Tag: malicious
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Hackers Weaponize npm Packages To Steal Solana Private Keys Via Gmail
Socket’s threat research team has identified a series of malicious npm packages specifically designed to steal private keys from Solana wallets. The implicated packages”, @async-mutex/mutex, dexscreener, solana-transaction-toolkit, and solana-stable-web-huks”, typosquat on popular libraries, appearing to serve legitimate functions while covertly executing malware. The threat actors behind these packages utilize overlapping techniques, employing similar code to…
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Hackers Weaponize MSI Packages PNG Files to Deliver Multi-stage Malware
Researchers have reported a series of sophisticated cyber attacks aimed at organizations in Chinese-speaking regions, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China. These attacks employ a multi-stage loader known as PNGPlug to deliver a malware payload identified as ValleyRAT. The attack chain begins with a phishing webpage that entices victims into downloading a malicious Microsoft…
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Malicious npm and PyPI target Solana Private keys to steal funds from victims’ wallets
Researchers found malicious npm and PyPI packages capable of stealing and deleting sensitive data from infected systems. Socket researchers have identified multiple packages in the npm and Python Package Index (PyPI) repository designed to target Solana private keys and drain funds from victims’ wallets. The malicious npm packages allowed the threat actors to exfiltrate Solana…
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How organizations can secure their AI code
Tags: ai, application-security, awareness, backdoor, breach, business, chatgpt, ciso, compliance, control, credentials, crime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, github, healthcare, LLM, malicious, ml, open-source, organized, programming, risk, risk-management, software, startup, strategy, supply-chain, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn 2023, the team at data extraction startup Reworkd was under tight deadlines. Investors pressured them to monetize the platform, and they needed to migrate everything from Next.js to Python/FastAPI. To speed things up, the team decided to turn to ChatGPT to do some of the work. The AI-generated code appeared to function, so they…
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Hackers Deploy Malicious npm Packages to Steal Solana Wallet Keys via Gmail SMTP
Cybersecurity researchers have identified three sets of malicious packages across the npm and Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that come with capabilities to steal data and even delete sensitive data from infected systems.The list of identified packages is below -@async-mutex/mutex, a typosquat of async-mute (npm)dexscreener, which masquerades as a library for accessing liquidity pool First…
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U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Salt Typhoon
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber actor for their alleged links to the Salt Typhoon group and the recent compromise of the federal agency.”People’s Republic of China-linked (PRC) malicious cyber actors continue to target U.S. government systems, including the…
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Trump’s Digital Footprint: Unveiling Malicious Campaigns Amid Political Milestones
As the political landscape heats up, so does the activity in the cyber threat domain. High-profile events such as inaugurations often become a prime opportunity for cybercriminals to launch malicious campaigns. With Trump’s upcoming inauguration on January 20th, our research sheds light on the digital threats tied to such politically charged events, focusing on previous……
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U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber actor for their alleged links to the Salt Typhoon group and the recent compromise of the federal agency.”People’s Republic of China-linked (PRC) malicious cyber actors continue to target U.S. government systems, including the…
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How Imperva Protects the Arts Industry from Ticketing Abuse by Carding Bots
The ticketing industry is under constant threat from malicious bots, with bad actors targeting these platforms for financial gain. Bots accounted for 31.1% of all traffic to entertainment platforms in 2024, with attacks ranging from scalping and credential stuffing to carding operations. When one public museum experienced a surge in fraudulent transactions, they turned to……
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US hits back against China’s Salt Typhoon group
Tags: attack, backdoor, china, cisa, ciso, communications, computer, control, crypto, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, detection, disinformation, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, ivanti, law, malicious, mandiant, microsoft, network, north-korea, office, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerabilityThe US is hitting back against the threat group, dubbed Salt Typhoon by Microsoft, which is allegedly behind recent cyber attacks against American telecommunications providers, as part of a wider campaign against Chinese-based hacking.On Friday the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it is sanctioning Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology, a…
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FBI Deletes PlugX Malware From Computers Infected by China Group
A Chinese-based threat group called Mustang Panda was using a variant of the PlugX malware to infected U.S. Windows computers and steal information. The FBI, with help from French authorities and a private company, deleted the malicious code from more than 4,200 systems. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/fbi-deletes-plugx-malware-from-computers-infected-by-china-group/
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North Korea’s Lazarus APT Evolves Developer-Recruitment Attacks
Operation 99 uses job postings to lure freelance software developers into downloading malicious Git repositories. From there, malware infiltrates developer projects to steal source code, secrets, and cryptocurrency. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/north-korea-lazarus-apt-developer-recruitment-attacks
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US, Japan and S. Korea urge crypto industry to take action against North Korean hackers
The governments said North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group hackers “continue to demonstrate a pattern of malicious behavior in cyberspace by conducting numerous cybercrime campaigns to steal cryptocurrency and targeting exchanges, digital asset custodians, and individual users.”]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/us-japan-south-korea-urge-crypto-industry-of-north-korean-hackers
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Rsync vulnerabilities allow remote code execution on servers, patch quickly!
Six vulnerabilities have been fixed in the newest versions of Rsync (v3.4.0), two of which could be exploited by a malicious client to achieve arbitrary code execution on a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/15/rsync-vulnerabilities-allow-remote-code-execution-on-servers-patch-quickly/
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Enhancing Health Care Cybersecurity: Bridging HIPAA Gaps with Innovation
The proposed HIPAA Security Rule introduces mandatory measures to prevent malicious cyberattacks in health care. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/health-care-cybersecurity-2025/
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Cisco’s homegrown AI to help enterprises navigate AI adoption
As the world rushes to integrate AI into all aspects of enterprise applications, there’s a pressing need to secure data-absorbing AI systems from malicious interferences.To achieve that, Cisco has announced Cisco AI Defense, a solution designed to address the risks introduced by the development, deployment, and usage of AI.According to Tom Gillis, SVP and GM…
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Google Cloud Researchers Uncover Flaws in Rsync File Synchronization Tool
As many as six security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the popular Rsync file-synchronizing tool for Unix systems, some of which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on a client.”Attackers can take control of a malicious server and read/write arbitrary files of any connected client,” the CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) said in an advisory.…
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Fortinet confirms zero-day flaw used in attacks against its firewalls
Fortinet has confirmed the existence of a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in specific versions of FortiOS firewalls and FortiProxy secure web gateways. The flaw has been exploited in the wild since early December in what appears to be an indiscriminate and widespread campaign, according to cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf.The fix for this zero-day is part…
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WP3.XYZ malware attacks add rogue admins to 5,000+ WordPress sites
A new malware campaign has compromised more than 5,000 WordPress sites to create admin accounts, install a malicious plugin, and steal data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wp3xyz-malware-attacks-add-rogue-admins-to-5-000-plus-wordpress-sites/
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Malicious WordPress database entry, widget steals credit card info
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/malicious-wordpress-database-entry-widget-steals-credit-card-info
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Bogus LDAPNightmare POC Deploys Infostealer Via Malicious GitHub Repo
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/bogus-ldapnightmare-poc-deploys-infostealer-via-github-repo
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Malicious kernel driver deployment possible via macOS vulnerability
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/malicious-kernel-driver-deployment-possible-via-macos-vulnerability
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Microsoft Uncovers macOS Vulnerability CVE-2024-44243 Allowing Rootkit Installation
Microsoft has shed light on a now-patched security flaw impacting Apple macOS that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed an attacker running as “root” to bypass the operating system’s System Integrity Protection (SIP) and install malicious kernel drivers by loading third-party kernel extensions.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-44243 (CVSS score: 5.5), a medium-severity bug First…
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Malicious Kong Ingress Controller Image Found on DockerHub
A critical security breach in the software supply chain has been detected. An attacker accessed Kong’s DockerHub account… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/malicious-kong-ingress-controller-image-dockerhub/
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Microsoft sues overseas threat actor group over abuse of OpenAI service
Microsoft has filed suit against 10 unnamed people (“Does”), who are apparently operating overseas, for misuse of its Azure OpenAI platform, asking the Eastern District of Virginia federal court for damages and injunctive relief.The suit was filed in late December but was not made public until last Friday, when the initial sealed filings were revealed.…
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macOS bug lets hackers install malicious kernel drivers
Apple recently addressed a macOS vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) and install malicious kernel drivers by loading third-party kernel extensions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-macos-bug-lets-hackers-install-malicious-kernel-drivers/