Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

FBI says TeamPCP poisoned trusted developer tools to steal cloud credentials, spread malware through software updates, and extort victims. On July 2, 2026, the FBI published a FLASH alert identifying the criminal group called TeamPCP and detailing how it compromised widely used developer and security tools to steal credentials from victim environments at scale. The […]

A threat actor known as UNC6426 leveraged keys stolen following the supply chain compromise of the nx npm package last year to completely breach a victim's cloud environment within a span of 72 hours

Cloud-native, 37 plugins … an attacker's dream A brand-new Linux malware named VoidLink targets victims' cloud infrastructure with more than 30 plugins that allow attackers to perform a range of illicit activities, from silent reconnaissance and credential theft to lateral movement and container abuse. …

Shai-hulud 2.0 campaign features a sophisticated variant capable of stealing credentials and secrets from major cloud platforms and developer services, while automating the backdooring of NPM packages maintained by victims. Its advanced tactics enable rapid, stealthy propagation across the software supply chain, putting countless downstream users at risk.

Don't let it happen to you Storm-0501, a financially motivated cybercrime crew, recently broke into a large enterprise's on-premises and cloud environments, ultimately exfiltrating and destroying data within the org's Azure environment. The criminals then contacted the victim via a Microsoft Teams account that they'd also compromised in the attack, demanding a ransom payment for the stolen files.…

CRM Breach May Be Tied to Ongoing Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters CampaignCloud software giant Workday said its customer relationship management software has been breached and customer data stolen. The alert comes as attackers continue to pose as employees to trick help desks into giving them direct access to a victim's Salesforce CRM instance.

Stolen credentials edge out email tricks for cloud break-ins because they're so easy to get Criminals used stolen credentials more frequently than email phishing to gain access into their victims' IT systems last year, marking the first time that compromised login details claimed the number two spot in Mandiant's list of most common initial infection vectors.…

Recent campaign targeted 20,000 folk across UK and Europe with this tactic, Unit 42 warns Unknown criminals went on a phishing expedition that targeted about 20,000 users across the automotive, chemical and industrial compound manufacturing sectors in Europe, and tried to steal account credentials and then hijack the victims' Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.…

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new phishing campaign that has targeted European companies with an aim to harvest account credentials and take control of the victims' Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure

Two men have been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting dozens of companies that used the cloud data storage company Snowflake, but a third suspect -- a prolific hacker known as Kiberphant0m -- remains at large and continues to publicly extort victims. However, this person's identity may not remain a secret for long: A careful review of Kiberphant0m's daily chats across multiple cybercrime personas suggests they are a U.S. Army soldier who is or was recently stationed in South Korea.

DOJ Accuses Alleged Hackers of Stealing Terabytes of Data from Snowflake VictimsThe Justice Department unsealed an indictment against alleged hackers Connor Moucka and John Binns, accusing them of stealing data from the cloud platform Snowflake, extorting millions in bitcoin and stealing sensitive personal information from over 165 organizations and millions of individuals.

No malware crew linked to this latest red-teaming tool yet Attackers are using Splinter, a new post-exploitation tool, to wreak havoc in victims' IT environments after initial infiltration, utilizing capabilities such as executing Windows commands, stealing files, collecting cloud service account info, and downloading additional malware onto victims' systems.…

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new QR code phishing (aka quishing) campaign that leverages Microsoft Sway infrastructure to host fake pages, once again highlighting the abuse of legitimate cloud offerings for malicious purposes

Why run your own evil infrastructure when Big Tech offers robust tools hosted at trusted URLs? Black Hat State-sponsored cyber spies and criminals are increasingly using legitimate cloud services to attack their victims, according to Symantec's threat hunters who have spotted three such operations over recent months, plus new data theft and other malware tools in development by these goons.…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that targets Apple macOS systems with the goal of stealing users' Google Cloud credentials from a narrow pool of victims

Mandiant Says APT42 Members Have Been Posing as Journalists to Steal Troves of DataMembers of the Iranian state hacking group APT42 have been observed posing as journalists from credible news outlets and well-known research institutions as part of a global effort to harvest credentials and hack into victim cloud networks, according to a Mandiant report published Wednesday.

No prizes for guessing the victims A Nebraska man will appear in court today to face charges related to allegations that he defrauded cloud service providers of more than $3.5 million in a long-running cryptojacking scheme.…

Malicious OAuth apps were the tickets into victims' systems Miscreants using malicious OAuth applications abused Microsoft's "verified publisher" status to gain access to organizations' cloud environments, then steal data and pry into to users' mailboxes, calendars, and meetings.…

Threat actors can take over victims' cloud accounts to steal data, or use them for command-and-control for phishing attacks, denial of service, or other cyberattacks.