Tag: malicious
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Typosquatted PyPI Packages Used by Threat Actors to Steal Cryptocurrency from Bittensor Wallets
GitLab’s Vulnerability Research team has uncovered a highly sophisticated cryptocurrency theft campaign exploiting typosquatted Python packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) to target the Bittensor decentralized AI network. The operation, detected through GitLab’s automated package monitoring system, involved the deployment of malicious packages mimicking legitimate Bittensor components, specifically designed to siphon funds from developers…
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Efimer Malicious Script Spreads via WordPress Sites, Torrents, and Email in Massive Attack Wave
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a widespread campaign involving the Efimer malicious script, a sophisticated Trojan-dropper primarily aimed at stealing cryptocurrency. First detected in June 2025, the malware impersonates legal correspondence from major companies, accusing recipients of domain name infringements and attaching malicious archives that deploy the Efimer stealer. ‘ Named after a comment in its…
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Identity Attacks: The Silent Killer of UK SMBs (And How to Thwart Them)
Identity Attacks: The Silent Killer of UK SMBs (And How to Thwart Them) When you think of a cyberattack, you might picture ransomware, phishing emails, or even hackers “breaking in” to your systems. But increasingly, attackers don’t need to smash down the door, they just log in. Identity-based attacks, where malicious actors use stolen, spoofed……
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Attackers Target the Foundations of Crypto: Smart Contracts
A whole criminal ecosystem revolves around scamming users out of their cryptocurrency assets, but malicious, or vulnerable, smart contracts could be used against businesses as well. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/attackers-target-crypto-smart-contracts
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VexTrio TDS Deploys Malicious VPN Apps on Google Play and App Store
VexTrio, a sophisticated threat actor known for operating a massive traffic distribution system (TDS), has expanded its malicious activities by deploying fake VPN applications on major app stores, including Google Play and the Apple App Store. Originating from a merger between Italian spammers and Eastern European developers around 2020, VexTrio’s TDS facilitates the redirection of…
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GreedyBear: 40 Fake Crypto Wallet Extensions Found on Firefox Marketplace
A new, coordinated cybercrime campaign called “GreedyBear” has stolen over $1 million from crypto users. Learn how the group uses malicious extensions, malware, and fake websites in an industrial-scale attack uncovered by Koi Security. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/greedybear-fake-crypto-wallet-extensions-firefox-marketplace/
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Record-Breaking GreedyBear Attack Uses 650 Hacking Tools to Steal $1M from Victims
The threat actor group dubbed GreedyBear has orchestrated an industrial-scale operation blending malicious browser extensions, executable malware, and phishing infrastructure to siphon over $1 million in cryptocurrency from victims. This coordinated assault, uncovered by Koi Security researchers, leverages a staggering 650 hacking tools comprising 150 weaponized Firefox extensions and nearly 500 malicious Windows executables demonstrating…
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GreedyBear: 40 Fake Crypto Wallet Extensions Found on Firefox Marketplace
A new, coordinated cybercrime campaign called “GreedyBear” has stolen over $1 million from crypto users. Learn how the group uses malicious extensions, malware, and fake websites in an industrial-scale attack uncovered by Koi Security. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/greedybear-fake-crypto-wallet-extensions-firefox-marketplace/
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RubyGems, PyPI Hit by Malicious Packages Stealing Credentials, Crypto, Forcing Security Changes
A fresh set of 60 malicious packages has been uncovered targeting the RubyGems ecosystem by posing as seemingly innocuous automation tools for social media, blogging, or messaging services to steal credentials from unsuspecting users.The activity is assessed to be active since at least March 2023, according to the software supply chain security company Socket. Cumulatively,…
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Amazon ECS Internal Protocol Exploited to Steal AWS Credentials from Other Tasks
Security researchers have disclosed a critical vulnerability in Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) that allows malicious containers to steal AWS credentials from other tasks running on the same EC2 instance. The attack, dubbed >>ECScape,
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GreedyBear Steals $1M in Crypto Using 150+ Malicious Firefox Wallet Extensions
A newly discovered campaign dubbed GreedyBear has leveraged over 150 malicious extensions to the Firefox marketplace that are designed to impersonate popular cryptocurrency wallets and steal more than $1 million in digital assets.The published browser add-ons masquerade as MetaMask, TronLink, Exodus, and Rabby Wallet, among others, Koi Security researcher Tuval Admoni said.What makes the First…
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Malicious Go Packages Used by Threat Actors to Deploy Obfuscated Remote Payloads
Socket’s Threat Research Team has identified eleven malicious Go packages distributed via GitHub, with ten remaining active on the Go Module Mirror, posing ongoing risks to developers and CI/CD pipelines. Eight of these packages employ typosquatting techniques, mimicking legitimate modules to exploit namespace confusion in Go’s decentralized ecosystem, where direct imports from repositories can lead…
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Over 60 Malicious RubyGems Packages Used to Steal Social Media and Marketing Credentials
Socket’s Threat Research Team has exposed a persistent campaign involving over 60 malicious RubyGems packages that masquerade as automation tools for platforms like Instagram, Twitter/X, TikTok, WordPress, Telegram, Kakao, and Naver. Active since at least March 2023, the threat actor operating under aliases such as zon, nowon, kwonsoonje, and soonje has deployed these gems to…
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Fake WhatsApp developer libraries hide destructive data-wiping code
Two malicious NPM packages posing as WhatsApp development tools have been discovered deploying destructive data-wiping code that recursively deletes files on a developer’s computers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-whatsapp-developer-libraries-hide-destructive-data-wiping-code/
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Hybrid Exchange environment vulnerability needs fast action
if they haven’t already done so, install the Hot Fix released April 18, or any newer release, on their on-premises Exchange servers and follow the configuration instructions outlined in the document Deploy dedicated Exchange hybrid app. For additional details, they should refer to Exchange Server Security Changes for Hybrid Deployments;then reset the service principal’s keyCredentials. That reset should be…
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Wave of 150 crypto-draining extensions hits Firefox add-on store
A malicious campaign dubbed ‘GreedyBear’ has snuck onto the Mozilla add-ons store, targeting Firefox users with 150 malicious extensions and stealing an estimated $1,000,000 from unsuspecting victims. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wave-of-150-crypto-draining-extensions-hits-firefox-add-on-store/
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Weaponized npm Packages Target WhatsApp Developers with Remote Kill Switch
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sophisticated supply chain attack targeting developers integrating with the WhatsApp Business API. Two malicious npm packages, naya-flore and nvlore-hsc, published by the npm user nayflore using the email idzzcch@gmail.com, disguise themselves as legitimate WhatsApp socket libraries. These packages exploit the growing ecosystem of third-party tools for WhatsApp automation,…
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Malicious Go, npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform Malware, Trigger Remote Data Wipes
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 11 malicious Go packages that are designed to download additional payloads from remote servers and execute them on both Windows and Linux systems.”At runtime the code silently spawns a shell, pulls a second-stage payload from an interchangeable set of .icu and .tech command-and-control (C2) endpoints, and executes it…
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Project Ire: Microsoft’s autonomous AI agent that can reverse engineer malware
Tags: ai, attack, ceo, cloud, compliance, computing, control, cybersecurity, defense, detection, exploit, finance, governance, government, healthcare, infrastructure, LLM, malicious, malware, microsoft, programming, risk, service, siem, soar, soc, software, threat, tool, trainingReal-world testing: In real-world tests on 4,000 “hard-target” files that had stumped automated tools, Project Ire flagged 9 malicious files out of 10 files correctly, and a low 4% false positive rate.This makes Project Ire suitable for organizations that operate in high-risk, high-volume, and time-sensitive environments where traditional human-based threat triage is insufficient.Rawat added that…
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Microsoft unveils Project Ire: AI that autonomously detects malware
Microsoft’s Project Ire uses AI to autonomously reverse engineer and classify software as malicious or benign. Microsoft announced Project Ire, an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) system that can autonomously reverse engineer and classify software. Project Ire is an LLM-powered autonomous malware classification system that uses decompilers and other tools, reviews their output, and determines the…
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Microsoft unveils Project Ire: AI that autonomously detects malware
Microsoft’s Project Ire uses AI to autonomously reverse engineer and classify software as malicious or benign. Microsoft announced Project Ire, an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) system that can autonomously reverse engineer and classify software. Project Ire is an LLM-powered autonomous malware classification system that uses decompilers and other tools, reviews their output, and determines the…
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Microsoft unveils Project Ire: AI that autonomously detects malware
Microsoft’s Project Ire uses AI to autonomously reverse engineer and classify software as malicious or benign. Microsoft announced Project Ire, an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) system that can autonomously reverse engineer and classify software. Project Ire is an LLM-powered autonomous malware classification system that uses decompilers and other tools, reviews their output, and determines the…
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Webinar: How to Stop Python Supply Chain Attacks”, and the Expert Tools You Need
Python is everywhere in modern software. From machine learning models to production microservices, chances are your code”, and your business”, depends on Python packages you didn’t write.But in 2025, that trust comes with a serious risk.Every few weeks, we’re seeing fresh headlines about malicious packages uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI)”, many going undetected…
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WhatsApp Removes 6.8 Million Accounts Over Malicious Activity Concerns
WhatsApp has permanently removed 6.8 million accounts during the first half of 2024 as part of an aggressive crackdown on global scamming operations, parent company Meta announced this week. The massive account purge primarily targeted sophisticated fraud networks operating from organized criminal centers across Southeast Asia, where forced labor is frequently used to execute elaborate…
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Cybercriminals are getting personal, and it’s working
Cybercriminals are deploying unidentifiable phishing kits (58% of phishing sites) to propagate malicious campaigns at scale, indicating a trend towards custom-made or … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/07/email-attacks-q2-2025/