A seemingly innocent patch update for the popular 2D platformer game BlockBlasters has transformed into a sophisticated malware campaign, exposing hundreds of Steam users to data theft and system compromise. The malicious patch, deployed on August 30, 2025, demonstrates how threat actors are increasingly exploiting the gaming ecosystem to distribute information-stealing malware while users remain […]
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Co-authored by Constella Intelligence and Kineviz As infostealer malware continues to scale in reach, automation, and precision, organizations face an increasingly urgent challenge: a lack of comprehensive visibility across their identity exposure landscape. While credential leaks and cookie thefts are often detected in isolation, without centralized and time-aware analytics, security teams cannot understand the true extent …
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In recent weeks, security researchers have observed a surge in attacks exploiting Oracle Database Scheduler’s External Jobs feature to gain a foothold in corporate environments. This technique abuses the scheduler’s ability to execute arbitrary commands on Windows-based database servers, allowing adversaries to bypass perimeter defenses. Initial intrusion vectors involve probing publicly exposed Oracle listener ports […]
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