Tag: malicious
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Invisible battles: How cybersecurity work erodes mental health in silence and what we can do about it
Always-on alertness Threats don’t wait. Neither does your pager. You’re expected to respond instantly, on holidays, birthdays, weekends and 2 a.m. system alerts. Even when nothing’s burning, your mind stays wired.That permanent readiness? It’s exhaustion disguised as dedication. Sleep suffers. Focus slips. And when your nervous system never gets to shut down, it starts to…
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Invisible battles: How cybersecurity work erodes mental health in silence and what we can do about it
Always-on alertness Threats don’t wait. Neither does your pager. You’re expected to respond instantly, on holidays, birthdays, weekends and 2 a.m. system alerts. Even when nothing’s burning, your mind stays wired.That permanent readiness? It’s exhaustion disguised as dedication. Sleep suffers. Focus slips. And when your nervous system never gets to shut down, it starts to…
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Fake Prettier Extension on VSCode Marketplace Dropped Anivia Stealer
Cybersecurity firm Checkmarx Zero, in collaboration with Microsoft, removed a malicious ‘prettier-vscode-plus’ extension from the VSCode Marketplace. The fake coding tool was a Brandjacking attempt designed to deploy Anivia Stealer malware and steal Windows user credentials and data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/prettier-extension-vscode-marketplace-anivia-stealer/
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Second Sha1-Hulud Wave Affects 25,000+ Repositories via npm Preinstall Credential Theft
Multiple security vendors are sounding the alarm about a second wave of attacks targeting the npm registry in a manner that’s reminiscent of the Shai-Hulud attack.The new supply chain campaign, dubbed Sha1-Hulud, has compromised hundreds of npm packages, according to reports from Aikido, HelixGuard, Koi Security, Socket, and Wiz.”The campaign introduces a new variant that…
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Second Sha1-Hulud Wave Affects 25,000+ Repositories via npm Preinstall Credential Theft
Multiple security vendors are sounding the alarm about a second wave of attacks targeting the npm registry in a manner that’s reminiscent of the Shai-Hulud attack.The new supply chain campaign, dubbed Sha1-Hulud, has compromised hundreds of npm packages, according to reports from Aikido, HelixGuard, Koi Security, Socket, and Wiz.”The campaign introduces a new variant that…
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Fake Prettier Extension on VSCode Marketplace Dropped Anivia Stealer
Cybersecurity firm Checkmarx Zero, in collaboration with Microsoft, removed a malicious ‘prettier-vscode-plus’ extension from the VSCode Marketplace. The fake coding tool was a Brandjacking attempt designed to deploy Anivia Stealer malware and steal Windows user credentials and data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/prettier-extension-vscode-marketplace-anivia-stealer/
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Second Sha1-Hulud Wave Affects 25,000+ Repositories via npm Preinstall Credential Theft
Multiple security vendors are sounding the alarm about a second wave of attacks targeting the npm registry in a manner that’s reminiscent of the Shai-Hulud attack.The new supply chain campaign, dubbed Sha1-Hulud, has compromised hundreds of npm packages, according to reports from Aikido, HelixGuard, Koi Security, Socket, and Wiz.”The campaign introduces a new variant that…
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Second Sha1-Hulud Wave Affects 25,000+ Repositories via npm Preinstall Credential Theft
Multiple security vendors are sounding the alarm about a second wave of attacks targeting the npm registry in a manner that’s reminiscent of the Shai-Hulud attack.The new supply chain campaign, dubbed Sha1-Hulud, has compromised hundreds of npm packages, according to reports from Aikido, HelixGuard, Koi Security, Socket, and Wiz.”The campaign introduces a new variant that…
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vLLM Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution Through Malicious Payloads
A high security vulnerability has been discovered in vLLM, a widely used high-throughput inference and serving engine for Large Language Models. The flaw, identified as CVE-2025-62164, enables attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely through maliciously crafted payloads sent to the Completions API endpoint. Attribute Details CVE ID CVE-2025-62164 Severity High CVSS Score 8.8/10 Affected Product vLLM…
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Python-Based Malware Enables Stealthy Process Injection into Legitimate Windows Binaries
K7 Labs researchers have identified a sophisticated Python-based malware sample employing multi-stage obfuscation and process injection techniques to achieve stealthy persistence on Windows systems. The malware reconstructs a 65 MB blob, with the bulk consisting of filler content, and only a small, valid, marshalled .pyc segment at the end containing the actual malicious code. This…
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vLLM Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution Through Malicious Payloads
A high security vulnerability has been discovered in vLLM, a widely used high-throughput inference and serving engine for Large Language Models. The flaw, identified as CVE-2025-62164, enables attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely through maliciously crafted payloads sent to the Completions API endpoint. Attribute Details CVE ID CVE-2025-62164 Severity High CVSS Score 8.8/10 Affected Product vLLM…
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Malicious PyPI Package Used by Hackers to Steal Users’ Crypto Information
Tags: access, attack, backdoor, control, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, pypi, supply-chainCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated supply-chain attack targeting Python developers through a malicious package distributed via the Python Package Index (PyPI). The malicious package, named >>spellcheckers,
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Malicious PyPI Package Used by Hackers to Steal Users’ Crypto Information
Tags: access, attack, backdoor, control, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, pypi, supply-chainCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated supply-chain attack targeting Python developers through a malicious package distributed via the Python Package Index (PyPI). The malicious package, named >>spellcheckers,
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New EtherHiding Technique Uses Web Attacks to Deploy Malware and Rotate Payloads
A new era of web-delivered malware has arrived with EtherHiding, a technique that fundamentally reshapes how attackers distribute and rotate malicious payloads. Unlike traditional threats that rely on static staging servers or disposable redirect chains, EtherHiding leverages smart contracts on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) testnet, enabling attackers to update or rotate malicious payloads instantly…
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Malicious PyPI Package Used by Hackers to Steal Users’ Crypto Information
Tags: access, attack, backdoor, control, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, pypi, supply-chainCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated supply-chain attack targeting Python developers through a malicious package distributed via the Python Package Index (PyPI). The malicious package, named >>spellcheckers,
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vLLM Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution Through Malicious Payloads
A high security vulnerability has been discovered in vLLM, a widely used high-throughput inference and serving engine for Large Language Models. The flaw, identified as CVE-2025-62164, enables attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely through maliciously crafted payloads sent to the Completions API endpoint. Attribute Details CVE ID CVE-2025-62164 Severity High CVSS Score 8.8/10 Affected Product vLLM…
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Python-Based Malware Enables Stealthy Process Injection into Legitimate Windows Binaries
K7 Labs researchers have identified a sophisticated Python-based malware sample employing multi-stage obfuscation and process injection techniques to achieve stealthy persistence on Windows systems. The malware reconstructs a 65 MB blob, with the bulk consisting of filler content, and only a small, valid, marshalled .pyc segment at the end containing the actual malicious code. This…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 72
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Contagious Interview Actors Now Utilize JSON Storage Services for Malware Delivery RONINGLOADER: DragonBreath’s New Path to PPL Abuse npm Malware Campaign Uses Adspect Cloaking to Deliver Malicious Redirects GPT Trade: Fake Google Play Store…
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NDSS 2025 Explanation As A Watermark
SESSION Session 3D: AI Safety ———– ———– Authors, Creators & Presenters: Shuo Shao (Zhejiang University), Yiming Li (Zhejiang University), Hongwei Yao (Zhejiang University), Yiling He (Zhejiang University), Zhan Qin (Zhejiang University), Kui Ren (Zhejiang University) ———– PAPER Explanation as a Watermark: Towards Harmless and Multi-bit Model Ownership Verification via Watermarking Feature Attribution Ownership verification is…
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Matrix Push C2 Uses Browser Notifications for Fileless, Cross-Platform Phishing Attacks
Bad actors are leveraging browser notifications as a vector for phishing attacks to distribute malicious links by means of a new command-and-control (C2) platform called Matrix Push C2.”This browser-native, fileless framework leverages push notifications, fake alerts, and link redirects to target victims across operating systems,” Blackfog researcher Brenda Robb said in a Thursday report.In First…
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SEC Dismisses Remains of Lawsuit Against SolarWinds and Its CISO
The SEC dismissed the remain charges in the lawsuit filed in 2023 against software maker SolarWinds and CISO Timothy Brown in the wake of the massive Sunburst supply chain attack, in which a Russian nation-state group installed a malicious update into SolarWInds software that then compromised the systems of some customers. First seen on securityboulevard.com…
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NDSS 2025 THEMIS: Regulating Textual Inversion For Personalized Concept Censorship
Tags: ai, backdoor, business, conference, Internet, malicious, network, regulation, technology, threat, trainingSESSION Session 3D: Al Safety ———– ———– Authors, Creators & Presenters: Yutong Wu (Nanyang Technological University), Jie Zhang (Centre for Frontier AI Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore), Florian Kerschbaum (University of Waterloo), Tianwei Zhang (Nanyang Technological University) ———– PAPER THEMIS: Regulating Textual Inversion for Personalized Concept Censorship Personalization has become a…
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SEC Dismisses Remains of Lawsuit Against SolarWinds and Its CISO
The SEC dismissed the remain charges in the lawsuit filed in 2023 against software maker SolarWinds and CISO Timothy Brown in the wake of the massive Sunburst supply chain attack, in which a Russian nation-state group installed a malicious update into SolarWInds software that then compromised the systems of some customers. First seen on securityboulevard.com…
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NDSS 2025 THEMIS: Regulating Textual Inversion For Personalized Concept Censorship
Tags: ai, backdoor, business, conference, Internet, malicious, network, regulation, technology, threat, trainingSESSION Session 3D: Al Safety ———– ———– Authors, Creators & Presenters: Yutong Wu (Nanyang Technological University), Jie Zhang (Centre for Frontier AI Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore), Florian Kerschbaum (University of Waterloo), Tianwei Zhang (Nanyang Technological University) ———– PAPER THEMIS: Regulating Textual Inversion for Personalized Concept Censorship Personalization has become a…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Global Agencies Target Criminal “Bulletproof” Hosts, as CSA Unveils Agentic AI Risk Framework
Tags: access, advisory, ai, android, apple, attack, banking, breach, browser, chrome, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, crypto, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, extortion, finance, firewall, firmware, flaw, framework, google, governance, government, group, guide, Hardware, ibm, identity, infection, infrastructure, international, Internet, law, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mobile, monitoring, network, open-source, oracle, password, phishing, radius, ransomware, rat, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, russia, scam, service, software, switch, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windowsCyber agencies call on ISPs to help combat “bulletproof” internet hosts that shield cybercriminals. Meanwhile, the CSA introduced a new methodology to assess the risks of autonomous AI. Plus, get the latest on the CIS Benchmarks, drone-detection systems, and malware infections. Key takeaways Crackdown on “bulletproof” hosting: International cyber agencies are urging ISPs and network…
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AI-Driven Obfuscated Malicious Apps Bypassing Antivirus Detection to Deliver Malicious Payloads
Cybersecurity researchers have identified a sophisticated malware campaign leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance obfuscation techniques, enabling malicious applications to circumvent traditional antivirus detection systems. The threat actors behind the campaign are distributing trojanized applications impersonating a prominent Korean delivery service, employing a multi-layered approach to evade security controls and maintain persistent command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. The…
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Cybercriminals Exploit Browser Push Notifications to Deliver Malware
Researchers at BlackFrog have uncovered Matrix Push C2, a malicious command-and-control system that abuses web browser push notifications to deliver malware First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/browser-push-notifications-deliver/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Global Agencies Target Criminal “Bulletproof” Hosts, as CSA Unveils Agentic AI Risk Framework
Tags: access, advisory, ai, android, apple, attack, banking, breach, browser, chrome, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, crypto, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, endpoint, extortion, finance, firewall, firmware, flaw, framework, google, governance, government, group, guide, Hardware, ibm, identity, infection, infrastructure, international, Internet, law, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mobile, monitoring, network, open-source, oracle, password, phishing, radius, ransomware, rat, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, russia, scam, service, software, switch, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windowsCyber agencies call on ISPs to help combat “bulletproof” internet hosts that shield cybercriminals. Meanwhile, the CSA introduced a new methodology to assess the risks of autonomous AI. Plus, get the latest on the CIS Benchmarks, drone-detection systems, and malware infections. Key takeaways Crackdown on “bulletproof” hosting: International cyber agencies are urging ISPs and network…
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Sneaky2FA phishing tool adds ability to insert legit-looking URLs
A look at Sneaky2FA: Sneaky2FA operates through a full-featured bot on Telegram, says the report. Customers reportedly receive access to a licensed, obfuscated version of the source code and deploy it independently. This means they can customize it to their needs. On the other hand, the report notes, Sneaky2FA implementations can be reliably profiled and…
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Sneaky2FA phishing tool adds ability to insert legit-looking URLs
A look at Sneaky2FA: Sneaky2FA operates through a full-featured bot on Telegram, says the report. Customers reportedly receive access to a licensed, obfuscated version of the source code and deploy it independently. This means they can customize it to their needs. On the other hand, the report notes, Sneaky2FA implementations can be reliably profiled and…