Microsoft has observed a surge in attacks using the ACR Stealer malware to steal browser-stored passwords, authentication ...

From late April 2026 to mid-June 2026, Microsoft Defender Experts observed increased ACR Stealer activity across customer ...

Kaspersky says the attacks use phishing, GitHub-hosted payloads, CVE-2025-9491 LNK abuse, and Go2Tunnel-based tunneling.

A widely active phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation known as FlowerStorm has begun using a browser-based virtual machine to conceal credential theft code, marking what researchers say is an ...

As organizations collect and share more data, protecting sensitive information has become essential. Data obfuscation reduces exposure by altering data so it can’t be easily interpreted if accessed ...

Morey J. Haber, Chief Security Advisor at BeyondTrust, is an identity and technical evangelist with over 25 years of IT industry experience. We often prepare for threats that are visible, and ...

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A Python-based malware family known as VVS stealer has been observed using advanced obfuscation and stealth techniques to target Discord users and extract sensitive ...

Mojang Studios announced Tuesday it will eliminate code obfuscation in Minecraft: Java Edition, marking a significant shift in how the company distributes the game to its modding community. The change ...

Mojang is making a major change for its massive modding community. On October 29, the developer announced it will stop scrambling, or obfuscating, the code for Minecraft: Java Edition. For over 15 ...

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