Tag: malicious
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Law Enforcement Dismantles SocksEscort Proxy Network in Operation Lightning
Operation Lightning sees international law enforcement partners shut down ‘SocksEscort,’ a major malicious proxy service used by cybercriminals worldwide First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/socksescort-proxy-network-op/
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Storm-2561 targets enterprise VPN users with SEO poisoning, fake clients
vpn-fortinet[.]com and ivanti-vpn[.]org, hosting malicious ZIP files on GitHub, the advisory said.The malware itself arrives as a ZIP file containing a Windows Installer package. When a user launches the downloaded installer, it drops a fake Pulse Secure application into a directory that closely mimics a legitimate Pulse Secure installation path, Microsoft said.”This installation path blends…
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Storm-2561 targets enterprise VPN users with SEO poisoning, fake clients
vpn-fortinet[.]com and ivanti-vpn[.]org, hosting malicious ZIP files on GitHub, the advisory said.The malware itself arrives as a ZIP file containing a Windows Installer package. When a user launches the downloaded installer, it drops a fake Pulse Secure application into a directory that closely mimics a legitimate Pulse Secure installation path, Microsoft said.”This installation path blends…
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Two Newly Discovered Chrome Zero-Days Exploited in the Wild to Run Malicious Code
Google has released an urgent security update for its Chrome desktop browser to address two critical zero-day vulnerabilities. Tracked as CVE-2026-3909 and CVE-2026-3910, both flaws are categorized as high-severity and are confirmed to be actively exploited by attackers in the wild. Users are strongly advised to update their browsers immediately to protect against potential malicious…
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Six Packagist Packages Linked to Trojanized jQuery Campaign
Six malicious OphimCMS themes on Packagist have been caught shipping trojanized jQuery and other JavaScript, exposing movie”‘streaming sites and their visitors to redirects, URL exfiltration, and aggressive ad schemes tied to sanctioned FUNNULL infrastructure. Socket’s Threat Research Team found that the attacker embedded all malicious logic in bundled JS assets while leaving the PHP code and package…
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How to Scale Phishing Detection in Your SOC: 3 Steps for CISOs
Phishing has quietly turned into one of the hardest enterprise threats to expose early. Instead of crude lures and obvious payloads, modern campaigns rely on trusted infrastructure, legitimate-looking authentication flows, and encrypted traffic that conceals malicious behavior from traditional detection layers. For CISOs, the priority is now clear: scale phishing detection in a way that…
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Microsoft Authenticator could leak login codes”, update your app now
A bug in Microsoft Authenticator on Android and iOS could allow malicious apps on the same device to intercept authentication codes or sign-in links. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/microsoft-authenticator-could-leak-login-codes-update-your-app-now/
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PhantomRaven returns to npm with 88 bad packages
Operational patterns challenge “research experiment” claim: Despite the new waves, PhantomRaven’s core functionality has remained largely unchanged, the researchers said. They found that 257 out of 259 lines of the malware payload are identical across all waves, with the only significant modification being the command-and-control domain used to receive stolen data.Instead, the attacker focused on…
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Hackers Exploit Remote Management Tools to Gain Initial Access to Corporate Networks
Threat actors are increasingly exploiting legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools to breach corporate networks and establish persistent access. This tactic allows attackers to bypass traditional security defenses by blending malicious activities with routine administrative tasks. The Surge of RMM Abuse The exploitation of remote management software has become a primary initial access vector…
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Hackers Exploit Remote Management Tools to Gain Initial Access to Corporate Networks
Threat actors are increasingly exploiting legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools to breach corporate networks and establish persistent access. This tactic allows attackers to bypass traditional security defenses by blending malicious activities with routine administrative tasks. The Surge of RMM Abuse The exploitation of remote management software has become a primary initial access vector…
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Hackers Exploit CloudFlare Anti-Security to Steal Microsoft 365 Login Credentials
A recent Microsoft 365 credential harvesting campaign shows how attackers are exploiting CloudFlare’s protective features to shield malicious phishing sites from security scanners and threat researchers. CloudFlare is widely used by organizations to improve website performance and protect against attacks such as bots, DDoS, and automated scanning. However, these same protections can also unintentionally benefit…
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Hackers Exploit CloudFlare Anti-Security to Steal Microsoft 365 Login Credentials
A recent Microsoft 365 credential harvesting campaign shows how attackers are exploiting CloudFlare’s protective features to shield malicious phishing sites from security scanners and threat researchers. CloudFlare is widely used by organizations to improve website performance and protect against attacks such as bots, DDoS, and automated scanning. However, these same protections can also unintentionally benefit…
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North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft exposed
Opportunistic and broadly targeted: These suspect code silos were abused in a variety of illicit projects split between targeting job-seeking programmers and fake IT worker operations.”Based on our visibility, malware operations targeting individual developers seeking employment are most common,” Oliver Smith, senior threat intelligence engineer at GitLab, told CSO. “Threat actors appear to have a…
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North Korean fake IT worker tradecraft exposed
Opportunistic and broadly targeted: These suspect code silos were abused in a variety of illicit projects split between targeting job-seeking programmers and fake IT worker operations.”Based on our visibility, malware operations targeting individual developers seeking employment are most common,” Oliver Smith, senior threat intelligence engineer at GitLab, told CSO. “Threat actors appear to have a…
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New PhantomRaven NPM attack wave steals dev data via 88 packages
New attack waves from the ‘PhantomRaven’ supply-chain campaign are hitting the npm registry, with dozens of malicious packages that exfiltrate sensitive data from JavaScript developers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-phantomraven-npm-attack-wave-steals-dev-data-via-88-packages/
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Salesforce tracks possible ShinyHunters campaign targeting its users
Salesforce warns users of an uptick in malicious activity targeting Experience Cloud customers with misconfigured user settings via an open source tool First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639851/Salesforce-tracks-possible-ShinyHunters-campaign-targeting-its-users
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Critical Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Allows Malicious Code to Run Remotely
Tags: cve, cvss, cyber, flaw, malicious, microsoft, office, remote-code-execution, threat, vulnerabilityMicrosoft has disclosed a critical security flaw in its Microsoft Office suite, officially tracked as CVE-2026-26110. Released on March 10, 2026, this Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability poses a significant threat to organizations and individuals relying on the widely used productivity software. With a base CVSS score of 8.4, the flaw demands immediate attention from…
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Agentic AI security: Why you need to know about autonomous agents now
There are many benefits and security risks of deploying agentic AI within organizations. This blog emphasizes the importance of robust risk management and threat modeling to defend against both internal operational errors and potential malicious exploitation. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/agentic-ai-security-why-you-need-to-know-about-autonomous-agents-now/
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KadNap bot compromises 14,000+ devices to route malicious traffic
KadNap malware infects 14,000+ edge devices, mainly Asus routers, turning them into a stealth proxy botnet used to route malicious internet traffic. KadNap malware infects more than 14,000 edge devices, mainly ASUS routers, and turns them into a proxy botnet used to route malicious traffic. First detected in August 2025, the campaign heavily targets the…
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Five Malicious Rust Crates and AI Bot Exploit CI/CD Pipelines to Steal Developer Secrets
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered five malicious Rust crates that masquerade as time-related utilities to transmit .env file data to the threat actors.The Rust packages, published to crates.io, are listed below -chrono_anchordnp3timestime_calibratortime_calibratorstime-syncThe crates, per Socket, impersonate timeapi.io and were published between late February and early March First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2026/03/five-malicious-rust-crates-and-ai-bot.html
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March Patch Tuesday: Three high severity holes in Microsoft Office
aadsshlogin package. Systems with the extension already installed have packages.microsoft.com configured automatically, so no additional setup is required.”The cloud ecosystem doesn’t really handle patching well,” Reguly said. “It’s a relatively immature process, and the way that Microsoft handles these products really demonstrates that. The CVE impacting Azure Linux Virtual Machines (CVE-2026-23665) or the multiple CVEs…
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Fake OpenClaw npm Package Installs GhostClaw Malware
A malicious npm package disguised as OpenClaw installs GhostClaw malware to steal developer credentials and sensitive data. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/fake-openclaw-npm-package-installs-ghostclaw-malware/
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Fake Claude Code Spreads Malware to Windows, macOS Users
Attackers are using fake Claude Code install pages and malicious search ads to spread infostealer malware targeting Windows and macOS systems. The post Fake Claude Code Spreads Malware to Windows, macOS Users appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-fake-claude-code-install-pages-malware-windows-macos/