Spain Arrests Alleged Leader of GXC Team Cybercrime Network
Spanish authorities have arrested a 25-year-old Brazilian national accused of leading the “GXC Team” – a…
New Stealit Malware Campaign Spreads via VPN and Game Installer Apps
Threat actors are conducting a new malicious campaign deploying the Stealit malware via disguised applications, according to Fortinet. The…
Weekly Recap: WhatsApp Worm, Critical CVEs, Oracle 0-Day, Ransomware Cartel & More
Every week, the cyber world reminds us that silence doesn't mean safety. Attacks often begin quietly — one unpatched flaw, one…
Astaroth Banking Trojan Abuses GitHub to Remain Operational After Takedowns
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that delivers the Astaroth banking trojan that employs GitHub as a backbone…
Stealit Malware Abuses Node.js Single Executable Feature via Game and VPN Installers
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an active malware campaign called Stealit that has leveraged Node.js' Single Executable…
UK Police Arrest Two Teens Over Kido Nursery Ransomware Attack
The UK Metropolitan Police (Met) have arrested two 17-year-old boys in connection with the major ransomware attack that compromised the data…
New Shuyal Stealer Targets 17 Web Browsers for Login Data and Discord Tokens
Cybersecurity researchers at Point Wild’s Lat61 Threat Intelligence Team have found a new infostealer called Shuyal Stealer, a malware…
OpenAI Disrupts Russian, North Korean, and Chinese Hackers Misusing ChatGPT for Cyberattacks
OpenAI on Tuesday said it disrupted three activity clusters for misusing its ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) tool to facilitate malware…
ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree
A cybercriminal group that used voice phishing attacks to siphon more than a billion records from Salesforce customers earlier this year has…
XWorm 6.0 Returns with 35+ Plugins and Enhanced Data Theft Capabilities
Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of XWorm malware, turning it into a versatile tool for supporting a wide range of…
New Report Links Research Firms BIETA and CIII to China’s MSS Cyber Operations
A Chinese company named the Beijing Institute of Electronics Technology and Application (BIETA) has been assessed to be likely led by the…
New Report Links Research Firms BIETA and CIII to China’s MSS Cyber Operations
A Chinese company named the Beijing Institute of Electronics Technology and Application (BIETA) has been assessed to be likely led by the…
XWorm malware resurfaces with ransomware module, over 35 plugins
New versions of the XWorm backdoor are being distributed in phishing campaigns after the original developer, XCoder, abandoned the project…
Android malware uses VNC to give attackers hands-on access
A new Android banking and remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed Klopatra disguised as an IPTV and VPN app has infected more than 3,000…
New Android Banking Trojan “Klopatra” Uses Hidden VNC to Control Infected Smartphones
A previously undocumented Android banking trojan called Klopatra has compromised over 3,000 devices, with a majority of the infections…
New Android RAT Klopatra Targets Financial Data
A previously unknown Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) has been identified by security researchers, marking a significant advancement in the…
New Android Trojan “Datzbro” Tricking Elderly with AI-Generated Facebook Travel Events
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Android banking trojan called Datzbro that can conduct device takeover (DTO)…
Cybersecurity Weekly – Chrome 0-Day, 22.2 Tbps DDOS Attack, Kali Linux Release, Cisco IOS 0-Day and More
This week in cybersecurity was marked by a relentless pace of critical disclosures and unprecedented attack volumes, underscoring the…
AsyncRAT Malware Campaign Found Targeting South American Hotels
A new AsyncRAT malware campaign from threat actor TA558 is targeting the South American hospitality industry, demanding the attention of…
China-Linked PlugX and Bookworm Malware Attacks Target Asian Telecom and ASEAN Networks
Telecommunications and manufacturing sectors in Central and South Asian countries have emerged as the target of an ongoing campaign…
Google Ads Used to Spread Trojan Disguised as TradingView Premium
A malicious advertising campaign that has been tricking content creators and unsuspecting users into downloading harmful software by offering…
Amazon pays $2.5 billion to settle Prime memberships lawsuit
Amazon will pay $2.5 billion to settle claims by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it used dark patterns to trick millions of users…
Phishing Campaign Evolves into PureRAT Deployment, Linked to Vietnamese Threat Actors
A recent investigation has revealed a phishing campaign that began with a simple Python-based infostealer but ultimately led to the deployment…
North Korean Hackers Use New AkdoorTea Backdoor to Target Global Crypto Developers
The North Korea-linked threat actors associated with the Contagious Interview campaign have been attributed to a previously undocumented…
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,…
Threatsday Bulletin: Rootkit Patch, Federal Breach, OnePlus SMS Leak, TikTok Scandal & More
Welcome to this week's Threatsday Bulletin—your Thursday check-in on the latest twists and turns in cybersecurity and hacking. The…
ShadowV2 Botnet Exposes Rise of DDoS-as-a-service Platforms
A new campaign that combines traditional malware with modern DevOps tooling has been observed by cybersecurity analysts. The ShadowV2 DDoS…
Geopolitical Cyber Threats in 2024: Navigating Emerging Risks with OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence)
Geopolitical tensions worldwide can have a foreseeable impact on an organisation’s physical operations, but they can also heighten the…
Cisco Uncovers New PlugX Backdoor Linked to Chinese APTs
Researchers at Cisco Talos have uncovered a long-running espionage campaign active since 2022, targeting the telecommunications and…
ShadowV2 Botnet Exploits Misconfigured AWS Docker Containers for DDoS-for-Hire Service
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet that customers can rent access to conduct distributed denial-of-service…
Organizations Must Update Defenses to Scattered Spider Tactics, Experts Urge
Organizations must urgently update their defenses to protect against tactics deployed by the Scattered Spider hacking collective this year,…
CountLoader Broadens Russian Ransomware Operations With Multi-Version Malware Loader
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware loader codenamed CountLoader that has been put to use by Russian ransomware gangs to…
SilentSync RAT Delivered via Two Malicious PyPI Packages Targeting Python Developers
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to…
New FileFix attack uses steganography to drop StealC malware
A newly discovered FileFix social engineering attack impersonates Meta account suspension warnings to trick users into unknowingly installing…
RevengeHotels: a new wave of attacks leveraging LLMs and VenomRAT
Background RevengeHotels, also known as TA558, is a threat group that has been active since 2015, stealing credit card data from hotel guests…
⚡ Weekly Recap: Bootkit Malware, AI-Powered Attacks, Supply Chain Breaches, Zero-Days & More
In a world where threats are persistent, the modern CISO's real job isn't just to secure technology—it's to preserve institutional trust…
HiddenGh0st, Winos and kkRAT Exploit SEO, GitHub Pages in Chinese Malware Attacks
Chinese-speaking users are the target of a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that uses fake software sites to distribute…
Fileless Malware Deploys Advanced RAT via Legitimate Tools
A sophisticated fileless malware campaign exploiting legitimate system tools has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. The attack…
AsyncRAT Exploits ConnectWise ScreenConnect to Steal Credentials and Crypto
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that leverages ConnectWise ScreenConnect, a legitimate Remote Monitoring…
New Fileless Malware Attack Uses AsyncRAT for Credential Theft
LevelBlue Labs has published new research on a recent attack that used a fileless loader to deliver AsyncRAT, a well-known Remote Access…
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…
The obfuscation game: MUT-9332 targets Solidity developers via malicious VS Code extensions
Key points and observations Datadog Security Research discovered three malicious VS Code extensions that target Solidity developers on…