Tag: backdoor
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Q4 2025 Malware Trends: Telegram Backdoor, Banking Trojans Surge, Joker Returns to Google Play
Telegram mods spread a powerful Android backdoor as banking trojans surge and Joker malware resurfaces on Google Play in Q4 2025, says Doctor Web. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/q4-2025-malware-telegram-backdoor-joker-google-play/
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NIST Calls for Public to Help Better Secure AI Agents
NIST Seeks Input to Protect AI Systems Used in Government, Critical Infrastructure. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking public input from security experts and stakeholders to weigh in on security threats from agentic AI warning they may be vulnerable to exploits like hijacking, backdoors and misaligned behavior across federal networks. First seen…
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Corrupting LLMs Through Weird Generalizations
Fascinating research: Weird Generalization and Inductive Backdoors: New Ways to Corrupt LLMs. AbstractLLMs are useful because they generalize so well. But can you have too much of a good thing? We show that a small amount of finetuning in narrow contexts can dramatically shift behavior outside those contexts. In one experiment, we finetune a model…
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Shai-Hulud & Co.: Die Supply Chain als Achillesferse
Tags: access, ai, application-security, backdoor, ciso, cloud, cyber, cyberattack, data, github, Hardware, infrastructure, kritis, kubernetes, LLM, monitoring, network, nis-2, programming, resilience, risk, rust, sbom, software, spyware, strategy, supply-chain, tool, vulnerabilityEgal, ob React2Shell, Shai-Hulud oder XZ Utils: Die Sicherheit der Software-Supply-Chain wird durch zahlreiche Risiken gefährdet.Heutige Anwendungen basieren auf zahlreichen Komponenten, von denen jede zusammen mit den Entwicklungsumgebungen selbst eine Angriffsfläche darstellt. Unabhängig davon, ob Unternehmen Code intern entwickeln oder sich auf Drittanbieter verlassen, sollten CISOs, Sicherheitsexperten und Entwickler der Software-Supply-Chain besondere Aufmerksamkeit schenken.Zu den…
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ZombieAgent ChatGPT attack shows persistent data leak risks of AI agents
Worm-like propagation: The email attack even has worming capabilities, as the malicious prompts could instruct ChatGPT to scan the inbox, extract addresses from other email messages, exfiltrate those addresses to the attackers using the URL trick, and send similar poisoned messages to those addresses as well.If the victim is the employee of an organization that…
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TOTOLINK EX200 Extender Flaw Allows Attackers Full System Access
A critical security flaw has been discovered in the TOTOLINK EX200 Wi-Fi extender that allows attackers to gain complete control over the device. The vulnerability involves a logic error in how the device handles failedfirmwareupdates, inadvertently opening a backdoor with the highest possible privileges. Because the TOTOLINK EX200 is officially End-of-Life (EoL), the vendor has…
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Black Cat Behind SEO Poisoning Malware Campaign Targeting Popular Software Searches
A cybercrime gang known as Black Cat has been attributed to a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that employs fraudulent sites advertising popular software to trick users into downloading a backdoor capable of stealing sensitive data.According to a report published by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT/CC) and…
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Open WebUI bug turns the ‘free model’ into an enterprise backdoor
Tags: access, api, authentication, backdoor, data, exploit, flaw, malicious, mitigation, network, nvd, remote-code-execution, risk, tool, updateEscalating to Remote Code Execution: The risk doesn’t stop at account takeover. If the compromised account has workspace.tools permissions, attackers can leverage that session token to push authenticated Python code through Open WebUI’s Tools API, which executes without sandboxing or validation.This turns a browser-level compromise into full remote code execution on the backend server. Once…
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Fujitsu Post Office IT support team were ‘legalised hackers’
Backdoors meant it was possible for Fujitsu staff to steal money from Post Office branches, says former Fujitsu tech worker First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366636770/Former-Fujitsu-IT-support-team-were-legalised-hackers
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Kritische React2Shell-Schwachstelle wird aktiv ausgenutzt – CVE-2025-55182 öffnet React Server Components für Linux-Backdoors
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cve-2025-55182-react2shell-linux-backdoors-a-1bb71c2f73c8feceaaf077bb15fe17c9/
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Copilot Studio Feature Enables Silent AI Backdoors
Copilot Studio’s Connected Agents feature can be abused to create silent AI backdoors that bypass visibility and audit controls. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/artificial-intelligence/copilot-studio-feature-enables-silent-ai-backdoors/
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Hackers Abuse Copilot Studio’s New Connected Agents Feature to Plant Backdoors
Microsoft’s latest innovation may have opened the door to sophisticated cyberattacks. At Build 2025, the company introduced >>Connected Agents,
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Chinese Hackers Deploy Rootkit to Stealthily Mask ToneShell Malware
Tags: apt, backdoor, china, cyber, cyberespionage, government, group, hacker, malicious, malware, technology, toolA sophisticated cyberespionage campaign leveraging kernel-mode rootkit technology has been discovered targeting government organizations across Southeast and East Asia, with Myanmar and Thailand bearing the brunt of attacks. Security researchers identified a malicious driver delivering the ToneShell backdoor, a hallmark tool of the Chinese-nexus HoneyMyte APT group, also tracked as Mustang Panda or Bronze President.…
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HoneyMyte (aka Mustang Panda) Deploys ToneShell Backdoor in New Attacks
HoneyMyte (Mustang Panda) is back with a new ToneShell backdoor. Read how this stealthy attack blinds Microsoft Defender to target government entities in Asia. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/honeymyte-mustang-panda-toneshell-backdoor/
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HoneyMyte (aka Mustang Panda) Deploys ToneShell Backdoor in New Attacks
HoneyMyte (Mustang Panda) is back with a new ToneShell backdoor. Read how this stealthy attack blinds Microsoft Defender to target government entities in Asia. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/honeymyte-mustang-panda-toneshell-backdoor/
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React2Shell: Anatomy of a max-severity flaw that sent shockwaves through the web
What the research quickly agreed on: Across early reports from Wiz, Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42, Google AWS, and others, there was a strong alignment on the core mechanics of React2Shell. Researchers independently confirmed that the flaw lives inside React’s server-side rendering pipeline and stems from unsafe deserialization in the protocol used to transmit component…
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Evasive Panda cyberespionage campaign uses DNS poisoning to install MgBot backdoor
China-linked APT Evasive Panda used DNS poisoning to deliver the MgBot backdoor in targeted cyber-espionage attacks in Türkiye, China, and India. Kaspersky researchers spotted the China-linked APT group Evasive Panda (aka Daggerfly, Bronze Highland, and StormBamboo) running a targeted cyber-espionage campaign using DNS poisoning to deliver the MgBot backdoor against victims in Türkiye, China, and…
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Webrat turns GitHub PoCs into a malware trap
The malicious payload and behavior: Beneath the polished README, the attackers dumped a password-protected ZIP linked in the repository. The archive password was hidden in file names, something easily missable by unsuspecting eyes. Inside, the key components include a decoy DLL, a batch file to launch the malware, and the primary executable (like rasmanesc.exe) capable…
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Why outsourced cyber defenses create systemic risks
Tags: access, ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dora, exploit, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, government, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, law, malicious, monitoring, moveIT, msp, nis-2, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustRisk categories of outsourced IT & cybersecurity: When you outsource, responsibility shifts, but accountability never leaves you. The risks fall into clear categories. Operational risks The most basic risk is fragile continuity. In 2017, British Airways outsourced parts of its IT operations. A system outage grounded flights worldwide. The vendor contract delivered savings, but it…
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WhatsApp API worked exactly as promised, and stole everything
Tags: access, api, attack, backdoor, encryption, endpoint, github, malicious, malware, metric, monitoring, supply-chain, threat, tool, updateBackdoor sticks around even after package removal: Koi said the most significant component of the attack was its persistence. WhatsApp allows users to link multiple devices to a single account through a pairing process involving an 8-character code. The malicious lotusbail package hijacked this mechanism by embedding a hardcoded pairing code that effectively added the…
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React2Shell is the Log4j moment for front end development
What to look for: In an attack tracked by S-RM, immediately after the threat actor gained access to a targeted company’s network, they ran a hidden PowerShell command, establishing command and control (C2) by downloading a Cobalt Strike PowerShell stager, a tactic regularly used by red teamers, and installing a beacon to allow them to…
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React2Shell is the Log4j moment for front end development
What to look for: In an attack tracked by S-RM, immediately after the threat actor gained access to a targeted company’s network, they ran a hidden PowerShell command, establishing command and control (C2) by downloading a Cobalt Strike PowerShell stager, a tactic regularly used by red teamers, and installing a beacon to allow them to…
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Backdoors eingeschleust: Chinesische Hacker kapern seit Wochen Cisco-Systeme
Angreifer aus China schleusen über eine Zero-Day-Lücke in Cisco AsyncOS Malware auf anfällige Appliances. Ein Patch ist noch nicht in Sicht. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/ungepatchte-sicherheitsluecke-cisco-systeme-werden-seit-wochen-attackiert-2512-203379.html
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Cisco AsyncOS 0-Day Allows Remote Execution of System Commands
Cisco Talos has uncovered an active campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Cisco AsyncOS Software, affecting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager. The security flaw enables attackers to execute system-level commands remotely and deploy sophisticated backdoors on compromised systems. The threat actor behind this campaign, tracked as UAT-9686, is assessed…
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Cisco AsyncOS 0-Day Allows Remote Execution of System Commands
Cisco Talos has uncovered an active campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Cisco AsyncOS Software, affecting Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager. The security flaw enables attackers to execute system-level commands remotely and deploy sophisticated backdoors on compromised systems. The threat actor behind this campaign, tracked as UAT-9686, is assessed…
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Cisco email security appliances rooted and backdoored via still unpatched zero-day
A suspected Chinese-nexus threat group has been compromising Cisco email security devices and planting backdoors and log-purging tools on them since at least late November … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/17/cisco-secure-email-cve-2025-20393/