Tag: malware
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DPRK-Linked macOS Malvertising Uses Fake Updates to Deliver Crypto-Stealing Malware
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been attributed to a sophisticated macOS malvertising campaign that involves redirecting users to fake web pages displaying a full-screen non-existent update sequence to deliver malware as part of a new iteration of the long-running Contagious Interview campaign.The defining aspect of the attack is that bogus macOS software…
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Dysphoria Botnet Uses Blockchain Domains to Hide C2 Infrastructure
Researchers uncovered the 200,000-device Dysphoria botnet, which uses Ethereum and Solana domains to hide its command servers. QiAnXin XLab, jointly with China’s CNCERT, disclosed Dysphoria, a botnet that has compromised roughly 200,000 devices worldwide and uses Ethereum and Solana blockchain domain names to hide its command infrastructure. The botnet evolved from jackskid and fbot malware…
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PhantomEnigma Infects Organizations with Malware via Hijacked Government Websites
PhantomEnigma abuses Brazilian government websites and trusted email channels to spread malware, target banks, evade security checks, and maintain access. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/phantomenigma-infects-malware-hijack-gov-sites/
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Fake Claude Code Installer Delivers MacSync macOS Infostealer Through Google Ads
A highly convincing malvertising campaign is targeting macOS users searching for “how to install Claude Code on Mac,” delivering the MacSync infostealer through a trusted-looking workflow that abuses legitimate infrastructure rather than exploiting software vulnerabilities. The attack highlights a growing shift toward trust-based compromise, where attackers weaponize authentic platforms such as Google Ads and claude.ai…
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CastleLoader Campaign Deploys NeedleStealer to Steal Crypto Wallet Seeds and Browser Sessions
A significant evolution in the CastleLoader malware ecosystem, with new campaigns deploying the NeedleStealer framework to harvest cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases and hijack browser sessions. The findings expand on earlier research by Huntress and LevelBlue, confirming that CastleLoader remains a central delivery mechanism for multi-stage intrusions while introducing new tooling written in Rust and Golang.…
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New Crypter-as-a-Service Cruciferra Fuels Stealthy Malware Attacks Worldwide
Proofpoint uncovered Cruciferra, a crypter-as-a-service that helps hackers evade antivirus and deliver malware in multiple campaigns. Proofpoint’s research team traced a wave of income-tax-themed lures targeting Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams back to a crypter service called Cruciferra, and the tool turns out to be shared infrastructure used across multiple unrelated criminal…
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Tengu Mirai Botnet Uses Watchdog Reboots and Binary Bricking to Resist Removal
Tengu, a newly observed Mirai-derived botnet, is demonstrating how modern IoT malware is rapidly evolving beyond traditional distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) operations by integrating persistence, evasion, and multi-functional attack capabilities. Unlike legacy Mirai variants, Tengu employs a hybrid C2 model that blends plaintext and encrypted communications. Initial registration and heartbeat messages are transmitted in cleartext, while…
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Fake ShinyHunters Emails Give Victims 48 Hours to Pay $2,000 Bitcoin Ransom
Fake ShinyHunters-themed sextortion emails are abusing data from recent ShinyHunters leaks to threaten victims with the release of fabricated “webcam recordings” unless a 2,000 dollar Bitcoin ransom is paid within 48 hours. Despite the technical-sounding claims, there is no evidence of actual device compromise, malware deployment, or recorded content behind these messages. The emails impersonate…
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Operation STANDOFF Uses GitHub Redirects Across 44 Servers to Hide Multi-Malware C2 Traffic
Operation STANDOFF is a Russian”‘speaking cybercriminal campaign that uses a cluster of at least 44 TimeWeb”‘hosted servers that all masquerade as benign GitHub redirectors to conceal multi”‘malware command”‘and”‘control (C2) and proxy traffic. This infrastructure underpins a full ecosystem: a pay”‘per”‘install loader, a proxy”‘botnet, a multi”‘operator intrusion console, and an AI”‘driven influence and outreach platform. All…
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Malvertising campaign assembles malware in browser
Tags: malwareFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/malvertising-campaign-assembles-malware-in-browser
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Malware Attack Forces AnMed to Close Care Facilities
Nonprofit Health System in SC and Georgia Says Email, Phones and Portal Are Down. AnMed, a nonprofit healthcare system that serves upstate South Carolina and Northeast Georgia, has temporarily closed dozens of its medical offices and other care facilities as the organization responds to a weekend ransomware attack. Email, phones and patient portals are among…
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Health system in South Carolina, Georgia closes offices after malware affects networks
On Sunday, AnMed published a statement online saying they were “experiencing a cybersecurity disruption involving malware” and were working to restore systems and determine the scope of the incident. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/health-system-south-carolina-georgia-disruptions-malware
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Over 70 Fake Windows App Sites Could Turn Trusted Downloads Into Malware
A newly uncovered cluster of more than 70 impersonation domains targeting popular Windows applications is raising fresh concerns about a scalable malware distribution campaign that leverages trust in legitimate software ecosystems. The discovery, triggered by a developer investigating unusual search results for their own application, reveals a coordinated infrastructure designed to mimic well-known tools while…
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Cruciferra Crypter Uses BYOVD and Process Ghosting to Hide Windows Malware
The China-linked cybercrime group behind the use of income tax-related phishing lures targeting Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams has been observed using a sophisticated crypter service called Cruciferra.According to a new analysis by Proofpoint, Cruciferra has been utilized by various unrelated cybercriminal threat clusters to deliver a wide array of remote First…
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SourTrade Malvertising Campaign Secretly Builds Malware in the Browser
Impersonating well-known cryptocurrency and trading sites, SourTrade has developed a novel technique to drop infostealers to victims First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/malvertising-builds-malware-in/
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TELESHIM Abuses Telegram for C2 in Attacks Against Middle East Governments
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged fresh malicious cyber activity by a threat actor with ties to East Asia targeting government entities in the Middle East.The intrusions have resulted in the deployment of previously unreported malware families dubbed TELESHIM, MIXEDKEY, and BINDCLOAK, according to Zscaler ThreatLabz. The cybersecurity firm said it detected the campaign earlier this month.…
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SparkKitty Monitors Mobile Photo Galleries and Exfiltrates Sensitive Images to C2 Servers
SparkKitty is a cross”‘platform mobile stealer that weaponizes users’ photo galleries, using OCR to extract sensitive text from images and silently exfiltrating it to attacker”‘controlled C2 servers on both Android and iOS. Built as an apparent successor to SparkCat, the malware is tuned to hunt cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases, but its indiscriminate photo theft dramatically…
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GitHub delays version updates so malware gets caught first
An automated update tool watches a package registry, catches a new release the moment it publishes, and opens a pull request for your team. That is the job it was built to do. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/27/github-dependabot-cooldown/
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 107
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter UAC-0145 Primary Compromise Vectors as of July 2026 SleeperGem: Compromised git_credential_manager, Dendreo, and fastlane RubyGems Drop a Persistent Backdoor AgentBaiting: How 800+ Fake AI Skills and MCP Servers Delivered Malware Chaos ransomware’s msaRAT: Living…
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Golden Chickens malware-as-a-service resurfaces with four new families
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/golden-chickens-malware-as-a-service-resurfaces-with-four-new-families
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Malvertising Sends Malware in Pieces, Then Makes the Browser Build the Executable
A malvertising operation dubbed SourTrade is making victims’ browsers build the final Windows executable themselves, using a legitimate Bun runtime as its base instead of serving one complete malicious file from a fixed URL.Confiant, which detailed the campaign on July 23, 2026, said it has operated since late 2024 and impersonated TradingView, Solana, and Luno…
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Malicious sites use JavaScript to build malware in browser memory
A massive malvertising campaign is using fake Solana, Luno, and TradingView webpages with malicious JavaScript that instructs browsers to assemble malware directly in memory. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-sites-use-javascript-to-build-malware-in-browser-memory/
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Hackers Use Stealer Logs to Bypass MFA and Launch Ransomware Attacks
Infostealer malware has now become the invisible thread linking petty credential theft to full-blown ransomware campaigns. Attackers no longer bother forcing their way through firewalls when infostealers have already unlocked the front door for them. Documented by DarkOwl, a stealer log archive generated by infostealer malware that silently harvests browser-saved passwords, session cookies, cryptocurrency wallet data,…
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Phantom Stealer Campaign Uses JavaScript and PowerShell to Steal Browser Credentials
Tags: business, communications, credentials, crypto, cyber, data, email, infection, malware, phishing, powershellA sophisticated phishing campaign that disguises malware delivery inside routine business communications, ultimately deploying Phantom Stealer v3.5.0 to harvest browser credentials, cookies, payment data, and cryptocurrency wallet information from victims. Documented by Seqrite, the campaign uses two distinct phishing themes that both lead to the same infection chain. One email impersonates UPS Forwarding Hub, referencing fake…
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GoSerpent Backdoor Drives a Patient Cyber Espionage Campaign Against Southeast Asian Governments
At a glance Malware family GoSerpent backdoor, plus McMx, Stowaway, ThumbcacheService, and TmcLoader/TmcPayload Threat actor Unconfirmed. Kaspersky notes First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/goserpent-backdoor/
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Thailand’s Ministry of Finance Targeted With Hermes AI Agent Running Unattended, Hades Implant Staged
Hunt.io uncovered a cyber-espionage attack on Thailand’s Finance Ministry using Hermes AI agent and Hades malware for reconnaissance and persistence. Researchers at Hunt.io have uncovered an intrusion targeting Thailand’s Ministry of Finance that offers a rare look inside a live cyber-espionage operation. Instead of recovering malware after the fact, the team found exposed staging servers…
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SectopRAT Gives Attackers Remote Access to Passwords, Credit Cards, Cookies and Corporate Files
SectopRAT is at the center of a highly targeted malvertising campaign abusing Anthropic’s Claude platform to deliver a stealthy, HVNC”‘enabled RAT that gives attackers deep, persistent access to victims’ passwords, credit cards, cookies and corporate files. The artifact masqueraded as a genuine Claude Desktop installer but redirected victims to claude.ai.download-app[.]us and then to downloading-api.it[.]com/html/claude/win, where…
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Golden Chickens Launches Four Modular Malware Families to Steal Chrome Credentials and Hijack Browser Sessions
Golden Chickens, tracked as TAG-195 and also known as Venom Spider, has launched four new modular malware families designed to enhance credential theft, browser session hijacking, and post-exploitation flexibility. The newly identified families TinyEgg, ChonkyChicken, a modularized ChonkyChicken variant, and ChromEggscalator mark a clear architectural evolution in the group’s malware-as-a-service (MaaS) ecosystem, signaling a shift…
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New Dolphin X Malware Uses AI Profiler to Rank High-Value Victims
Dolphin X malware targets more than 300 apps and includes an AI Profiler that scores infected Windows PCs to help criminals identify high-value victims quickly. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/dolphin-x-malware-ai-profiler-rank-victims/