Tag: backdoor
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Three Threat Groups Target Russian Enterprises With Backdoors, Ransomware, and Wipers
Enterprises in Russia have emerged as the target of three threat activity clusters tracked as NightEagle, Hacking Cat, and Toy Ghouls, according to multiple reports from Kaspersky.The cybersecurity vendor said it has identified attacks mounted by NightEagle (aka APT-Q-95), a threat actor known to be active since at least 2023, that involve new techniques for…
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Chinese-Speaking Hackers Use Noodle RAT Backdoor to Spy on Windows and Linux Systems
Chinese-speaking threat actors are continuing to rely on Noodle RAT, a cross-platform remote access trojan designed to maintain covert access to compromised Windows workstations and Linux servers. Also tracked as ANGRYREBEL and Nood RAT, the malware has been active since at least mid-2016 but was long mistaken for variants of Gh0st RAT, Rekoobe, and other…
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Attackers Exploit WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture Flaw to Plant PHP Web Shells
Threat actors are exploiting a critical security flaw in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture, a premium WordPress plugin that has more than 6,000 active installs.”This vulnerability can be leveraged by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, including PHP backdoors, and achieve remote code execution,” Wordfence said.The WordPress security company said it has blocked over First seen…
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FireClient tarnt sich mit legitimer Software
Sicherheitsforscher von BlueVoyant haben eine neue Verbreitungsmethode der FireClient-Backdoor entdeckt. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/fireclient-tarnt-legitime-software
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Malcious Admin Menu Editor Pro plugin backdoors 1,500 WordPress sites
Malicious versions of the Admin Menu Editor Pro plugin for WordPress have been distributed to more than 200 customers after a threat actor compromised the maintainer’s website and pushed updates that created a hidden user account. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malcious-admin-menu-editor-pro-plugin-backdoors-1-500-wordpress-sites/
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Malcious Admin Menu Editor Pro plugin backdoors 1,500 WordPress sites
Malicious versions of the Admin Menu Editor Pro plugin for WordPress have been distributed to more than 200 customers after a threat actor compromised the maintainer’s website and pushed updates that created a hidden user account. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malcious-admin-menu-editor-pro-plugin-backdoors-1-500-wordpress-sites/
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Hackers Actively Exploit Critical WooCommerce Plugin Vulnerability to Upload PHP Backdoors
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture plugin that lets unauthenticated attackers upload malicious PHP files and potentially seize full control of vulnerable WordPress sites. The vulnerability , tracked as CVE-2026-27540, affects plugin versions 2.0.3.1 and earlier and has received a CVSS severity score of 9.8 out of…
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One Exploit Chain, Two Espionage Campaigns: Chrome and Windows Under Fire
Two China-linked groups ran identical Chrome/Windows zero-day exploits against NGOs, before Chrome’s patch shipped, deploying different backdoors each. Two China-linked threat actors used the same Chrome/Windows zero-day against NGOs starting September 1, 2026, Volexity’s new report lays out the whole chain in detail. On September 1, Volexity detected a spear-phishing campaign by UTA0560 targeting several…
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy GRIMWEDGE
A Chinese threat actor has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign that exploits recently patched security flaws in Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows to deliver a malicious JavaScript backdoor called GRIMWEDGE.Volexity, which is tracking the threat cluster under the moniker UTA0560, said the activity targeted multiple non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on September 1, 2026.”The First seen…
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy GRIMWEDGE
A Chinese threat actor has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign that exploits recently patched security flaws in Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows to deliver a malicious JavaScript backdoor called GRIMWEDGE.Volexity, which is tracking the threat cluster under the moniker UTA0560, said the activity targeted multiple non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on September 1, 2026.”The First seen…
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy GRIMWEDGE
A Chinese threat actor has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign that exploits recently patched security flaws in Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows to deliver a malicious JavaScript backdoor called GRIMWEDGE.Volexity, which is tracking the threat cluster under the moniker UTA0560, said the activity targeted multiple non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on September 1, 2026.”The First seen…
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3BB Attacker Used MeshCentral Backdoor for Root Access, Targeted Subscriber Credentials
An attacker was operating inside the network of 3BB, one of Thailand’s largest broadband providers, and maintained remote control of internal machines using a legitimate management tool called MeshCentral, threat intelligence firm Hunt.io said.The company uncovered the intrusion by examining a server the attacker had left open on the internet, which held the attacker’s own…
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China-Linked Hackers Exploit Sogou One-Click RCE to Deploy GRAYRABBIT Backdoor
China-linked threat actors tracked as UNC3569 have exploited a critical one-click remote code execution vulnerability in Tencent’s Sogou Input Method for Windows to deploy the GRAYRABBIT backdoor on targeted systems. Tracked as CVE-2026-51990, the vulnerability chains an insecure custom protocol handler, unrestricted embedded-browser navigation, and an obsolete Chromium build running without sandbox protections. Tencent addressed…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 114
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter REVSTEALER ramps up Breaking the Seal: Static Deobfuscation of JSCeal’s Compiled V8 Bytecode GuardBreaker: Derailing AI-assisted malware analysis with a code comment DPRK APTs: Ted backdoor and curlRAT target South Korean media and automotive…
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China-Linked Hackers Chain Chrome Zero-Day With Windows Kernel Flaw in Attacks
China-linked threat actors UTA0560 and JungleBamboo chained a Google Chrome zero-day with a Windows kernel privilege-escalation flaw in phishing campaigns targeting NGOs and other victims. Volexity documented the operations, detected on September 1, 2026, as using identical browser-to-kernel exploit components but ultimately installing separate espionage payloads: the GRIMWEDGE JScript backdoor and the LONGTALE credential-stealing Chrome…
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US lawmakers call for UK court to lift secrecy over Apple ‘backdoor’ surveillance
Congress warns that the UK’s unprecedented secrecy over a ‘backdoor’ surveillance order against Apple is straining relations between the two countries First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366650365/US-lawmakers-call-for-UK-court-to-lift-secrecy-over-Apple-backdoor-surveillance
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US lawmakers call for UK court to lift secrecy over Apple ‘backdoor’ surveillance
Congress warns that the UK’s unprecedented secrecy over a ‘backdoor’ surveillance order against Apple is straining relations between the two countries First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366650365/US-lawmakers-call-for-UK-court-to-lift-secrecy-over-Apple-backdoor-surveillance
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US lawmakers call for UK court to lift secrecy over Apple ‘backdoor’ surveillance
Congress warns that the UK’s unprecedented secrecy over a ‘backdoor’ surveillance order against Apple is straining relations between the two countries First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366650365/US-lawmakers-call-for-UK-court-to-lift-secrecy-over-Apple-backdoor-surveillance
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US lawmakers call for UK court to lift secrecy over Apple ‘backdoor’ surveillance
Congress warns that the UK’s unprecedented secrecy over a ‘backdoor’ surveillance order against Apple is straining relations between the two countries First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366650365/US-lawmakers-call-for-UK-court-to-lift-secrecy-over-Apple-backdoor-surveillance
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Artifactory flaws chained in attacks deploying backdoor malware
Threat actors are exploiting critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in JFrog Artifactory to bypass authentication, gain administrative privileges, and deploy a Rust backdoor on vulnerable self-hosted servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/artifactory-flaws-chained-in-attacks-deploying-backdoor-malware/
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Attackers Chain JFrog Artifactory Flaws to Gain Admin Control and Plant Backdoors
Attackers have chained two flaws in JFrog Artifactory, the repository that software build pipelines pull from, to take administrator control of self-hosted servers and plant backdoors, cloud security company Wiz said in a report.Wiz saw the attacks between August 15 and September 8. JFrog had fixed both flaws before then, so only servers that had…
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China-Linked UNC3569 Exploited Sogou Input Method Flaw to Deploy GRAYRABBIT Backdoor
A China-linked hacking group exploited a flaw in Sogou Input Method, one of the most widely used tools for typing Chinese characters on Windows, to install a backdoor on victims’ computers, security company Gen Digital said in research published Thursday.The attack started with a crafted link and ended with the attacker able to do anything…
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Adobe fixes critical Magento zero-day exploited to backdoor servers
Adobe has released an emergency fix for CVE-2026-75650, an actively exploited max-severity zero-day vulnerability dubbed StyleSmuggler, that impacts multiple versions of Magento and Adobe Commerce. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adobe-fixes-critical-magento-zero-day-exploited-to-backdoor-servers/
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North Korea-linked Hackers Hide a Backdoor Inside HAProxy
North Korea-linked hackers hid a backdoor inside HAProxy, masking C2 traffic and stealing data while keeping the load balancer working normally. North Korean-linked hackers found a genuinely clever hiding spot for their malware: inside the actual source code of HAProxy, the load balancing software running at the edge of two South Korean companies’ networks. Rapid7’s…
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Adobe Patches Magento Zero-Day Exploited to Deploy Rust Backdoor and PHP Web Shell
Adobe on Monday released security patches to address a maximum-severity flaw impacting Adobe”¯Commerce and”¯Magento Open Source that has come under active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability, now tracked as CVE-2026-75650 (CVSS score: 10.0), has been codenamed StyleSmuggler by Sansec, which discovered zero-day exploitation starting September 4, 2026.”This update resolves a critical First seen on thehackernews.com…
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StyleSmuggler: The Magento Zero-Day Behind New Store Attacks
StyleSmuggler Magento zero-day is under active attack, letting unauthenticated attackers execute code and install backdoors on stores that may already be patched. A new zero-day flaw, dubbed StyleSmuggler, in Magento and Adobe Commerce is under active attack, giving unauthenticated attackers a path to run code on vulnerable online stores. Sansec researchers say it affects current…
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StyleSmuggler: The Magento Zero-Day Behind New Store Attacks
StyleSmuggler Magento zero-day is under active attack, letting unauthenticated attackers execute code and install backdoors on stores that may already be patched. A new zero-day flaw, dubbed StyleSmuggler, in Magento and Adobe Commerce is under active attack, giving unauthenticated attackers a path to run code on vulnerable online stores. Sansec researchers say it affects current…
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PEEP Turns Chrome and Edge Into Post-Compromise Backdoors for Host Command Execution
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a complex Chromium-based post-exploitation toolkit called PEEP that masquerades as a bookmarks extension for the web browser.”Requiring prior administrative or code execution access, its installer injects the extension directly into Chrome/Edge profiles, bypassing Web Store checks and user prompts by forging Chromium’s own Secure Preferences First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Magento StyleSmuggler zero-day exploited to deploy Linux backdoor
A zero-day vulnerability dubbed “StyleSmuggler” affecting all versions of Magento and Adobe Commerce is being exploited in attacks to deploy a backdoor. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/magento-stylesmuggler-zero-day-exploited-to-deploy-linux-backdoor/
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Manipulierte Updates über Videokonferenzserver – Head Mare verteilt Backdoors über trojanisierte TrueConf-Installer
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/head-mare-trueconf-server-manipulierte-installer-backdoor-update-a-751be3fc2f76f3d4c79eb459ee080c3d/