Double whammy: Steaelite RAT bundles data theft, ransomware in one evil tool

A broad set of active and emerging threats was reported across multiple sectors. A new commodity RAT called Steaelite bundles credential and cryptocurrency stealers, live surveillance, and ransomware to facilitate double-extortion campaigns. Nation-state and state-linked activity includes suspected North Korean backdoors targeting US healthcare and education, and Lazarus Group adoption of Medusa ransomware. Multiple high-impact product vulnerabilities are being actively exploited or urgently warned about: a Five Eyes joint alert over Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN bugs, four critical make-me-root flaws