A new malware strain dubbed Slopoly, likely created using generative AI tools, allowed a threat actor to remain on a compromised server for more than a week and steal data in an Interlock ransomware ...

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

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Unwitting victims are now being tricked into installing malware via Windows Terminal, but some experts say this is old news.

Threat actors are now abusing DNS queries as part of ClickFix social engineering attacks to deliver malware, making this the first known use of DNS as a channel in these campaigns. ClickFix attacks ...

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Every now and then, most especially, a system administrator will need to restart a server or system. Usually, you can Remote Shut down or Restart Windows through the graphical user interface – ...

A new ClickFix attack variant uses fake CAPTCHA pages instructing victims to paste and execute malicious commands in Windows Terminal.

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