Tag: malware
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Silver Dragon APT Group Exploits Google Drive for Covert Attacks on Europe, Asia
Silver Dragon is a Chinese”‘aligned APT group that has been targeting public sector and high”‘profile organizations in Europe and Southeast Asia since at least mid”‘2024, with strong operational overlap to APT41 tradecraft. The group combines classic post”‘exploitation tooling like Cobalt Strike with new custom malware that abuses Google Drive as a covert command”‘and”‘control (C2) channel.research.…
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Malicious Laravel Packages Deploy PHP RAT, Grant Remote Access to Attackers
Malicious Packagist packages masquerading as Laravel helper utilities are delivering an obfuscated PHP remote access trojan (RAT) that grants full remote control over compromised hosts. Two of these, nhattuanbl/lara-helper and nhattuanbl/simple-queue, embed a byte”‘for”‘byte identical RAT payload in src/helper.php. A third package, nhattuanbl/lara-swagger, appears benign but hard”‘depends on lara-helper, ensuring the malware is installed transitively whenever developers require the swagger utility.…
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NCSC Warns UK Organisations to Prepare for Potential Iran-Linked Cyber Activity
Tags: advisory, attack, awareness, breach, business, china, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iran, leak, malware, middle-east, military, monitoring, phishing, resilience, risk, russia, service, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementGeopolitical conflict rarely stays confined to physical battlefields. Increasingly, it spills into the digital domain. The latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East has prompted the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to issue a warning to organisations to review their cyber security posture and prepare for possible cyber activity linked to Iran. While…
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NCSC Warns UK Organisations to Prepare for Potential Iran-Linked Cyber Activity
Tags: advisory, attack, awareness, breach, business, china, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iran, leak, malware, middle-east, military, monitoring, phishing, resilience, risk, russia, service, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementGeopolitical conflict rarely stays confined to physical battlefields. Increasingly, it spills into the digital domain. The latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East has prompted the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to issue a warning to organisations to review their cyber security posture and prepare for possible cyber activity linked to Iran. While…
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NCSC Warns UK Organisations to Prepare for Potential Iran-Linked Cyber Activity
Tags: advisory, attack, awareness, breach, business, china, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iran, leak, malware, middle-east, military, monitoring, phishing, resilience, risk, russia, service, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementGeopolitical conflict rarely stays confined to physical battlefields. Increasingly, it spills into the digital domain. The latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East has prompted the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to issue a warning to organisations to review their cyber security posture and prepare for possible cyber activity linked to Iran. While…
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Dark Reading Confidential: This Threat Hunter Helped Cops Bust Up An African Cybercrime Syndicate
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 15: Interpol relied on Will Thomas and team to help break up a sprawling cybercrime ring, leading to the arrest of 574 suspects, the recovery of more than $3 million, and the decryption of six malware variants. Here’s his story. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/threat-hunter-helped-cops-crack-african-cybercrime-syndicate
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Hackers abuse OAuth error flows to spread malware
Hackers are abusing the legitimate OAuth redirection mechanism to bypass phishing protections in email and browsers to take users to malicious pages. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-hackers-abuse-oauth-error-flows-to-spread-malware/
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Chrome Extension Hijacked to Deliver Malware, Steal Crypto Wallets
A compromised Chrome extension with 7,000 users was updated to deploy malware, strip security headers, and steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases. The post Chrome Extension Hijacked to Deliver Malware, Steal Crypto Wallets appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-compromised-chrome-extension-malware-crypto-theft/
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Threat actors weaponize OAuth redirection logic to deliver malware
An ongoing phishing campaign is abusing the OAuth authentication redirection mechanism to avoid triggering conventional email and browser defenses, Microsoft researchers have … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/03/attackers-abusing-oauth-redirection-phishing-malware/
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Threat actors weaponize OAuth redirection logic to deliver malware
An ongoing phishing campaign is abusing the OAuth authentication redirection mechanism to avoid triggering conventional email and browser defenses, Microsoft researchers have … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/03/attackers-abusing-oauth-redirection-phishing-malware/
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Neu gekauft, schon infiziert: Diese Android-Tablets kommen ab Werk mit Malware
First seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/neu-gekauft-schon-infiziert-diese-android-tablets-kommen-ab-werk-mit-malware-1731715/
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1.2 Million Bank Accounts Exposed in Financial Systems Breach
When headlines break about a financial systems breach, most people assume malware was involved. Ransomware. Exploits. A zero-day vulnerability. But in February 2026, French authorities confirmed something different: approximately 1.2 million bank accounts were exposed after attackers accessed the national FICOBA registry using stolen credentials belonging to a government official. There was no forced entry….…
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Ransomware is now less about malware and more about impersonation
Stolen passwords have replaced infectious code as the most common tactic in major breaches, Cloudflare said. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ransomware-identity-ai-cloudflare/813319/
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Malvertising Actor ‘D-Shortiez’ Exploits WebKit Back-Button Hijack in Forced-Redirect Campaign
A new wave of malvertising activity linked to the threat group “D”‘Shortiez” has been observed exploiting a WebKit browser flaw to hijack the back button on Safari and other iOS browsers. This technique revives a classic forced”‘redirect approach that traps users on fraudulent landing pages, showing how persistent ad”‘based threat actors continue to evolve their…
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Zerobot Malware Exploits Tenda Command Injection Vulnerabilities to Deploy Malicious Payloads
An active Zerobot campaign abusing two critical vulnerabilities CVE-2025-7544 in Tenda AC1206 routers and CVE-2025-68613 in the n8n workflow automation platform to deploy a Mirai-based payload dubbed Zerobotv9. The campaign uses common download tools and multi-architecture binaries to rapidly enroll compromised systems into a botnet that can be leveraged for denial-of-service attack and further intrusion…
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Microsoft Warns OAuth Redirect Abuse Delivers Malware to Government Targets
Microsoft on Monday warned of phishing campaigns that employ phishing emails and OAuth URL redirection mechanisms to bypass conventional phishing defenses implemented in email and browsers.The activity, the company said, targets government and public-sector organizations with the end goal of redirecting victims to attacker-controlled infrastructure without stealing their tokens. It described First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Epic Fury introduces new layer of enterprise risk
Tags: access, apt, attack, business, cisa, ciso, communications, country, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, disinformation, exploit, group, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iran, malware, middle-east, network, ransomware, resilience, risk, rust, service, software, technology, tool, ukrainePhysical attacks on US-linked locations through direct action or partner groups. We are already seeing Iranian missile launches into a variety of nations in the region.Cyber operations that include disruptive activity, targeted intrusions, credential and access harvesting, destructive malware deployment, and the use of compromised infrastructure to support broader influence or operational objectives.Proxy networks across…
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SloppyLemming Targets Pakistan and Bangladesh Governments Using Dual Malware Chains
The threat activity cluster known as SloppyLemming has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government entities and critical infrastructure operators in Pakistan and Bangladesh.The activity, per Arctic Wolf, took place between January 2025 and January 2026. It involves the use of two distinct attack chains to deliver malware families tracked as BurrowShell…
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Malvertising Campaign Spreads AMOS ‘malext’ macOS Infostealer via Fake Text-Sharing Ads
A large-scale malvertising operation targets macOS users with fake Google Ads leading to malicious text-sharing sites. These lures deliver the AMOS infostealer variant, dubbed >>malext,<< which steals sensitive data such as browser credentials and crypto wallets. Suspicious password prompts halted the compromise, revealing initial domains like optimize-storage-mac-os[.]medium[.]com, octopox[.]com, and vagturk[.]com."‹ Google Ads Library exposed over…
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Phish of the day: Microsoft OAuth scams abuse redirects for malware delivery
Crims hope for payday from malicious payloads rather than stealing access tokens First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/microsoft_oauth_scams/
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Phish of the day: Microsoft OAuth scams abuse redirects for malware delivery
Crims hope for payday from malicious payloads rather than stealing access tokens First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/microsoft_oauth_scams/
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Chrome Extension Hijacked to Push ClickFix Malware
A trusted Chrome extension was hijacked to strip browser protections, deploy ClickFix malware, and steal cryptocurrency and user data. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/chrome-extension-hijacked-to-push-clickfix-malware/
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APT37 combines cloud storage and USB implants to infiltrate air-gapped systems
North Korea-linked APT 37 used Zoho WorkDrive and USB malware to breach air-gapped networks in the Ruby Jumper campaign. North Korean group ScarCruft (aka APT37, Reaper, and Group123) deployed new tools in a campaign dubbed Ruby Jumper, using a backdoor that leverages Zoho WorkDrive for C2 and a USB-based implant to breach air-gapped systems. Zscaler ThreatLabz…
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MSHTML Zero-Day in Windows Exploited by APT28 Prior to Feb 2026 Security Update
Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday updates, addressing 59 vulnerabilities, including a critical zero-day flaw in the Windows MSHTML framework. Tracked as CVE-2026-21513, this actively exploited vulnerability allows attackers to bypass security features and execute arbitrary code. APT28 is a well-documented advanced persistent threat group known for sophisticated malware campaigns. Security researchers from Akamai discovered that…
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CISA Alerts on RESURGE Malware Exploiting Ivanti Connect Secure Zero-Days
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a Malware Analysis Report (MAR) detailing a new malware family dubbed RESURGE, which is actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure devices. According to CISA, RESURGE builds upon the functionality of the earlier SPAWNCHIMERA malware strain, introducing new commands designed to enhance persistence and…
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Week in review: Self-spreading npm malware hits developers, Cisco SD-WAN 0-day exploited since 2023
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Identity verification systems are struggling with synthetic fraud Fake and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/01/week-in-review-self-spreading-npm-malware-hits-developers-cisco-sd-wan-0-day-exploited-since-2023/
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QuickLens Chrome extension steals crypto, shows ClickFix attack
A Chrome extension named “QuickLens – Search Screen with Google Lens” has been removed from the Chrome Web Store after it was compromised to push malware and attempt to steal crypto from thousands of users. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/quicklens-chrome-extension-steals-crypto-shows-clickfix-attack/
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Hackers Exploit Windows File Explorer and WebDAV to Distribute Malware
Cybersecurity researchers at Cofense Intelligence have uncovered an ongoing campaign where threat actors abuse Windows File Explorer to distribute malware. By exploiting the legacy WebDAV protocol, attackers are tricking victims into downloading Remote Access Trojans (RATs) while bypassing traditional web browser security controls and some Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems.”‹ WebDAV Exploit WebDAV (Web-based…