Tag: windows
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CloudZ RAT Abuses Windows Phone Link to Steal OTPs
Cisco Talos discovered the CloudZ RAT exploiting Microsoft Phone Link to intercept SMS-based OTPs from Windows endpoints. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cloudz-rat-abuses-windows-phone-link-to-steal-otps/
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Microsoft-Edge speichert Passwörter im RAM als Klartext
Windows 10 und 11 nutzen eine Speicherisolation, damit Prozesse in voneinander getrennten virtuellen Adressräumen ausgeführt werden. Unter bestimmten Bedingungen kann jedoch ein gewöhnlicher Anwendungsprozess weiterhin auf den Speicher eines anderen Prozesses im Benutzermodus zugreifen. Das wirft die Befürchtung auf, dass Malware, die mit normalen Benutzerrechten ausgeführt wird, sensible Informationen wie Passwörter und Authentifizierungs-Tokens direkt aus…
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Fake Claude AI Site Drops Beagle Backdoor on Windows Users
Sophos finds fake Claude site spreading DonutLoader and a new Beagle backdoor via DLL sideloading First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fake-claude-site-beagle-backdoor/
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Fake Claude AI website delivers new ‘Beagle’ Windows malware
A fake version for the Claude AI website offers a malicious Claude-Pro Relay download that pushes a previously undocumented backdoor for Windows named Beagle. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-claude-ai-website-delivers-new-beagle-windows-malware/
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Fake Claude AI Installers Used to Spread Malware in New Cyber Scam
Hackers are abusing fake Claude AI installer pages promoted through Google Ads to trick users into running malware in a campaign. The operation combines highly realistic install guides with a stealthy, multi”‘stage infection chain that abuses trusted Windows components, fileless execution, and advanced evasion techniques to stay under the radar. Victims who click these ads…
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Google Chrome 148 Released With Fixes for 127 Security Flaws
Google has officially rolled out Chrome version 148 to the stable channel, delivering a massive security overhaul that addresses 127 vulnerabilities across Windows, Mac, and Linux. The update, now available as version 148.0.7778.96 for Linux and 148.0.7778.96 or 148.0.7778.97 for Windows and Mac, patches several critical memory management flaws that could allow attackers to execute…
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PyPI Packages Deliver ZiChatBot Malware via Zulip APIs on Windows and Linux
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to stealthily deliver a previously unknown malware family called ZiChatBot on Windows and Linux systems.”While these wheel packages do implement the features described on their PyPI web pages, their true purpose is to covertly deliver malicious files,” Kaspersky First…
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WatchGuard Agent Flaws Allow Attackers to Gain Full SYSTEM Privileges on Windows
Multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in the WatchGuard Agent for Windows could allow malicious actors to elevate their privileges to the highest system level or disrupt critical security services. With CVSS scores up to 8.5, these vulnerabilities pose a significant risk to organizations that rely on WatchGuard for endpoint security and threat protection. WatchGuard Agent Flaws Chained…
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The Winter Games effect: When gold meets DDoS
Tags: attack, botnet, cctv, ddos, defense, detection, dns, government, group, infrastructure, international, Internet, iot, jobs, lockbit, network, penetration-testing, ransomware, router, service, strategy, threat, windowsAttack volumes 610x historical levels during the Winter Games period (February 623, 2026)Peak attack count reached more than 2,200 attacks on February 23NoName057(16) dominated public DDoS hacktivist claims with 47, although ransomware groups (Qilin, LockBit 5.0) also claimed success in various attacksTactical shift from pre-Winter Games high-bandwidth attacks (412.89Gbps peak) to Winter Games-period high-throughput attacksGeographic…
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Anthropic Mythos Proves It’s Time to Fight Agentic Discovery With Agentic Validation
Mythos Moves the Needle on AI Innovation, Defense Anthropic’s “Mythos moment” is accelerating vulnerability discovery, but speed without validation is a growing risk. As exploit windows shrink and remediation lags, more findings only mean more noise. The real advantage lies in validating what actually matters”, and fixing it first. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Attacks Abuse Windows Phone Link to Steal Texts & Bypass 2FA
In hard-to-detect attacks, hackers are dropping the CloudZ RAT and a fresh plugin, Pheno, to hijack the Windows-based bridge between PCs and smartphones. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/attacks-abuse-windows-phone-link-texts-bypass-2fa
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Salat Malware Abuses QUIC and WebSockets for Stealthy C2 Control
A powerful new Windows malware family dubbed Salat Stealer, a Go-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that blends classic infostealing with a stealthy QUIC/WebSocket command-and-control (C2) channel and resilient blockchain-backed infrastructure. Written in Go, it supports remote shell access, desktop and webcam streaming, keylogging, clipboard theft, browser and crypto”‘wallet data theft, and SOCKS5-based pivoting, giving operators interactive…
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Attackers compromised Daemon Tools software to deliver backdoors
Kaspersky researchers uncovered another supply chain compromise involving a popular Windows tool: Daemon Tools, an app for mounting disk image files as virtual drives that is … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/06/daemon-tools-compromised-backdoors-supply-chain-attack/
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CloudZ RAT Exploits Microsoft Phone Link to Steal SMS OTPs
CloudZ is a new modular remote access trojan that abuses Microsoft’s built”‘in Phone Link feature to steal SMS one”‘time passwords (OTPs) and other mobile notifications directly from Windows PCs, without infecting the phone itself. Microsoft Phone Link (formerly “Your Phone”) is integrated into Windows 10 and 11 to mirror smartphone SMS messages, application notifications, call…
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Windows Phone Link Exploited by CloudZ RAT to Steal Credentials and OTPs
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an intrusion that involved the use of a CloudZ remote access tool (RAT) and a previous undocumented plugin dubbed Pheno with the aim of facilitating credential theft.”According to the functionalities of the CloudZ RAT and Pheno plugin, this was with the intention of stealing victims’ credentials and potentially one-time…
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Ein falsches Spiel: ScarCruft kompromittiert Spieleplattform in einer Supply-Chain-Attacke
ESET-Forscher haben einen anhaltenden Angriff der APT-Gruppe ScarCruft aufgedeckt, der Windows- und Android-Spiele mit Backdoors gegen Bewohner der chinesischen Region Yanbian einsetzt. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/eset-research/ein-falsches-spiel-scarcruft-kompromittiert-spieleplattform-in-einer-supply-chain-attacke/
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Windows 11 zeigt vermehrt Malware-Warnungen: Was hinter der Cerdigent-Meldung steckt
First seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/windows-11-malware-warnung-cerdigent-1740888/
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New WhatsApp Flaws Could Affect Billions of Users After Meta Security Patch
Meta patched two WhatsApp flaws affecting iOS, Android, and Windows users, including bugs tied to risky files, links, and Reels previews. The post New WhatsApp Flaws Could Affect Billions of Users After Meta Security Patch appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-whatsapp-users-update-meta-security-flaws/
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New WhatsApp Flaws Could Affect Billions of Users After Meta Security Patch
Meta patched two WhatsApp flaws affecting iOS, Android, and Windows users, including bugs tied to risky files, links, and Reels previews. The post New WhatsApp Flaws Could Affect Billions of Users After Meta Security Patch appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-whatsapp-users-update-meta-security-flaws/
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New WhatsApp Flaws Could Affect Billions of Users After Meta Security Patch
Meta patched two WhatsApp flaws affecting iOS, Android, and Windows users, including bugs tied to risky files, links, and Reels previews. The post New WhatsApp Flaws Could Affect Billions of Users After Meta Security Patch appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-whatsapp-users-update-meta-security-flaws/
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Kaspersky suspects Chinese hackers planted a backdoor into Daemon Tools in ‘widespread’ attack
The cybersecurity company says it’s seen thousands of infection attempts, and at least a dozen successful hacks after users installed malicious versions of the popular Windows software. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/kaspersky-suspects-chinese-hackers-planted-a-backdoor-into-daemon-tools-in-widespread-attack/
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Unpatched flaws turn Ollama’s auto-updater into a persistent RCE vector, researchers say
Researchers at Striga have disclosed two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-42248, CVE-2026-42249) in Ollama’s Windows auto-updater that, when chained together, may allow an … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/05/ollama-windows-vulnerabilities-cve-2026-42248-cve-2026-42249/
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North Korean APT Targets Yanbian Gamers via Trojanized Platform
ESET warns that North Korean hackers compromised a Yanbian gaming site in a supply”‘chain attack, trojanizing Windows and Android software to spy on users First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/scarcruft-birdcall-android-yanbian/
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ScarCruft Targets Gaming Platform With Windows, Android Backdoors
A sophisticated multiplatform supply-chain attack orchestrated by the North Korea-aligned APT group ScarCruft, targeting ethnic Koreans in China’s Yanbian region through a compromised gaming platform. The attack, believed to have been ongoing since late 2024, weaponized both Windows and Android components of sqgame[.]net, a video game platform that hosts traditional Yanbian-themed card and board games.…
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Stealthy malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to siphon SMS OTPs from enterprise PCs
Multi-stage infection chain: The intrusion begins with an unknown initial access vector, followed by the execution of a malicious file disguised as a ScreenConnect update, Talos said.The initial payload is a Rust-compiled loader using filenames such as “systemupdates.exe,” which drops a .NET loader disguised as a text file in a system directory, the post said.Persistence…
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ScarCruft Hacks Gaming Platform to Deploy BirdCall Malware on Android and Windows
The North Korea-aligned state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft has compromised a video game platform in a supply chain espionage attack, trojanizing its components with a backdoor called BirdCallto likely target ethnic Koreans residing in China.While prior versions of the backdoor have primarily targeted Windows users only, the supply chain attack is assessed to have…
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North Korean hackers trojanize gaming platform to spy on ethnic Koreans in China
A gaming platform built for ethnic Koreans in China has been serving backdoored Windows and Android software to its users since late 2024. The platform, sqgame[.]net, hosts … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/05/china-scarcruft-supply-chain-attack/
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Microsoft Defender Bug Triggers False Malware Alerts for DigiCert Certificates
Microsoft fixed a Defender false positive that flagged legitimate DigiCert certificates as malware, disrupting Windows trust stores for some IT teams. The post Microsoft Defender Bug Triggers False Malware Alerts for DigiCert Certificates appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-defender-digicert-certificates-false-positive/
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Logo und Namen einfach kopiert: Notepad++ für Mac nicht autorisiert
Tags: windowsDie Meldung einer offiziellen Mac-Portierung für Notepad++ hat Ärger beim Entwickler der Windows-Version ausgelöst. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/logo-und-namen-einfach-kopiert-notepad-fuer-mac-nicht-autorisiert-2605-208297.html
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Probleme mit VSS: Windows-11-Update macht Backup-Tools unbrauchbar
Nutzer mehrerer Backup-Lösungen können seit dem April-Patchday unter Windows 11 keine Datensicherung mehr erstellen. Es kommt zu einem Timeout. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/probleme-mit-vss-windows-11-update-macht-backup-tools-unbrauchbar-2605-208274.html