Tag: malware
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New Agent Tesla Malware Variant Boosts Evasion Capabilities
An Agent Tesla v4 malware campaign used novel emoji-based code obfuscation to evade detection, KnowBe4 has revealed First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/agent-tesla-malware-evasion/
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Malware-Kampagne gegen Fahrzeug-Headunits des Herstellers DoFun
Kaspersky-Experten haben eine neuartige Android-Malware entdeckt, die gezielt Fahrzeug-Headunits des Herstellers DoFun angreift. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/malware-kampagne-dofun
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Hackers abuse FTP server banners to deliver new Windows malware
Threat actors are abusing FTP banners to hide commands that deliver two previously undocumented remote access trojans named E4del and PINHOLE. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-ftp-server-banners-to-deliver-new-windows-malware/
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UAT-10147 Compromises Web Servers to Deploy BadIIS for SEO Fraud and Data Theft
Tags: china, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, finance, fraud, government, group, linux, malware, technology, theft, vulnerability, windowsA Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, tracked as UAT-10147, targeting vulnerable Windows and Linux web servers worldwide to deploy BadIIS malware, steal data, and manipulate search engine results for financial gain. Talos observed victims in Brazil, Bolivia, China, Canada, and Vietnam, spanning government, education, media, technology, and gaming organizations. An operational security lapse exposed an attacker download…
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Hackers Hide Agent Tesla Malware Behind Emojis to Steal Browser and Email Passwords
A business email compromise campaign is using emoji-filled JScript to conceal an Agent Tesla v4 infostealer designed to steal browser, email, and messaging credentials. The operation pairs a convincing bank-payment lure with a fileless execution chain that keeps the final malware payload out of sight of traditional disk-based scanning. The messages masquerade as internal forwarded…
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Head Mare APT Exploits TrueConf Server RCE Flaws to Deliver PhantomCore Malware
Tags: access, apt, attack, conference, cyber, exploit, flaw, group, kaspersky, malware, rce, remote-code-execution, russia, supply-chainThe Head Mare APT group has been linked to a supply chain compromise involving unpatched TrueConf Server instances, which enabled the delivery of PhantomCore malware to video conference participants. Kaspersky researchers identified this activity while investigating attacks against Russian organizations. Attackers hosted legitimate-looking TrueConf client installers on compromised servers that silently deployed the remote-access malware…
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Head Mare APT Exploits TrueConf Server RCE Flaws to Deliver PhantomCore Malware
Tags: access, apt, attack, conference, cyber, exploit, flaw, group, kaspersky, malware, rce, remote-code-execution, russia, supply-chainThe Head Mare APT group has been linked to a supply chain compromise involving unpatched TrueConf Server instances, which enabled the delivery of PhantomCore malware to video conference participants. Kaspersky researchers identified this activity while investigating attacks against Russian organizations. Attackers hosted legitimate-looking TrueConf client installers on compromised servers that silently deployed the remote-access malware…
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Supply-Chain-Angriff: Backdoor in millionenfach geladene Rust Crates eingeschleust
Angreifern ist es gelungen, mehrere populäre Rust Crates mit einer Backdoor-Malware zu verseuchen. Entwickler sollten dringend handeln. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/supply-chain-angriff-backdoor-in-millionenfach-geladene-rust-crates-eingeschleust-2608-212158.html
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New Manic Android Malware Targets 169 Apps, Steals PINs and Exfiltrates Data via Wi-Fi Mesh
A newly discovered Android malware family called Manic, which combines banking fraud functions with advanced spyware and remote device control capabilities. The operation’s active infrastructure dates back to February 2026, with early wrappers and implants emerging in late May. Manic has rapidly evolved through July, incorporating stronger anti-analysis protections, in-memory DEX loading, lock-screen phishing, and…
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ThreatsDay: Gogs 10.0 RCE, n8n WorkflowRCE, $10M Reward, GLM-5.3 AI Exploit, and More
A lot of this week’s trouble starts with something trusted doing exactly what it was allowed to do.Signed drivers get turned against defenses. Legitimate apps help malware blend in. A weak header check opens a path to code execution. Elsewhere, exposed systems, old bugs, odd hiding tricks, and AI-assisted exploit research keep lowering the effort…
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ThreatsDay: Gogs 10.0 RCE, n8n WorkflowRCE, $10M Reward, GLM-5.3 AI Exploit, and More
A lot of this week’s trouble starts with something trusted doing exactly what it was allowed to do.Signed drivers get turned against defenses. Legitimate apps help malware blend in. A weak header check opens a path to code execution. Elsewhere, exposed systems, old bugs, odd hiding tricks, and AI-assisted exploit research keep lowering the effort…
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The Feynman Bet: Why You Still Won’t Vibe Code Your SIEM (Today)
Gemini about this blog The Feynman Betting Strategy and the Inertia of Security Many years ago, I read a book by the legendary quantum physicist Richard Feynman. One story from his time at Los Alamos during the war has always stuck with me. Feynman entertained himself by making bets with his colleagues about various wartime events in Europe.…
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The Feynman Bet: Why You Still Won’t Vibe Code Your SIEM (Today)
Gemini about this blog The Feynman Betting Strategy and the Inertia of Security Many years ago, I read a book by the legendary quantum physicist Richard Feynman. One story from his time at Los Alamos during the war has always stuck with me. Feynman entertained himself by making bets with his colleagues about various wartime events in Europe.…
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The Feynman Bet: Why You Still Won’t Vibe Code Your SIEM (Today)
Gemini about this blog The Feynman Betting Strategy and the Inertia of Security Many years ago, I read a book by the legendary quantum physicist Richard Feynman. One story from his time at Los Alamos during the war has always stuck with me. Feynman entertained himself by making bets with his colleagues about various wartime events in Europe.…
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SilkParasite Uses Google Drive as C2 to Hide RAT Traffic Inside Trusted Cloud Services
SilkParasite, a long-running cyberespionage operation targeting government bodies across Central Asia through a compact but highly mature arsenal of remote access trojans. Assessed with medium confidence as China-nexus activity, the campaign stands out for using Google Drive as a command-and-control channel, allowing malware traffic to blend into cloud activity that many enterprises inherently trust. The…
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Hackers compromise Rust crate arrayref to inject malware
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/hackers-compromise-rust-crate-arrayref-to-inject-malware
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Black Hat/DEF CON attendees targeted in malware scheme with Google Doc lure
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/black-hat-def-con-attendees-targeted-in-malware-scheme-with-google-doc-lure
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Rust Supply Chain Attack Puts Build-Time Malware in Crates with 245 Million Downloads
The Rust Project has deleted malicious versions of three widely used Rust crates from crates.io after a compromised maintainer account published releases that added a typosquatted dependency whose build script downloaded and executed a remote payload during compilation.The affected releases are arrayref 0.3.10, internment 0.8.7, and append-only-vec 0.1.9, all published from the same owner First…
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China’s ‘SilkParasite’ espionage operation targeting Central Asia with AI-assisted malware
Suspected military-grade hackers based in China used artificial intelligence to develop malware in a campaign to penetrate Central Asian governments. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-cyber-espionage-central-asia
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Manic: The Android Malware That Exfiltrates Data Even When the Phone Is Offline
Manic Android malware combines banking fraud and spyware, using a Bluetooth relay to steal data even when devices are offline. ThreatFabric’s Mobile Threat Intelligence team has identified a new Android malware, dubbed Manic, which has been active in the wild since at least February 2026. The researchers state that the malware is still under development…
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ThreatsDay: Gogs 10.0 RCE, n8n WorkflowRCE, $10M Reward, GLM-5.3 AI Exploit and More
A lot of this week’s trouble starts with something trusted doing exactly what it was allowed to do.Signed drivers get turned against defenses. Legitimate apps help malware blend in. A weak header check opens a path to code execution. Elsewhere, exposed systems, old bugs, odd hiding tricks, and AI-assisted exploit research keep lowering the effort…
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ThreatsDay: Gogs 10.0 RCE, n8n WorkflowRCE, $10M Reward, GLM-5.3 AI Exploit and More
A lot of this week’s trouble starts with something trusted doing exactly what it was allowed to do.Signed drivers get turned against defenses. Legitimate apps help malware blend in. A weak header check opens a path to code execution. Elsewhere, exposed systems, old bugs, odd hiding tricks, and AI-assisted exploit research keep lowering the effort…
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Hackers poison arrayref Rust crate to push infostealer malware
Hackers compromised the maintainer account behind the widely used Rust crate arrayref to introduce malware that executed on developers’ systems during compilation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-poison-arrayref-rust-crate-to-push-infostealer-malware/
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‘Grandoreiro’ Malware Resurfaces With Mexico Campaign
The banking Trojan, post-law enforcement takedown, is sprucing itself up with features that make detection and analysis harder. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/grandoreiro-resurfaces-mexico-campaign
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Manic Android Malware Exfiltrates Data From Offline Phones via Nearby Infected Devices
A new Android threat codenamed Manic has been observed actively targeting Ukrainian banks, government and identity services, and messaging applications, as well as Russian and European financial institutions, global fintech and cryptocurrency services, and military-focused communications.”Manic sits at the intersection of Android banking malware and mobile spyware, combining financial-fraud First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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ToxicPanda 2.0 Steals PINs From 140+ Banking and Cryptocurrency Apps Using Invisible Overlays
ToxicPanda 2.0, an evolved Android banking Trojan that significantly expands its fraud, device control, and credential theft capabilities. The updated malware uses invisible overlays to capture PIN input from more than 140 banking and cryptocurrency applications, while its broader phishing framework targets 349 banking, financial, e-wallet, and crypto applications across 16 countries. ToxicPanda was previously…
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Hackers Use Fake CAPTCHA to Deploy Malware That Shuts Down Endpoint Security
Threat actors are pairing fake CAPTCHA verification pages with a commercial malware loader capable of disabling endpoint defenses, creating a high-impact infection chain that begins with a victim manually executing a malicious PowerShell command. In late July 2026, multiple ClickFix campaigns generated through the ErrTraffic malware-as-a-service platform and used to deliver Cruciferra, a loader advertised…
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ToxicPanda 2.0 and GoldDigger Expand Android Banking Attacks with On-Device Fraud
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on an updated version of ToxicPanda (aka TgToxic) that comes with “significant enhancements,” including a set of 167 remote commands and expands its targeting footprint globally.Zimperium zLabs, in a Wednesday report, said the Android malware also features a PIN harvesting workflow targeting more than 140 banking and cryptocurrency applications. First…
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New Manic Android malware can exfiltrate data through nearby devices
A new Android malware named Manic targeting users in multiple European countries has a fallback data exfiltration mechanism that uses nearby infected devices. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-manic-android-malware-can-exfiltrate-data-through-nearby-devices/