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A meticulously crafted malware campaign has been uncovered, leveraging the trust users place in popular communication platforms by disguising the sophisticated ValleyRAT backdoor as a legitimate installer for the LINE messaging app. This operation, primarily targeting Chinese-speaking individuals, showcases a multi-stage infection process designed not only to infiltrate systems but also to establish long-term surveillance and exfiltrate sensitive login credentials.

With extensive expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the unique security challenges of industrial control systems, Dominic Jainy is at the forefront of protecting our critical infrastructure. His work involves dissecting complex vulnerabilities in Operational Technology (OT) that keep our power grids, water treatment plants, and manufacturing facilities running. Today, we delve into a recently discovered flaw in a

A recently disclosed vulnerability highlights a critical risk within enterprise security stacks, demonstrating how a trusted software agent designed to protect a system can inadvertently become the very key an attacker needs for a complete takeover. A severe privilege escalation flaw, identified as CVE-2025-9142, was discovered within the Check Point Harmony SASE Windows client, affecting all versions prior to 12.2.