Tag: malicious
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AryStinger botnet infected thousands of D-Link routers worldwide
A previously undocumented malware botnet named AryStinger has compromised more than 4,000 outdated routers to turn them into proxies for malicious traffic. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arystinger-botnet-infected-thousands-of-d-link-routers-worldwide/
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AutoJack Exploit Chain Hits Microsoft AutoGen Studio With Zero-Click RCE Attack
A critical exploit chain dubbed AutoJack that allows a single malicious web page to hijack Microsoft’s AutoGen Studio browsing agent and silently execute arbitrary code on the host machine, requiring no user interaction beyond submitting a URL. AutoJack targets AutoGen Studio, Microsoft Research’s open-source prototyping UI for multi-agent AI systems. The technique weaponizes the agent’s built-in web-browsing capabilities…
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Cybercriminals abused GitHub, YouTube and VirusTotal to push crypto-stealing malware
A cryptocurrency-stealing malware campaign used inflated GitHub activity, software reviews, YouTube tutorials and favorable VirusTotal comments to make malicious trading and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/19/fake-github-stars-crypto-stealing-malware/
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Operation Endgame Disrupts SocGholish Servers, Cleans 14,971 WordPress Sites
Dutch law enforcement authorities, along with counterparts from Canada , Germany, and the U.S., have disrupted malicious infrastructure associated with SocGholish and cleaned up nearly 15,000 infected WordPress websites.”With these actions we deprive cybercriminals of access to infected computer systems,” Maikel Rollman of the Netherlands National High Tech Crime Unit said.”This prevents First seen on…
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CISA Warns Fortinet Customers as FortiBleed Hits 86,644 FortiGate Devices
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday urged Fortinet customers with FortiGate appliances to take steps to secure against ongoing malicious activity aimed at thousands of internet-accessible devices.The sweeping campaign, believed to be the work of Russian-speaking threat actors, has been codenamed FortiBleed. The number of compromised devices stands at First seen…
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CISA Warns Fortinet Customers as FortiBleed Hits 86,644 FortiGate Devices
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday urged Fortinet customers with FortiGate appliances to take steps to secure against ongoing malicious activity aimed at thousands of internet-accessible devices.The sweeping campaign, believed to be the work of Russian-speaking threat actors, has been codenamed FortiBleed. The number of compromised devices stands at First seen…
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CISA Warns Fortinet Customers as FortiBleed Hits 86,644 FortiGate Devices
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday urged Fortinet customers with FortiGate appliances to take steps to secure against ongoing malicious activity aimed at thousands of internet-accessible devices.The sweeping campaign, believed to be the work of Russian-speaking threat actors, has been codenamed FortiBleed. The number of compromised devices stands at First seen…
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Tor-Based Clipper Malware Targets Wallet Seed Phrases
USB .lnk malware steals crypto via clipboard hijack, replaces wallet addresses, steals seed phrases, and screenshots. Microsoft Threat Intelligence has been tracking a clipboard-stealing malware (Clipper) campaign since February 2026 that targets cryptocurrency wallets. A clipper is a type of malicious software that monitors and manipulates your clipboard, the temporary memory where data is stored…
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AUR suspends new registrations as 1,500-plus malicious packages flood repository
Tags: maliciousFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/aur-suspends-new-registrations-as-1500-malicious-packages-flood-repository
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Malicious JetBrains plugins steal AI API keys from developers
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/malicious-jetbrains-plugins-steal-ai-api-keys-from-developers
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Attackers Exploit Cloud Logging Platforms to Hide Malicious Activity
Attackers are increasingly targeting cloud logging platforms to evade detection and maintain persistent visibility into compromised environments. The report highlights how critical services such as AWS CloudTrail and Google Cloud Logging, designed to provide comprehensive audit trails, are being actively abused by threat actors to manipulate, disable, or redirect logs, effectively “blinding” security teams while…
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New Rokarolla Android Trojan Targets 217 Banking and Crypto Apps
Rokarolla Android malware targets 217 banking and crypto apps, steals credentials, blocks bank calls, intercepts SMS, and disables Play Protect. Zimperium’s zLabs researchers have published a detailed analysis of Rokarolla, a new Android banking trojan named after its command-and-control infrastructure. It spreads through malicious websites masquerading as TikTok and Chrome, one confirmed distribution point being…
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Hackers Target npm Ecosystem by Compromising 140+ Mastra Packages
A large-scale software supply chain attack has compromised more than 140 npm packages under the widely used Mastra namespace, exposing developers, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise environments to a stealthy cross-platform infostealer. The campaign, uncovered by the Socket Research Team on June 17, 2026, leveraged a typosquatting dependency, easy-day-js, to silently deliver malicious payloads during package…
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Hackers Target npm Ecosystem by Compromising 140+ Mastra Packages
A large-scale software supply chain attack has compromised more than 140 npm packages under the widely used Mastra namespace, exposing developers, CI/CD pipelines, and enterprise environments to a stealthy cross-platform infostealer. The campaign, uncovered by the Socket Research Team on June 17, 2026, leveraged a typosquatting dependency, easy-day-js, to silently deliver malicious payloads during package…
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Attackers Exploit Cloud Logging Platforms to Hide Malicious Activity
Attackers are increasingly targeting cloud logging platforms to evade detection and maintain persistent visibility into compromised environments. The report highlights how critical services such as AWS CloudTrail and Google Cloud Logging, designed to provide comprehensive audit trails, are being actively abused by threat actors to manipulate, disable, or redirect logs, effectively “blinding” security teams while…
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Malicious JetBrains Plugins Steal AI API Keys as Chrome Extensions Capture Chatbot Chats
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a “coordinated malware campaign” on the JetBrains Marketplace that has published no less than 15 malicious plugins capable of exfiltrating artificial intelligence (AI) provider keys.”Every plugin poses as an AI coding assistant built on DeepSeek and other large language models, offering chat, commit messages, code review, bug finding, and unit tests,”…
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15 Malicious JetBrains Plugins Caught Stealing DeepSeek, OpenAI API Keys
Hackers are using 15 malicious JetBrains plugins posing as AI coding assistants to steal DeepSeek, OpenAI, and other developer API keys. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/malicious-jetbrains-plugins-steal-deepseek-openai-api-keys/
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Hackers Inject Malicious JavaScript Into WordPress Sites to Deploy ErrTraffic ClickFix Lures
Hackers are injecting malicious JavaScript into compromised WordPress sites to deploy ErrTraffic-powered ClickFix lures, a campaign that achieved nearly 60% victim conversion rates an unprecedented figure in malware ecosystems. Threat actors exploit WordPress vulnerabilities to inject a single line of JavaScript that visually glitches websites, then trick users into executing malicious PowerShell commands under the…
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Hackers Inject Malicious JavaScript Into WordPress Sites to Deploy ErrTraffic ClickFix Lures
Hackers are injecting malicious JavaScript into compromised WordPress sites to deploy ErrTraffic-powered ClickFix lures, a campaign that achieved nearly 60% victim conversion rates an unprecedented figure in malware ecosystems. Threat actors exploit WordPress vulnerabilities to inject a single line of JavaScript that visually glitches websites, then trick users into executing malicious PowerShell commands under the…
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JetBrains Plugin Security Alert: 70,000+ Installs Linked to AI Key Theft
A coordinated supply chain attack targeting JetBrains IDE users has exposed over 70,000 developers to silent credential theft. The campaign involves at least 15 malicious plugins distributed via the JetBrains Marketplace, masquerading as AI-powered coding assistants built on models such as DeepSeek. While these plugins function as advertised, offering features like code review, chat, and…
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Rokarolla Android Banking Trojan Enables Device Takeover
Malware Targets Banks, Crypto Platforms and Social Media. Newly surfaced Android-based banking Trojan gives threat actors near-total control over infected devices, letting them steal user credentials for direct access to financial accounts, says researchers. Rokarolla tricks users into side-loading malicious versions of popular, high traffic apps. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/rokarolla-android-banking-trojan-enables-device-takeover-a-31996
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Malicious JetBrains Marketplace plugins steal AI API keys from developers
At least 15 malicious plugins found on the JetBrains Marketplace were designed to steal AI API keys from developers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-jetbrains-marketplace-plugins-steal-ai-api-keys-from-developers/
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Cybercriminals mask malicious communications through Microsoft Teams relays
Tags: communications, control, cybercrime, group, infrastructure, malicious, malware, microsoft, ransomwareThe DragonForce ransomware group used a custom malware called Backdoor.Turn to hide command-and-control traffic inside Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure during an intrusion … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/16/dragonforce-microsoft-teams-malware-backdoor-turn/
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Microsoft Teams Relay Abused by Hackers to Hide Malicious Traffic
Tags: communications, control, cyber, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, microsoft, ransomware, threatMicrosoft Teams’ trusted infrastructure has been exploited by threat actors to secretly route malicious traffic, leading to a highly stealthy ransomware campaign attributed to the DragonForce group. Security researchers have discovered a novel technique in which attackers exploit Microsoft Teams’ TURN (Traversal Using Relays around NAT) servers to conceal command-and-control (C2) communications, making malicious activity…
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Microsoft Teams Relay Abused by Hackers to Hide Malicious Traffic
Tags: communications, control, cyber, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, malicious, microsoft, ransomware, threatMicrosoft Teams’ trusted infrastructure has been exploited by threat actors to secretly route malicious traffic, leading to a highly stealthy ransomware campaign attributed to the DragonForce group. Security researchers have discovered a novel technique in which attackers exploit Microsoft Teams’ TURN (Traversal Using Relays around NAT) servers to conceal command-and-control (C2) communications, making malicious activity…
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DragonForce Ransomware Exploited Microsoft Teams to Hide in Attack Against Major Company
Command and control traffic exploited a Teams visitor token to make malicious activity look legitimate to defenders First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/dragonforce-ransomware-hidden/
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Ransomware gang abuses Microsoft Teams relays to hide malicious traffic
DragonForce ransomware used a custom malware named ‘Backdoor.Turn’ to hide command-and-control traffic inside Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-abuses-microsoft-teams-relays-to-hide-malicious-traffic/