December 2025

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Spyware Alerts, Mirai Strikes, Docker Leaks, ValleyRAT Rootkit — and 20 More Stories 2025-12-11 at 16:25 By This week’s cyber stories show how fast the online world can turn risky. Hackers are sneaking malware into movie downloads, browser add-ons, and even software updates people trust. Tech giants and governments are racing to plug

NANOREMOTE Malware Uses Google Drive API for Hidden Control on Windows Systems 2025-12-11 at 16:25 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new fully-featured Windows backdoor called NANOREMOTE that uses the Google Drive API for command-and-control (C2) purposes. According to a report from Elastic Security Labs, the malware shares code similarities with another implant

UK FCA makes pound stablecoin payments a 2026 priority 2025-12-11 at 15:18 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben The UK’s financial watchdog has put British pound‑pegged stablecoin payments on its 2026 growth agenda, as London scrambles to keep its edge in digital finance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Trump’s AI ‘Genesis Mission’ emerges from Land of Confusion 2025-12-11 at 15:18 By Dan Robinson DOE lays out $320M plan for science platform linking national labs, industry, and academia President Trump’s “Genesis Mission” is taking shape with the award of more than $320 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) to advance AI in scientific

The Impact of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) on Identity and Access Management 2025-12-11 at 15:18 By As enterprises refine their strategies for handling Non-Human Identities (NHIs), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has become a powerful tool for streamlining operations and enhancing security. However, since RPA bots have varying levels of access to sensitive information, enterprises must

Coinbase opens Solana DEX access as CeFi and DeFi converge 2025-12-11 at 14:55 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Coinbase has plugged directly into Solana’s fast-growing DeFi ecosystem, letting users trade any Solana token via DEX rails without a formal listing. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bubblemaps challenges PEPE’s fair launch, alleges 30% of genesis supply bundled 2025-12-11 at 14:55 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai About 30% of the initial PEPE supply was bundled under the same entity, which sold $2 million worth of tokens the day after launch, according to Bubblemaps. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

Poland resubmits vetoed crypto bill with ‘not even a comma’ changed 2025-12-11 at 14:55 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The Polish government reintroduced an identical version of an 84-page crypto bill that was vetoed by the president, raising questions about local versus centralized EU oversight. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Researcher claims Salt Typhoon cyber spies attended Cisco training scheme 2025-12-11 at 14:55 By Connor Jones Skills gained later fed Beijing’s cyber operations, according to SentinelLabs expert A security researcher specializing in tracking China threats claims two of Salt Typhoon’s members were former attendees of a training scheme run by Cisco.… This article is an

Microsoft research shows chatbots seeping into everyday life 2025-12-11 at 14:55 By Richard Speed Copilot – your cuddly companion for nighttime introspection Microsoft analyzed 37.5 million de-identified Copilot conversations from January to September 2025, excluding commercial and educational accounts. The findings reveal distinct usage patterns based on device, time, and day.… This article is an

10K Docker images spray live cloud creds across the internet 2025-12-11 at 13:49 By Carly Page Flare warns devs are unwittingly publishing production-level secrets Docker Hub has quietly become a treasure trove of live cloud keys and credentials, with more than 10,000 public container images exposing sensitive secrets from over 100 companies, including a Fortune

WIRTE Leverages AshenLoader Sideloading to Install the AshTag Espionage Backdoor 2025-12-11 at 13:49 By An advanced persistent threat (APT) known as WIRTE has been attributed to attacks targeting government and diplomatic entities across the Middle East with a previously undocumented malware suite dubbed AshTag since 2020. Palo Alto Networks is tracking the activity cluster under

ChatGPT accused of being complicit in murder for the first time in bombshell suit: ‘Scarier than Terminator’ 2025-12-11 at 13:13 By Priscilla DeGregory, Alex Oliveira The explosive lawsuit against OpenAI over the murder of Suzanne Eberson Adams is the first known of its kind to accuse AI of being culpable for murder. This article is