Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

A new China-linked cybercrime group known as TA4922 has expanded its targeting focus to target European organizations in the U.K., Germany, Italy, and South Africa

Latest in long-running pwning of Cisco kit found in mystery Fed agency A US federal agency was successfully targeted by a previously unknown backdoor malware called Firestarter, according to CISA cybersnoops and their UK counterparts – neither of which disclosed the agency's name.…

Investigators found the malware, dubbed Firestarter, on a federal agency's network in a campaign dating back to at least September 2025. The post US, UK agencies warn hackers were hiding on Cisco firewalls long after patches were applied appeared first on CyberScoop.

Orgs can now buy UK cyber agency engineered commercial gadget, but details are slim GCHQ's cyber arm has entered the hardware game with its first device designed to prevent cyberattacks on display devices.…

Also: NodeCordRAT Malware, North Korean QR-Phishing CampaignThis week, U.K. crypto exchanges linked to Iranian sanctions evasion, NodeCordRAT malware spread via npm, an FBI alert on North Korean QR-code phishing, illicit crypto hit $154 billion in 2025 and U.S. President Donald Trump said he won't pardon Sam Bankman-Fried.

Also, a Renault Breach, WhatsApp Malware and Qilin Claims Asahi AttackThis week, insurer cybersecurity spending, a Renault breach, a WhatsApp malware campaign in Brazil. Germany skeptical of Chat Control. Two UK teens arrested for ransomware attack. Qilin claimed the attack on Japan's Asahi. Hackers weaponized Nezha. An Invoice data breach exposed personal records.

Fancy Bear can't keep its claws out of Outlook inboxes The UK government is warning that Russia's APT28 (also known as Fancy Bear or Forest Blizzard) has been deploying previously unknown malware to harvest Microsoft email credentials and steal access to compromised accounts.…

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has formally attributed 'Authentic Antics' espionage malware attacks to APT28 (Fancy Bear), threat actor already linked to Russia's military intelligence service (GRU). [...]

Russian military intelligence-linked hackers are using a new malware called “Authentic Antics” to secretly access Microsoft cloud email accounts, the UK's NCSC reports

Spear-Phishing Campaign Used RomCom Malware VariantA phishing campaign wielding malware previously associated with Russian-speaking hackers targeted the U.K. Ministry of Defense in late 2024. It is unclear if the campaign is tied to a data leak of 600 armed personnel, civil servants, and defense contractors reported late last year.

A new Android banking malware named 'DroidBot' attempts to steal credentials for over 77 cryptocurrency exchanges and banking apps in the UK, Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal. [...]

A new Android banking malware named 'DroidBot' attempts to steal credentials for over 77 cryptocurrency exchanges and banking apps in the UK, Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal. [...]

Scumbags play on victims' worst fears in phishing campaign referencing UK Employment Tribunal A current phishing campaign scares recipients into believing they've been sacked, when in reality they've been hacked – and infected with infostealers and other malware that means a payday for the crooks behind the scam.…

UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published an analysis of a Linux malware named "Pigmy Goat" created to backdoor Sophos XG firewall devices as part of recently disclosed attacks by Chinese threat actors. [...]

A collaboration with the FBI and law-enforcement agencies in Europe, the UK, and Australia, Operation Magnus has seized servers and source code related to the two malware families, which have stolen data from millions of victims worldwide.

Stephen Doughty Says Cybersecurity Vital to National And Economic SecurityThe British government will continue disruptive actions against ransomware and malware operators, a top U.K. government official vowed Wednesday. Stephen Doughty, Minister of State, said the recently elected U.K. government views security as a core pillar of economic and strategic growth.

4 file complaint with London's Met, alleging malware maker helped autocratic states violate their privacy Four UK-based proponents of human rights and critics of Middle Eastern states today filed a report with London's Metropolitan Police they hope will lead to charges against Pegasus peddler NSO Group.…

The Medusa banking trojan for Android has re-emerged after almost a year of keeping a lower profile in campaigns targeting France, Italy, the United States, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Turkey. [...]

That means Brit spies want the ability to do exactly that, huh? The idea that AI could generate super-potent and undetectable malware has been bandied about for years – and also already debunked. However, an article published today by the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) suggests there is a "realistic possibility" that by 2025, the most sophisticated attackers’ tools will improve markedly thanks to AI models informed by data describing successful cyber-hits.…

Report suggests Sellafield compromised since 2015, response seems worryingly ignorant of Stuxnet The government of the United Kingdom has issued a strongly worded denial of a report that the Sellafield nuclear complex has been compromised by malware for years.…