Tag: malicious
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Hackers Exploit Jarsigner Tool to Deploy XLoader Malware
Security researchers at AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) have uncovered a new campaign leveraging the legitimate JAR signing tool, jarsigner.exe, to distribute the XLoader malware. The attack employs a DLL side-loading technique, where malicious DLL files are placed alongside legitimate executable files to ensure their execution when the legitimate application is run. This method exploits…
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Snake Keylogger Targets Chrome, Edge, and Firefox Users in New Attack Campaign
A new variant of the Snake Keylogger, also known as 404 Keylogger, has been detected targeting users of popular web browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox. FortiGuard Labs identified this threat using FortiSandbox v5.0 (FSAv5), a cutting-edge malware detection platform powered by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. This malicious…
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Next Wave of ‘Scam-Yourself’ Attacks Leverages AI-Generated Deepfake Videos
Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a new wave of >>Scam-Yourself
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Malware-Infected Signal, Line, and Gmail Apps Alter System Defenses
A recent cybersecurity analysis has uncovered a campaign targeting Chinese-speaking users through malicious installers of popular applications such as Signal, Line, and Gmail. These backdoored executables exploit manipulated search engine results to lure unsuspecting users into downloading malware-laden files. The attackers employ deceptive tactics, including fake download pages hosted on unrelated domains, to distribute these…
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New Snake Keylogger Variant Leverages AutoIt Scripting to Evade Detection
A new variant of the Snake Keylogger malware is being used to actively target Windows users located in China, Turkey, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Spain.Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said the new version of the malware has been behind over 280 million blocked infection attempts worldwide since the start of the year.”Typically delivered through phishing emails containing malicious…
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90,000 WordPress Sites Exposed to Local File Inclusion Attacks
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-0366) in the Jupiter X Core WordPress plugin, actively installed on over 90,000 websites, was disclosed on January 6, 2025. The flaw enables authenticated attackers with contributor-level privileges to execute remote code via chained Local File Inclusion (LFI) and malicious SVG uploads. Discovered by researcher stealthcopter through the Wordfence Bug Bounty Program, the vulnerability…
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Surge in IRS and Tax-Themed Cyber Attacks Driven by Fresh Domain Registrations
The months of January through April, marking the U.S. tax season, have seen a sharp rise in malicious cyber activity targeting taxpayers. Broadcom’s Symantec Security Center has identified a surge in IRS and tax-themed phishing campaigns, smishing attacks, and fraudulent domain registrations designed to deceive individuals and organizations. These campaigns exploit the urgency of tax…
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Ecuador’s legislature says hackers attempted to access confidential information
The National Assembly, Ecuador’s unicameral legislature, says it was able to “identify and counteract” attempts by malicious hackers to breach sensitive systems. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ecuador-national-assembly-cyberattack
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Cybercriminals Embedded Credit Card Stealer Script Within <img> Tag
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new MageCart malware campaign targeting e-commerce websites running on the Magento platform. This attack exploits <img> HTML tags to conceal malicious JavaScript skimmers, enabling cybercriminals to steal sensitive payment information while evading detection by security tools. MageCart, a term used to describe credit card skimming malware, has evolved with increasingly…
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Weaponized PDFs Deliver Lumma InfoStealer Targeting Educational Institutions
A sophisticated malware campaign leveraging the Lumma InfoStealer has been identified, targeting educational institutions to distribute malicious files disguised as PDF documents. This campaign employs compromised school infrastructure to deliver weaponized LNK (shortcut) files masquerading as legitimate PDFs, initiating a multi-stage infection process. The Lumma InfoStealer, a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) offering, is designed to exfiltrate sensitive…
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Chinese Hackers Exploit MAVInject.exe to Evade Detection in Targeted Cyber Attacks
The Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been observed employing a novel technique to evade detection and maintain control over infected systems.This involves the use of a legitimate Microsoft Windows utility called Microsoft Application Virtualization Injector (MAVInject.exe) to inject the threat actor’s malicious payload into an external process, waitfor.exe, First seen on…
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Got a Microsoft Teams invite? Storm-2372 gang exploit device codes in global phishing attacks
Security experts have warned that a cybercriminal group has been running a malicious and inventive phishing campaign since August 2024 to break into organizations across Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/microsoft-teams-storm-2372-exploit-device-codes
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XCSSET macOS malware reappears with new attack strategies, Microsoft sounds alarm
Xcode developers targeted through infected projects: Microsoft reported that XCSSET continues to spread via compromised Xcode projects, a technique that has been in use since the malware’s discovery in 2020. Once an infected project is cloned or downloaded, the malware can embed itself within the developer’s system and further propagate when the infected code is…
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New Xerox Printer Flaws Could Let Attackers Capture Windows Active Directory Credentials
Security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Xerox VersaLink C7025 Multifunction printers (MFPs) that could allow attackers to capture authentication credentials via pass-back attacks via Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and SMB/FTP services.”This pass-back style attack leverages a vulnerability that allows a malicious actor to alter the MFP’s configuration and cause the MFP First seen on…
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Password managers under increasing threat as infostealers triple and adapt
Tags: access, attack, authentication, automation, breach, ceo, cloud, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, email, encryption, exploit, finance, hacker, identity, intelligence, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, mfa, password, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, switch, tactics, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustMalware-as-a-service infostealers: For example, RedLine Stealer is specifically designed to target and steal sensitive information, including credentials stored in web browsers and other applications. It is often distributed through phishing emails or by tricking prospective marks into visiting booby-trapped websites laced with malicious downloaders.Another threat comes from Lumma stealer, offered for sale as a malware-as-a-service,…
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Cybercriminals Exploit Onerror Event in Image Tags to Deploy Payment Skimmers
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a credit card stealing malware campaign that has been observed targeting e-commerce sites running Magento by disguising the malicious content within image tags in HTML code in order to stay under the radar.MageCart is the name given to a malware that’s capable of stealing sensitive payment information from online shopping sites.…
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LibreOffice Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers to Write to Files and Extract Data
Two critical vulnerabilities in LibreOffice (CVE-2024-12425 and CVE-2024-12426) expose millions of users to file system manipulation and sensitive data extraction attacks. These flaws affect both desktop users opening malicious documents and server-side systems using LibreOffice for headless document processing. CVE-2024-12425: Path Traversal Enables Arbitrary File Writes The first vulnerability stems from improper path sanitization when…
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ChatGPT Operator Prompt Injection Exploit Leaks Private Data
According to recent findings by cybersecurity researcher Johann Rehberger, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Operator, an experimental agent designed to automate web-based tasks, faces critical security risks from prompt injection attacks that could expose users’ private data. In a demonstration shared exclusively with OpenAI last month, Rehberger showcased how malicious actors could hijack the AI agent to extract…
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Earth Preta APT Group Evades Detection with Legitimate and Malicious Components
Researchers from Trend Micro’s Threat Hunting team have discovered a new campaign by the advanced persistent threat (APT) First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/earth-preta-apt-group-evades-detection-with-legitimate-and-malicious-components/
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New family of data-stealing malware leverages Microsoft Outlook
certutil application which handles certificates, to download files.Espionage seems to be the motive, says the report, and there are Windows and Linux versions of the malware. But fortunately the gang “exhibited poor campaign management and inconsistent evasion tactics,” it notes. Nevertheless, CISOs should be watching for signs of attack using this group’s techniques, because their…
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X now blocks Signal contact links, flags them as malicious
Tags: maliciousSocial media platform X (formerly Twitter) is now blocking links to “Signal.me,” a URL used by the Signal encrypted messaging to share your account info with another person. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/x-now-blocks-signal-contact-links-flags-them-as-malicious/
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Xerox Printer Vulnerability Exposes Authentication Data Via LDAP and SMB
Tags: access, authentication, credentials, cyber, data, flaw, iot, malicious, network, theft, vulnerabilityA critical security vulnerability in Xerox’s Versalink C7025 Multifunction Printer (MFP) has been uncovered, exposing enterprise networks to credential theft and lateral attacks. The flaw, discovered by Rapid7 Principal IoT Researcher Deral Heiland, enables malicious actors to intercept Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Server Message Block (SMB) authentication data through pass-back attacks. The vulnerabilities,…
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Threat Actors Exploiting Modified SharpHide Tool to Conceal Registry Entries
Threat actors are leveraging a modified version of the SharpHide tool to create hidden registry entries, significantly complicating detection and removal efforts. This technique exploits vulnerabilities in Windows registry handling, using null-terminated strings to obscure malicious entries. The modified SharpHide has been integrated into sophisticated attack chains, enabling malware persistence while evading standard detection mechanisms.…
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Ransomware gangs extort victims 17 hours after intrusion on average
Tags: access, business, credentials, data, encryption, espionage, exploit, extortion, government, group, healthcare, Intruder, malicious, malware, metric, monitoring, network, ransom, ransomware, service, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayThe initial point of access for the attackers and the privileges it provided themHow easy it is to reach other network segments and systems from the initially compromised assetWhether access into the environment was resold to a ransomware operator by an initial access brokerWhether the attackers decided to operate only outside the victim’s regular business…
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Google Chrome Introduces AI to Block Malicious Websites and Downloads
Google has taken a significant step in enhancing internet safety by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its >>Safe Browsing
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The Crux of Security Awareness: Stopping ‘Death Clickers’
Who Are ‘Death Clickers,’ and How Do They Weaken Company’s Cyber Defense? Employees who repeatedly click on malicious links or death clickers are a risk to an organization’s cybersecurity. This blog explains how awareness, behavior testing and simulations can help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity culture and manage human risks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Chinese Cyber-Spies Use Espionage Tools for Ransomware Side Hustle
A Chinese threat actor who targeted an Asian software company used the same toolset for the ransomware attack that was found in multiple cyberespionage incidents, leaving Symantec analysts to believe the hacker was a Chinese spy who used the malicious tools to earn some money on the side. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…
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Ransomware Detection: Attack Types Latest Techniques in 2025
Ransomware continues to be a formidable threat in the cybersecurity landscape, evolving in complexity and sophistication. It is a type of malicious software that encrypts a victim’s files or restricts access to their system, demanding payment for decryption or restoration. These attacks can lead to significant financial losses, operational disruptions, and reputational damage. As we…