people stop questioning. Th... Continue reading
26 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News Winning Against AI-Based Attacks Requires a Combined Defensive Approach Posted by walter January 26, 2026 If there’s a constant in cybersecurity, it’s that adversaries are always innovating. The rise of offensive AI is transforming attack st... Continue reading
26 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News Konni Hackers Deploy AI-Generated PowerShell Backdoor Against Blockchain Developers Posted by walter January 26, 2026 The North Korean threat actor known as Konni has been observed using PowerShell malware generated using artificial intelligence (AI) to... Continue reading
24 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign Targets Russia with Amnesia RAT and Ransomware Posted by walter January 24, 2026 A new multi-stage phishing campaign has been observed targeting users in Russia with ransomware and a remote access trojan called Amnes... Continue reading
24 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News New DynoWiper Malware Used in Attempted Sandworm Attack on Polish Power Sector Posted by walter January 24, 2026 The Russian nation-state hacking group known as Sandworm has been attributed to what has been described as the "largest cyber attack" t... Continue reading
24 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News Who Approved This Agent? Rethinking Access, Accountability, and Risk in the Age of AI Agents Posted by walter January 24, 2026 AI agents are accelerating how work gets done. They schedule meetings, access data, trigger workflows, write code, and take action in r... Continue reading
24 Jan Background Investigation Methods, Cyber Defense Strategies, Cyber Due Diligence, Fraud Investigation Techniques, Hacker News CISA Adds Actively Exploited VMware vCenter Flaw CVE-2024-37079 to KEV Catalog Posted by walter January 24, 2026 The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a critical security flaw affecting Broadcom VMware vCe... Continue reading