Tag: malware
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 95
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter fast16 – Mystery ShadowBrokers Reference Reveals High-Precision Software Sabotage 5 Years Before Stuxnet 73 Open VSX Sleeper Extensions Linked to GlassWorm Show New Malware Activations An alarm clock you can’t ignore: How CapFix attacks…
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Telegram Mini Apps abused for crypto scams, Android malware delivery
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a large-scale fraud operation that uses Telegram’s Mini App feature to run crypto scams, impersonate well-known brands, and distribute Android malware. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/telegram-mini-apps-abused-for-crypto-scams-android-malware-delivery/
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New Deep#Door RAT uses stealth and persistence to target Windows
Deep#Door hides a Python RAT inside a batch file, kills Windows defenses, survives via multiple persistence methods, and exfiltrates data through a public TCP tunnel. Security researchers at Securonix uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign called Deep#Door. Threat actors employed a stealthy Python-based backdoor that uses a surprisingly simple delivery method to achieve deep, persistent access…
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New Global Scam Uses Fake Meeting Links to Run PowerShell Malware
BlueNoroff hackers used fake Zoom calls, ClickFix prompts, and fileless PowerShell malware to steal credentials from Web3 and crypto targets. The post New Global Scam Uses Fake Meeting Links to Run PowerShell Malware appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-lazarus-bluenoroff-fake-video-call-malware/
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New Android Spyware Platform Enables Rebranding and Resale
A newly discovered Android spyware platform is raising concerns among cybersecurity researchers by introducing a business model that allows buyers to rebrand and resell surveillance malware as their own product. Buyers can subscribe to the service, customize branding, and launch their own spyware operation with minimal effort. KidsProtect presents itself as a parental monitoring app,…
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CAPTCHA and ClickFix Abuse Fuels Credential Theft Surge
Attackers are increasingly combining QR codes, fake CAPTCHA gates, and ClickFix-style tricks to steal credentials at scale, even as major phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms face disruption. These tactics shift risk from traditional malware attachments to highly convincing, hosted phishing flows that are harder for both users and email filters to spot. Across this volume, 78% of…
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DDoS Malware Targets Jenkins to Hit Valve Game Servers
A new DDoS botnet that abuses exposed Jenkins servers to launch powerful attacks against Valve Source Engine game infrastructure, including servers hosting titles like Counter”‘Strike and Team Fortress 2. The campaign shows how a single misconfigured CI server can be turned into a multi”‘platform attack node capable of UDP, TCP, and application”‘layer floods against online…
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Fake CAPTCHA Scam Uses SMS Pumping to Inflate Phone Bills
A newly uncovered cyber fraud campaign is abusing fake CAPTCHA pages to trick mobile users into sending large volumes of international SMS messages, resulting in unexpected phone bills and illicit profits for attackers. Unlike traditional malware campaigns, this operation does not require installing malicious software. Instead, it exploits telecom billing systems and affiliate revenue models…
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The never-ending supply chain attacks worm into SAP npm packages, other dev tools
Mini Shai-Hulud caught spreading credential-stealing malware First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/supply_chain_attacks_sap_npm_packages/
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Three Arrested for Hacking Over 610,000 Roblox Accounts
Suspects accused of distributing malware and selling access to stolen Roblox accounts on Russian marketplaces First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/three-arrested-over-roblox-hacking/
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Qinglong Task Scheduler RCE Flaws Exploited in the Wild
Tags: authentication, cyber, exploit, flaw, hacker, malware, open-source, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityHackers are actively exploiting two severe authentication bypass vulnerabilities in Qinglong, a popular open-source task scheduling platform. These flaws allow attackers to execute arbitrary code and deploy resource-draining cryptomining malware on vulnerable servers. Qinglong is a self-hosted task management platform used by developers to automate background tasks using Python, JavaScript, Shell, and TypeScript scripts. With…
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Researchers unearth industrial sabotage malware that predated Stuxnet by 5 years
fast16.sys, is briefly mentioned in the 2017 Shadow Brokers leak of documents covering exploits and tools used by US National Security Agency cyber teams.”This 2005 attack is a harbinger for sabotage operations targeting ultra expensive high-precision computing workloads of national importance like advanced physics, cryptographic, and nuclear research workloads,” the SentinelOne researchers said in their…
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SAP npm Packages Compromised by “Mini Shai-Hulud” Credential-Stealing Malware
Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm about a new supply chain attack campaign targeting SAP-related npm Packages with credential-stealing malware.According to reports from Aikido Security, SafeDep, Socket, StepSecurity, and Google-owned Wiz, the campaign calling itself the mini Shai-Hulud has affected the following packages associated with SAP’s JavaScript and cloud application First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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New Wave of DPRK Attacks Uses AI-Inserted npm Malware, Fake Firms, and RATs
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malicious code in an npm package after a malicious package as a dependency to the project by Anthropic’s Claude Opus large language model (LLM).The package in question is “@validate-sdk/v2,” which is listed on npm as a utility software development kit (SDK) for hashing, validation, encoding/decoding, and secure random generation. However, its…
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New Wave of DPRK Attacks Uses AI-Inserted npm Malware, Fake Firms, and RATs
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malicious code in an npm package after a malicious package as a dependency to the project by Anthropic’s Claude Opus large language model (LLM).The package in question is “@validate-sdk/v2,” which is listed on npm as a utility software development kit (SDK) for hashing, validation, encoding/decoding, and secure random generation. However, its…
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Lotus Wiper Attack Targets Venezuelan Energy Firms, Utilities
An analysis of the destructive malware reveals sophisticated living-off-the-land (LotL) techniques and detailed strategies for the widespread deletion of data. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/lotus-wiper-attack-targeted-venezuelan-energy-firms-utilities
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Hackernoon – Why Cloud Monitoring Has Become K12’s Most Critical Cyber Defense Tool
This article was originally published in Hackernoon on 04/23/26 by Charlie Sander. It starts with a simple student login”¦ One account gets phished, a file is dropped into a shared drive, and within minutes, malware has synced and spread across the entire network. By the time IT teams notice, the damage is already systemic ……
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Lotus Wiper Attack Targeted Venezuelan Energy Firms, Utilities
An analysis of the destructive malware reveals sophisticated living-off-the-land (LotL) techniques and detailed strategies for the widespread deletion of data. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/lotus-wiper-attack-targeted-venezuelan-energy-firms-utilities
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SLOTAGENT Malware Hides API Calls and Strings to Thwart Analysis
A previously unknown remote access trojan (RAT), dubbed SLOTAGENT, after analyzing a suspicious ZIP archive uploaded from Japan to a public malware repository in early 2026. The malware demonstrates advanced evasion techniques and flexible post-exploitation capabilities, making it a notable addition to the evolving threat landscape. The ZIP file contains a malicious executable, WindowsOobeAppHost.AOT.exe, which triggers the…
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SLOTAGENT Malware Hides API Calls and Strings to Thwart Analysis
A previously unknown remote access trojan (RAT), dubbed SLOTAGENT, after analyzing a suspicious ZIP archive uploaded from Japan to a public malware repository in early 2026. The malware demonstrates advanced evasion techniques and flexible post-exploitation capabilities, making it a notable addition to the evolving threat landscape. The ZIP file contains a malicious executable, WindowsOobeAppHost.AOT.exe, which triggers the…
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SLOTAGENT Malware Hides API Calls and Strings to Thwart Analysis
A previously unknown remote access trojan (RAT), dubbed SLOTAGENT, after analyzing a suspicious ZIP archive uploaded from Japan to a public malware repository in early 2026. The malware demonstrates advanced evasion techniques and flexible post-exploitation capabilities, making it a notable addition to the evolving threat landscape. The ZIP file contains a malicious executable, WindowsOobeAppHost.AOT.exe, which triggers the…
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LofyStealer Targets Minecraft Players via Node.js Loader and Browser Injection
Minecraft players are being lured with a fake hacking tool called “Slinky” that secretly installs a powerful infostealer dubbed LofyStealer (also tracked as GrabBot), linked to the Brazilian cybercrime group LofyGang. The malware uses a Node. js-based loader and an in-memory C++ payload to steal browser data and exfiltrate it to a command-and-control (C2) server…
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GopherWhisper: Ein neues Versteck voller Malware
ESET Research hat eine neue, von China unterstützte APT-Gruppe entdeckt, die wir GopherWhisper getauft haben. Sie zielt auf mongolische Regierungseinrichtungen ab. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/eset-research/gopherwhisper-ein-neues-versteck-voller-malware/
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Vect ransomware actually destructive wiper malware
Analysis of a new form of ransomware called Vect has uncovered a serious flaw that breaks its core functionality and turns it from a locker to a wiper. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642421/Vect-ransomware-actually-destructive-wiper-malware
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BlueNoroff Uses Fake Zoom Calls to Turn Victims Into Attack Lures
The North Korean group is using stolen victim videos, AI-generated avatars, and fake Zoom calls to scale malware attacks against cryptocurrency executives. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/bluenoroff-turns-victims-into-new-attack-lures
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BlueNoroff Uses Fake Zoom Calls to Turn Victims Into Attack Lures
The North Korean group is using stolen victim videos, AI-generated avatars, and fake Zoom calls to scale malware attacks against cryptocurrency executives. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/bluenoroff-turns-victims-into-new-attack-lures
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Vidar Rises to Top of Chaotic Infostealer Market
The malware has filled the gap created by last year’s law enforcement takedowns of Lumma and Rhadamanthys. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/vidar-top-chaotic-infostealer-market