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⚠️ Trust Wallet links its Chrome extension hack to Sha1-Hulud, an industry-wide supply-chain attack abusing developer tools. The breach led to a malicious update and $8.5M in crypto theft before users were told to update. 🔗 Details here → https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/trust-wallet-chrome-extension-hack.html

Researchers linked three malicious browser extension campaigns to one Chinese threat actor. Over 8.8 million users across Chrome, Edge, and Firefox were affected over seven years, with some extensions lying dormant for years before turning malicious. 🔗Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/darkspectre-browser-extension-campaigns.html

IBM disclosed a critical flaw in API Connect that lets attackers bypass login and gain remote access. The issue, CVSS 9.8, affects versions 10.0.8.0–10.0.8.5 and 10.0.11.0. No active exploitation seen, but fixes are advised now. 🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/ibm-warns-of-critical-api-connect-bug.html

Researchers found a modified Shai-Hulud malware strain hidden in an npm package updated after years of inactivity. The malicious release was downloaded 197 times, with no signs of further spread so far. 🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/researchers-spot-modified-shai-hulud.html

The U.S. Treasury quietly removed three people linked to Intellexa’s Predator spyware from its sanctions list, without explanation. Weeks earlier, the same spyware was tied to an attempted WhatsApp attack on a Pakistani human rights lawyer, highlighting continued risk. 🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/us-treasury-lifts-sanctions-on-three.html

Most SOCs are already testing AI. The problem is how it’s used. The 2025 SANS SOC Survey shows 40% of SOCs run AI tools outside defined operations, leaving output inconsistent and hard to trust. AI helps only when scoped, tested, and reviewed like any other system. 🔗 Why AI fails without workflow discipline → https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/how-to-integrate-ai-into-modern-soc.html

Singapore’s CSA warns of a critical flaw in SmarterMail email servers. The bug allows unauthenticated remote code execution via arbitrary file upload, scoring a perfect 10.0 on CVSS. Any exposed server could be taken over without login. 🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/csa-issues-alert-on-critical.html

Silver Fox has shifted active phishing operations toward India, using income tax lures to deploy ValleyRAT. The attack abuses legitimate Windows software and DLL sideloading to gain quiet, persistent access. Researchers say the modular RAT enables role-based spying and credential theft. 🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/silver-fox-targets-indian-users-with.html

🛑 Mustang Panda is deploying TONESHELL via a kernel-mode rootkit driver. The signed driver loads before antivirus tools, injects the backdoor into system processes, and blocks security visibility. 🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/mustang-panda-uses-signed-kernel-driver.html

⚡ Cyber attacks did not slow down at the end of 2025. ⚠️ Bugs were used fast 🔓 Trusted software was misused 💸 Old breaches caused new losses 📱 Cloud, crypto, mobile, insiders all showed up This weekly recap breaks down what mattered in the final week of 2025 and what carries into 2026. Read: https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/weekly-recap-mongodb-attacks-wallet.html

⚠️ Attackers turned npm into phishing infrastructure over five months. 27 npm packages were used as CDN-hosted lures mimicking document sharing and Microsoft sign-in pages, targeting sales staff at 25 industrial and healthcare firms. 🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/27-malicious-npm-packages-used-as.html

MongoDB servers are under active exploitation via CVE-2025-14847, a pre-auth memory leak. Censys found 87,000 exposed instances. The default zlib compression flaw can leak passwords and API keys over time. 🔗 Read → https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/mongodb-vulnerability-cve-2025-14847.html