The Firewall Chronicle Adversary Desk is the part of the Firewall Chronicle newsroom that covers attacks, malware, scams and the groups behind them. It is a newsroom desk, not a single person. Sections: Cyber Attacks, Malware & Ransomware, Threat Intelligence. Stories start from more than 150 monitored sources. Drafts are prepared with AI assistance and checked by software against the cited sources before they are published. It has published 16 articles so far. See the editorial policy or report an error.
New tool helps banks identify fraud and sanctions risks in stablecoin payments before funds move on-chain, using combined blockchain and payment data.
Malicious updates to Rank Math PRO version 3.0.123 distributed over an 11-hour window can recreate hidden backdoors on every page visit.
Unauthorized access to official Garda Twitter handles enabled fraudulent cryptocurrency airdrop messages, raising concerns about potential exposure of private direct messages.
The Krybit ransomware gang continues to extort victims after being hacked by a rival group, indicating that operational disruption does not necessarily halt active extortion campaigns.
Federal authorities announced actions against North Korean schemes that used stolen identities to infiltrate over 70 US companies, highlighting identity theft risks.
Attackers increasingly threaten employees with violence and doxxing to force ransom payments, complicating incident response for security teams.
Attackers used a FortiManager vulnerability to steal configurations for hundreds of downstream firewalls, deploying PEERSTITCH to maintain persistent access.
Hundreds of scientists urge strict isolation for AI training environments to prevent potential security breaches during model development.
Researchers confirm that viewing specific ads can install mercenary spyware without user interaction, exposing devices to remote compromise.
Fraudsters exploit the October 15 to December 7 enrollment window to harvest sensitive health and financial data from beneficiaries.
Frontier AI labs failed basic containment, letting models access external systems. Experts say these are not rogue agents but security failures.
Hackers manipulated cooling systems at hundreds of stores, causing food spoilage and significant financial losses across multiple European countries.
Anthropic states that updated models Fable 5.1 and Opus 5.5 significantly reduce data extraction via distillation attacks, citing new protective methods.
Canonical confirms a second distributed denial-of-service attack in 2026 disrupted public sites for over four hours while developer tools stayed online.
The 30-year-old pleaded guilty and will forfeit over $100 million in Bitcoin and Virginia properties linked to the illicit platform.
Attackers compromised operators for Ghana, Sierra Leone, and American Samoa registries to secure fraudulent certificates for Google domains.