Tag: malware
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Microsoft fixed Defender flaw RoguePlanet (CVE-2026-50656)
Microsoft fixed RoguePlanet (CVE-2026-50656), a Defender flaw allowing local attackers to gain higher privileges through the Malware Protection Engine. Microsoft released security updates for RoguePlanet, a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score of 7.8) affecting the Malware Protection Engine used by Defender. The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) powers Defender’s malware scanning, detection, and removal…
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Microsoft Patches RoguePlanet Defender Flaw That Can Grant SYSTEM Privileges
Microsoft has released security updates for a Defender vulnerability known as RoguePlanet, nearly a month after details of the flaw became public.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a privilege escalation issue in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (“mpengine.dll”), which provides scanning, detection, and cleaning capabilities for its antivirus and First seen on…
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npm and PyPI Malware Campaign Exfiltrates CI/CD Secrets Through Fake Payment SDKs
A coordinated supply-chain campaign that pushed 17 malicious packages across npm and PyPI, masquerading as SDKs for well-known payment services including PaySafe, Skrill and Neteller. The campaign’s packages 17 npm modules published with four rapid versions each and four PyPI packages access with single malicious releases presented as convenient payment SDK facades but contained logic…
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SNOW Malware Ecosystem Uses Teams Phishing, WebSocket Tunnels, and Browser Extensions
Threat actors are increasingly chaining classic phishing with collaboration platforms and covert tunneling to create highly believable intrusion paths. A recent multi-stage campaign attributed to UNC6692 exposes how adversaries combine email bombardment, Microsoft Teams impersonation, malicious browser extensions, WebSocket tunnels, and Python backdoors into a single, resilient ecosystem known as SNOW. The campaign began with…
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SNOW Malware Ecosystem Uses Teams Phishing, WebSocket Tunnels, and Browser Extensions
Threat actors are increasingly chaining classic phishing with collaboration platforms and covert tunneling to create highly believable intrusion paths. A recent multi-stage campaign attributed to UNC6692 exposes how adversaries combine email bombardment, Microsoft Teams impersonation, malicious browser extensions, WebSocket tunnels, and Python backdoors into a single, resilient ecosystem known as SNOW. The campaign began with…
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A single malware file can outweigh an entire AI dataset
Antivirus vendors and security startups keep shipping AI features that promise to read malware the way a seasoned analyst would. The results inside security teams tell a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/09/research-ai-in-cybersecurity/
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Claude AI Prompt Injection Attack Turns Chatbot Into Stealthy C2 Agent to Achieve Remote Code Execution
Claude Desktop’s synced Personal Preferences feature can be exploited as a covert prompt-injection vector, transforming the AI assistant into a de facto command-and-control (C2) agent. This method allows for remote code execution on a compromised user workstation without the need for phishing emails or traditional malware delivery. In this attack chain, the initial access is…
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Fake Paysafe, Skrill SDKs on NPM and PyPi steal credentials
Malicious packages on the Node Package Manager (npm) and the Python Package Index (PyPI) delivered stealer malware to developers and users of Paysafe, Skrill, and Neteller payment applications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-paysafe-skrill-sdks-on-npm-and-pypi-steal-credentials/
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Windows 11 Cleanup Guide: 9 Ways to Make Your PC Feel Faster
Make Windows 11 feel faster with nine cleanup tips for startup apps, storage, background processes, updates, malware scans, and more. The post Windows 11 Cleanup Guide: 9 Ways to Make Your PC Feel Faster appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-windows-11-cleanup-guide/
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Vidar Infostealer Hammers SMBs via Malvertising Campaign
A financially motivated operation uses lures of cracked or pirated software to deliver a malware two-for-one combo for data theft and cryptomining. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/vidar-infostealer-smb-malvertising-campaign
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New HalluSquatting Attack Could Trick AI Coding Assistants Into Installing Botnet Malware
AI coding assistants have a habit of making things up. Ask one to fetch a popular tool, and it will sometimes hand back a real-sounding name for a project that does not exist.New research, which its authors call HalluSquatting, turns that habit into an attack: work out the fake names an AI reliably invents, register…
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This Popular Antivirus is on Sale for $19.99
ESET NOD32 Antivirus blocks malware, ransomware, and phishing for $19.99 a year without slowing your PC down. The post This Popular Antivirus is on Sale for $19.99 appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/eset-nod32-antivirus-for-windows/
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SCMBANKER Malware Uses ClickFix Lures to Target Mexican Banking Users
A new banking fraudulent operation is targeting customers of Mexican banks, fintech, payment processors, and cryptocurrency exchanges using ClickFix lures.The activity cluster, tracked by Elastic Security Labs under the moniker REF6045, involves infecting victims through fake CAPTCHA verification pages that deceive them into running a malicious command that installs a PowerShell toolkit dubbed First seen…
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China-Linked APT Expands Proxy Network With New Malware
Cisco Talos said China-linked APT UAT-7810 is growing its proxy relay network with new malware First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uat-7810-china-apt-orb-proxy/
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Telegram-Hosted RedWing Malware Lets Anyone Rent Android Spyware Tools
RedWing: The Android Banking Trojan You Can Rent on Telegram for Less Than a Coffee Subscription Zimperium’s zLabs team has uncovered RedWing, an Android spyware operation sold as a subscription service through Telegram, with links to Russian threat actors and apparent roots in the Oblivion malware family. It comes with documentation, tutorial videos, a referral…
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Thousands of malicious AI skills found capable of stealing data, running malware
AI agents can browse the web, use external tools, execute commands, and perform tasks on behalf of users. Many rely on skills that define how they interact with services and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/08/eset-ai-threat-trends-report/
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China-Linked UAT-7810 Expands ORB Network With New LONGLEASH Malware
A Chinese threat actor tracked as UAT-7810 is actively refining its bespoke malware to expand its Operational Relay Box (ORB) network by breaking into internet-facing networking devices.According to findings from Cisco Talos, UAT-7810 is an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor that’s responsible for maintaining and proliferating LapDogs, an ORB network that first came to light…
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LONGLEASH Malware Adds Reverse Shell, Proxying, and Intermediate C2 Capabilities
A significant upgrade to malware maintained by the UAT-7810 actor: LONGLEASH, a successor to the previously reported SHORTLEASH implant, now sporting reverse-shell, multi-protocol proxying, and intermediate command-and-control (C2) forwarding capabilities. LONGLEASH retains SHORTLEASH’s ff-agent codebase but expands its operational scope. The implant, internally named “nz1.0,” splits into Base, Executor, and Core modules. The Base module…
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Attackers use Microsoft Teams voice calls to deliver EtherRAT malware
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/attackers-use-microsoft-teams-voice-calls-to-deliver-etherrat-malware
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New QuimaRAT malware targets Windows, Linux, and macOS via MaaS model
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-quimarat-malware-targets-windows-linux-and-macos-via-maas-model
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Chinese hackers develop LONGLEASH malware to expand ORB network
Chinese hackers tracked as ‘UAT-7810’ are actively evolving their malware to expand their Operational Relay Box (ORB) network by compromising internet-facing networking devices, primarily unpatched Ruckus routers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-develop-longleash-malware-to-expand-orb-network/
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RedWing MaaS Packages Android Bank Fraud as a Telegram Rental Service
A new Android malware operation called RedWing is being rented out on Telegram as a ready-made bank-fraud service. It lets even low-skill criminals take over a victim’s phone, steal their banking logins, and capture the one-time codes that protect their accounts.Zimperium’s zLabs, which found the operation, says it looks like a new variant of Oblivion,…
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Air-Gapped-Systeme: Malware leitet Daten über Monitorkabel aus
Air Gapping schützt vor einer unerwünschten Datenausleitung. Ein neuartiger Angriff umgeht diesen Schutz über das Monitor-Kabel – und das ziemlich performant. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/air-gapped-systeme-malware-leitet-daten-ueber-monitorkabel-aus-2607-210592.html
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4 Best Email Security Solutions to Keep Employee Inboxes Safe
Compare leading and best email security solutions with AI threat detection, phishing defense, malware blocking, and DLP features for teams. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/best-email-security-solutions-employee-inboxes-safe/
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Chinese Cyberespionage Exploits University Roundcube Servers
Campaign Combines XSS and Deserialization to Steal Credentials and Deploy Malware. Proofpoint identified a likely China-aligned espionage group exploiting chained Roundcube vulnerabilities to steal credentials and deploy persistent malware against U.S. and Canadian university departments conducting sensitive physics, engineering and national security research. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/chinese-cyberespionage-exploits-university-roundcube-servers-a-32165
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UAT-7810 continues building ORB networks using new malware
Talos’ latest findings on UAT-7810 indicate that the threat actor continues to develop their custom-made malware. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-7810/
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AI-Generated Malware Powers New Armored Likho APT Campaign
Armored Likho APT uses AI-generated malware, phishing, and BusySnake Stealer to target governments and power grids in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Brazil. Kaspersky’s threat research team has documented a previously unknown APT group they’re calling Armored Likho, also tracked under the name Eagle Werewolf. The group runs two parallel tracks: financially motivated attacks against private individuals…