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Qrator Labs Mitigated Record L7 DDoS Attack from 5.76M-Device Botnet

A record-breaking Layer 7 (L7) Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack was successfully mitigated after being launched by a massive botnet comprising 5.76 million compromised devices.

600 GB of Alleged Great Firewall of China Data Published in Largest Leak Yet

A massive 600 GB data leak allegedly tied to the Great Firewall of China has surfaced online, exposing a trove of internal documents, source code, and operational data. The leaked data is attributed to the hacktivist group Enlace Hacktivista.
September 11, 2025

Chinese APT Hits Philippine Military Firm with New EggStreme Fileless Malware

A China-based advanced persistent threat (APT) group is actively targeting military organizations in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly the Philippines, using a newly discovered fileless malware framework named EggStreme.

Hello Gym Data Leak Exposes 1.6 Million Audio Files of Gym Members

The breach was discovered in an unsecured database managed by Hello Gym. The database contained 1,605,345 audio files, including voicemails and phone recordings collected between 2020 and 2025.

GhostAction Attack Steals 3,325 Secrets from GitHub Projects

The breach affected 327 developers and exposed thousands of secrets, posing a significant risk to software supply chains. Several companies reported that their entire SDK portfolios were tampered with, increasing the risk of downstream compromise.

Cloudflare Mitigates Largest Ever Recorded DDoS Attack at 11.5 Tbps

A record-breaking Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack peaking at 11.5 terabits per second (Tbps) was successfully mitigated without service disruption. The attack lasted approximately 35 seconds.

Fake AnyDesk Installer Spreads MetaStealer Through ClickFix Scam

A new malware campaign is leveraging a fake AnyDesk installer and a deceptive ClickFix technique to distribute MetaStealer malware. This campaign uses a novel "FileFix" method to bypass traditional defenses by exploiting Windows File Explorer.

Google Big Sleep AI Tool Finds Critical Chrome Vulnerability

Google has patched a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-9478) in the Chrome browser. The flaw, a use-after-free issue in the ANGLE graphics library, could allow attackers to execute malicious code via crafted web content.

National Public Data Relaunches Despite 2.9 Billion SSNs Breach

The breach exposed approximately 2.9 billion records, including highly sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers (SSNs), names, addresses, phone numbers, and familial relationships.

Fake CoinMarketCap Journalists Targeting Crypto Executives in Spear-Phishing Campaign

A targeted spear-phishing campaign is impersonating CoinMarketCap journalists to compromise cryptocurrency executives. The attackers exploit Zoom’s remote control feature to gain access to victims' systems.

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