Carbon Black
Coverage of Carbon Black in the Nexus archive.
- Two dead in explosion at Dakshin Energy unit in Parawada industrial park, Anakapalli
Two people died in an explosion at the Dakshin Energy unit in Parawada industrial park, Anakapalli. The facility produced plastic pyrolysis oil and carbon black, but the cause of the fire remains unknown.
- DragonForce Hackers Abuse Microsoft Teams Relays to Hide Backdoor.Turn C2 Traffic
Threat actors linked to DragonForce ransomware used Backdoor.Turn, a custom Go-based remote access trojan, to conceal command-and-control traffic via Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure. The malware was deployed against a major U.S. services firm, according to Symantec and Carbon Black.
- MuddyWater Uses DLL Side-Loading in Espionage Campaign Targeting 9 Countries
The Iranian hacking group MuddyWater has been linked to a cyber espionage campaign targeting nine organizations across nine countries in Q1 2026. The campaign used DLL side-loading to compromise industrial, electronics manufacturing, education, public-sector, financial services, and professional services sectors, according to the Threat Hunter Team from Symantec and Carbon Black.
- Pre-Stuxnet Fast16 Malware Tampered with Nuclear Weapons Simulations
The Lua-based fast16 malware was a cyber sabotage tool designed to tamper with nuclear weapons testing simulations, corrupting uranium-compression simulations central to nuclear weapon design. This pre-Stuxnet tool was engineered by unknown actors. The discovery was made by Symantec and Carbon Black teams.
- Scientists finally solve the 100-year mystery behind tough tires
Scientists have solved the 100-year mystery behind tough tires by discovering that carbon black forces rubber to strengthen when stretched. This breakthrough was achieved through massive computer simulations at the University of South Florida. The discovery dramatically boosts the strength and durability of reinforced rubber.