Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

IntroductionIn January 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz observed activity by a suspected Iran-nexus threat actor targeting government officials in Iraq. ThreatLabz discovered previously undocumented malware ...

Iran-linked Dust Specter targeted Iraqi officials using fake ministry lures and new malware families uncovered by Zscaler.

Fake CAPTCHA attacks spiked by 563% last year: How to spot them before it's too late ...

VOID#GEIST malware campaign delivers XWorm, AsyncRAT, and Xeno RAT using batch scripts, Python loaders, and explorer.exe ...

Hackers have a new tool called ClickFix. The new attack vector combines fake human-verification prompts with malware, trying to trick users into running Terminal commands that bypass macOS security.

The malware is described as an 'EDR killer', stopping security solutions and suppressing notifications.

North Korean hacking group APT37 was seen deploying new implants, backdoors, and other tools in attacks targeting air-gapped ...

A compromised Chrome extension with 7,000 users was updated to deploy malware, strip security headers, and steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases.

Throughout early 2026, SentinelOne’s Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) team has responded to several incidents where FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) appliances have been ...

The security researchers from Zscaler ThreatLabz have also discovered five new tools deployed by the North Korean hacking ...

Dormant access refers to any account or entitlement that keeps its privileges but shows no sign of use for an extended period. This can be a domain admin ...