Windsurf IDE Extension Drops Malware via Solana Blockchain
Bitdefender researchers have discovered a malicious Windsurf IDE (integrated development environment) extension that deploys a multi-stage…
Windows and macOS Malware Spreads via Fake “Claude Code” Google Ads
Bitdefender’s security researchers have discovered a malicious Google Ads campaign that targets anyone looking for downloads related to…
LummaStealer Is Getting a Second Life Alongside CastleLoader
Bitdefender researchers have discovered a surge in LummaStealer activity, showing how one of the world's most prolific information-stealing…
Helpful Skills or Hidden Payloads? Bitdefender Labs Dives Deep into the OpenClaw Malicious Skill Trap
With hundreds of malicious OpenClaw skills blending in among legitimate ones, manually reviewing every script or command isn’t realistic…
Android Trojan Campaign Uses Hugging Face Hosting for RAT Payload Delivery
Bitdefender researchers have discovered an Android RAT (remote access trojan) campaign that combines social engineering, the resources of the…
Fake Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Torrent Drops Agent Tesla Through Layered PowerShell Chain
After noticing a spike in detections involving what looked like a movie torrent for One Battle After Another, Bitdefender researchers started…
Fake Battlefield 6 Pirated Versions and Game Trainers Used to Deploy Stealers and C2 Agents
Bitdefender Labs has identified malware campaigns exploiting the popularity of EA's Battlefield 6 first-person shooter, distributed via…
The Scam That Won’t Quit: Malicious “TradingView Premium” Ads Jump from Meta to Google and YouTube
Over the past year, Bitdefender researchers have been monitoring a persistent malicious campaign that initially spread via Facebook Ads,…
Malvertising Campaign on Meta Expands to Android, Pushing Advanced Crypto-Stealing Malware to Users Worldwide
Many people believe that smartphones are somehow less of a target for threat actors. They couldn’t be more wrong.Bitdefender Labs warns…
Weaponizing Facebook Ads: Inside the Multi-Stage Malware Campaign Exploiting Cryptocurrency Brands
A persistent malvertising campaign is plaguing Facebook, leveraging the reputations of well-known cryptocurrency exchanges to lure victims…
Hundreds of Malicious Google Play-Hosted Apps Bypassed Android 13 Security With Ease
Bitdefender's security researchers have identified a large-scale ad fraud campaign that deployed hundreds of malicious apps in the Google Play…
Lazarus Group Targets Organizations with Sophisticated LinkedIn Recruiting Scam
Bitdefender Labs warns of an active campaign by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group, targeting organizations by capturing credentials and…
Inside Bitdefender Labs’ Investigation of a Malicious Facebook Ad Campaign Targeting Bitwarden Users
Throughout 2024, Bitdefender Labs has been closely monitoring a series of malvertising campaigns that exploit popular platforms to spread…
Unmasking the SYS01 Infostealer Threat: Bitdefender Labs Tracks Global Malvertising Campaign Targeting Meta Business Pages
In a world ran by advertising, businesses and organizations are not the only ones using this powerful tool. Cybercriminals have a knack for…
Unfading Sea Haze: New Espionage Campaign in the South China Sea
Bitdefender researchers investigated a series of incidents at high-level organizations in countries of the South China Sea region, all…
AI meets next-gen info stealers in social media malvertising campaigns
The impact that AI has on society has steadily crept into the darkest nooks and crannies of the internet. So much so that cybercrooks are…