Tag: malicious
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Microsoft restores VS Code theme flagged as malicious: We messed up
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/microsoft-restores-vs-code-theme-flagged-as-malicious-we-messed-up
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Workplace Chaos and Uncertainty Stoke Insider Risk Warnings
Expect Malicious Insiders to Pose ‘Big Challenge’ This Year for CISOs, Expert Warns. The current tumultuous environment for employees and job-seekers across business and government – with numerous layoffs, economic concerns and political chaos – is increasing the risk posed by trusted insiders, making for a big challenge for CISOs this year, says Forrester’s Allie…
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Symantec Uses OpenAI Operator to Show Rising Threat of AI Agents
Symantec threat researchers used OpenAI’s Operator agent to carry out a phishing attack with little human intervention, illustrating the looming cybersecurity threat AI agents pose as they become more powerful. The agent learned how to write a malicious PowerShell script and wrote an email with the phishing lure, among other actions. First seen on securityboulevard.com…
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AWS SNS Exploited for Data Exfiltration and Phishing Attacks
Amazon Web Services’ Simple Notification Service (AWS SNS) is a versatile cloud-based pub/sub service that facilitates communication between applications and users. While its scalability and integration capabilities make it a powerful tool for organizations, its misuse by adversaries for malicious purposes such as data exfiltration and phishing has raised significant security concerns. This article delves…
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DeepSeek R1 Jailbreaked to Create Malware, Including Keyloggers and Ransomware
Tags: ai, chatgpt, cyber, cybercrime, exploit, google, intelligence, malicious, malware, openai, ransomware, toolThe increasing popularity of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, has attracted cybercriminals seeking to exploit these technologies for malicious purposes. Despite the guardrails implemented by traditional GenAI platforms to prevent misuse, cybercriminals have circumvented these restrictions by developing their own malicious large language models (LLMs), including WormGPT, FraudGPT,…
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Lazarus Group Weaponizes IIS Servers for Deploying Malicious ASP Web Shells
The notorious Lazarus group has been identified as leveraging compromised IIS servers to deploy malicious ASP web shells. These sophisticated attacks have been reported to facilitate the spread of malware, including the LazarLoader variant, and utilize privilege escalation tools to gain extensive control over infected systems. The Lazarus group, associated with North Korean actors, has…
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The most notorious and damaging ransomware of all time
Tags: access, android, attack, backdoor, backup, banking, botnet, breach, communications, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, defense, detection, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, germany, google, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, infection, infrastructure, international, jobs, korea, law, lazarus, leak, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mobile, msp, network, north-korea, office, open-source, oracle, password, phishing, phone, powershell, ransom, ransomware, russia, service, software, spam, switch, technology, threat, tool, ukraine, update, usa, virus, vulnerability, windowsConti: History: First appearing in May 2020, the Conti RaaS platform is considered the successor to the Ryuk ransomware. As of January 2021, Conti is believed to have infected over 150 organizations and earned millions of dollars for its criminal developers and their affiliates. At least three new versions have been found since its inception.How it works: Conti uses the…
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New Cyber Attack Targets PyPI Users to Steal Cloud Tokens and Sensitive Data
A recent discovery by ReversingLabs researchers has unveiled a malicious cyber attack targeting the Python Package Index (PyPI) users, a popular platform for Python developers. This sophisticated campaign involves malicious packages masquerading as time-related utilities, but are designed to steal sensitive data, including valuable cloud tokens. The attack highlights the increasing vulnerability of open-source repositories…
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Phishing campaign impersonating Booking.com targets hospitality sector with malware
Cybercriminals are sending malicious emails to hospitality employees who are likely to work with Booking.com. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/booking-phishing-hotels-malware-campaign
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GitHub Uncovers New ruby-saml Vulnerabilities Allowing Account Takeover Attacks
Two high-severity security flaws have been disclosed in the open-source ruby-saml library that could allow malicious actors to bypass Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) authentication protections.SAML is an XML-based markup language and open-standard used for exchanging authentication and authorization data between parties, enabling features like single sign-on (SSO), which allows First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Hackers Exploiting JSPSpy To Manage Malicious Webshell Networks
Tags: access, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, network, open-sourceCybersecurity researchers have recently identified a cluster of JSPSpy web shell servers featuring an unexpected addition, Filebroser, a rebranded version of the open-source File Browser file management tool. This discovery sheds light on how attackers continue to leverage web shells for persistent access and post-compromise operations while blending into legitimate infrastructure. JSPSpy With Webshell Infrastructure…
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North Korean Hackers Use Google Play Malware to Steal SMS, Calls Screenshots
Cybersecurity researchers at Lookout Threat Lab have uncovered a sophisticated Android surveillance tool dubbed >>KoSpy,
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New DCRat Campaign Uses YouTube Videos to Target Users
A new campaign involving the DCRat backdoor has recently been uncovered, leveraging YouTube as a primary distribution channel. Since the beginning of the year, attackers have been using the popular video-sharing platform to target users by creating fake or stolen accounts. These malicious actors upload videos that appear to offer cheats, cracks, game bots, and…
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Fake CAPTCHA Malware Exploits Windows Users to Run PowerShell Commands
In early February 2025, Trustwave SpiderLabs uncovered a resurgence of a malicious campaign leveraging fake CAPTCHA verifications to deliver malware. This campaign uses deceptive CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into executing PowerShell commands, initiating a multi-stage attack chain. The end goal is to deploy infostealer malware such as Lumma and Vidar, which exfiltrate sensitive data…
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Estonia-based Blackwall raises Euro45 million Series B to protect SMBs from malicious online traffic
A huge chunk of online traffic now comes from bots, both good and bad, but AI is boosting the latter. From DDoS attacks to scraping, there’s a renewed barrage of threats that companies have to deal with. According to cybersecurity entrepreneur Nikita Rozenberg, the impact is more severe for SMBs. “The main difference is […]…
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Tenda AC7 Vulnerability Lets Hackers Execute Malicious Payloads for Root Access
A vulnerability has been discovered in the Tenda AC7 router, firmware version V15.03.06.44, which allows attackers to execute malicious payloads and gain root access. As per a report in Github, the vulnerability, identified through experimental setup and exploitation, revolves around a stack overflow issue in the formSetFirewallCfg function. This exploit is significant, as it not only enables…
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U.S. Accuses 12 Chinese Nationals of Hacking National Security Networks
The United States has taken significant steps to address the growing threat of Chinese cyber intrusions into U.S. government agencies and critical infrastructure. On March 5, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted 12 Chinese nationals and one Chinese company on charges of malicious cyber activity. This move marks an escalation in Washington’s efforts to…
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Lazarus Group deceives developers with 6 new malicious npm packages
Socket researchers said the malware-ridden packages were collectively downloaded over 330 times. GitHub removed all of the malicious packages Wednesday. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/lazarus-group-north-korea-malicious-npm-packages-socket/
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Malicious Python package found stealing Ethereum private keys
Tags: maliciousFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/malicious-python-package-found-stealing-ethereum-private-keys
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New North Korean Android spyware slips onto Google Play
A new Android spyware named ‘KoSpy’ is linked to North Korean threat actors who have infiltrated Google Play and third-party app store APKPure through at least five malicious apps. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-north-korean-android-spyware-slips-onto-google-play/
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Man found guilty of planting infinite loop logic bomb on ex-employer’s system
Davis Lu had planted malicious Java code onto his employer’s network that would cause “infinite loops” that would ultimate result in the server crashing or hanging. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/man-found-guilty-of-planting-infinite-loop-logic-bomb-on-ex-employers-system
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Apple Releases Patch for WebKit Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks
Apple on Tuesday released a security update to address a zero-day flaw that it said has been exploited in “extremely sophisticated” attacks.The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-24201 and is rooted in the WebKit web browser engine component.It has been described as an out-of-bounds write issue that could allow an attacker to craft…
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Microsoft patches privilege escalation flaw exploited since 2023
Vulnerabilities in file system drivers: Several of the other zero-day vulnerabilities are related to the Windows NT File System (NTFS) driver. One is a remote code execution flaw that can be triggered by the user mounting a specially crafted VHD (virtual hard disk) that triggers a buffer overflow (CVE-2025-24993).A similar vulnerability, CVE-2025-24985, that can be…
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Lazarus Group Hid Backdoor in Fake npm Packages in Latest Attack
Lazarus Group targets developers with malicious npm packages, stealing credentials, crypto, and installing backdoor. Stay alert to protect your projects. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/lazarus-group-backdoor-fake-npm-packages-attack/
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DCRat Malware Spreading via YouTube to Steal Login Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a renewed wave of attacks involving the Dark Crystal RAT (DCRat), a dangerous remote access Trojan that has resurfaced through a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model. Attackers are actively targeting gamers by distributing malicious software disguised as gaming cheats and cracks, primarily through YouTube. Malware Distribution Exploits YouTube Platform The attackers behind DCRat…
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North Korean Lazarus hackers infect hundreds via npm packages
Six malicious packages have been identified on npm (Node package manager) linked to the notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-lazarus-hackers-infect-hundreds-via-npm-packages/