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An unknown entity was recently found to be targeting cybersecurity researchers and developers with malware-laced versions of dnSpy, a popular debugger and .NET assembly editor.

The India-based threat actor Patchwork has recently been found to have infected itself with its own malware, revealing sensitive information about the group's activities.

Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday of 2022 has brought fixes for 96 vulnerabilities, 89 of which have been flagged as important and 7 others as critical.

A new ransomware operator by the name of Night Sky was first observed in action at the tail end of 2021. The group has already successfully struck at least two victims in Japan and Bangladesh, and has published data stolen in these attacks.

A ransomware attack against Portuguese media group Impresa has taken offline SIC, the country's largest TV channel, as well as the weekly newspaper Expresso.

A new remote access Trojan (RAT) by the name of Dark Watchman uses fileless techniques and is mainly created in JavaScript. This makes it more stealthy.

Portland, Oregon-based McMenamins brewery and hotel chain suffered a ransomware attack on December 12. The strike has been attributed to the ruthless Conti extortion gang.