From The Hacker News – Kaspersky Links Head Mare to Twelve, Targeting Russian Entities via Shared C2 Servers

From The Hacker News – Kaspersky Links Head Mare to Twelve, Targeting Russian Entities via Shared C2 Servers

Two known threat activity clusters codenamed Head Mare and Twelve have likely joined forces to target Russian entities, new findings from Kaspersky reveal. "Head Mare relied heavily on tools previously associated with Twelve. Additionally, Head Mare attacks utilized command-and-control (C2) servers exclusively linked to Twelve prior to these incidents," the company said. "This suggests
From The Hacker News – Medusa Ransomware Hits 40+ Victims in 2025, Demands $100K–$15M Ransom

From The Hacker News – Medusa Ransomware Hits 40+ Victims in 2025, Demands $100K–$15M Ransom

The threat actors behind the Medusa ransomware have claimed nearly 400 victims since it first emerged in January 2023, with the financially motivated attacks witnessing a 42% increase between 2023 and 2024. In the first two months of 2025 alone, the group has claimed over 40 attacks, according to data from the Symantec Threat Hunter Team said in a report shared with The Hacker News. The
From The Hacker News – China-Linked Silk Typhoon Expands Cyber Attacks to IT Supply Chains for Initial Access

From The Hacker News – China-Linked Silk Typhoon Expands Cyber Attacks to IT Supply Chains for Initial Access

The China-lined threat actor behind the zero-day exploitation of security flaws in Microsoft Exchange servers in January 2021 has shifted its tactics to target the information technology (IT) supply chain as a means to obtain initial access to corporate networks. That's according to new findings from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, which said the Silk Typhoon (formerly Hafnium) hacking