"malware attacks"

TA558 Hackers Weaponize Images for Wide-Scale Malware Attacks

The threat actor tracked as TA558 has been observed leveraging steganography as an obfuscation technique to deliver a wide range of malware...

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Vulnerabilities

Critical Flaws Leave 92,000 D-Link NAS Devices Vulnerable to Malware Attacks

Threat actors are actively scanning and exploiting a pair of security flaws that are said to affect as many as 92,000 internet-exposed...

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Malware

Chinese Hackers Using Deepfakes in Advanced Mobile Banking Malware Attacks

A Chinese-speaking threat actor codenamed GoldFactory has been attributed to the development of highly sophisticated banking trojans, including a previously undocumented iOS...

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Malware

Microsoft Disables MSIX App Installer Protocol Widely Used in Malware Attacks

Microsoft on Thursday said it’s once again disabling the ms-appinstaller protocol handler by default following its abuse by multiple threat actors to...

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Malware

LogoFAIL: UEFI Vulnerabilities Expose Devices to Stealth Malware Attacks

The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) code from various independent firmware/BIOS vendors (IBVs) has been found vulnerable to potential attacks through high-impact...

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Cyber Attack

Iranian Group Tortoiseshell Launches New Wave of IMAPLoader Malware Attacks

The Iranian threat actor known as Tortoiseshell has been attributed to a new wave of watering hole attacks that are designed to...

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Malware

New Attack Alert: Freeze[.]rs Injector Weaponized for XWorm Malware Attacks

Malicious actors are using a legitimate Rust-based injector called Freeze[.]rs to deploy a commodity malware called XWorm in victim environments. The novel...

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Malware

Rust Infostealer Malware Attacks macOS Sonoma Ahead of Public Release

Based on recent reports, it was discovered that there has been info stealer malware that affects both Windows and macOS platforms. The...

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Vulnerabilities

Cybersecurity Agencies Sound Alarm on Rising TrueBot Malware Attacks

Cybersecurity agencies have warned about the emergence of new variants of the TrueBot malware. This enhanced threat is now targeting companies in...

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Malware

New Bandit Malware Attacks Browsers to Steal Personal & Financial Logins

Bandit Stealer, a recently discovered information stealer by Trend Micro, effectively targets cryptocurrency wallets and web browsers while skillfully avoiding detection. The...

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Malware

CERT-UA Warns of SmokeLoader and RoarBAT Malware Attacks Against Ukraine

An ongoing phishing campaign with invoice-themed lures is being used to distribute the SmokeLoader malware in the form of a polyglot file,...

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Malware

FIN7 and Ex-Conti Cybercrime Gangs Join Forces in Domino Malware Attacks

A new strain of malware developed by threat actors likely affiliated with the FIN7 cybercrime group has been put to use by...

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Malware

Samsung Introduces New Feature to Protect Users from Zero-Click Malware Attacks

Samsung has announced a new feature called Message Guard that comes with safeguards to protect users from malware and spyware via what’s...

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Malware

Australian Healthcare Sector Targeted in Latest Gootkit Malware Attacks

A recent wave of Gootkit malware loader attacks has targeted the Australian healthcare sector by leveraging legitimate tools like VLC Media Player....

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Malware

A Growing Number of Malware Attacks Leveraging Dark Utilities ‘C2-as-a-Service’

A nascent service called Dark Utilities has already attracted 3,000 users for its ability to provide command-and-control (C2) services with the goal...

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Malware

VirusTotal Reveals Most Impersonated Software in Malware Attacks

Threat actors are increasingly mimicking legitimate applications like Skype, Adobe Reader, and VLC Player as a means to abuse trust relationships and...

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Malware

Researchers Find New Malware Attacks Targeting Russian Government Entities

An unknown advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been linked to a series of spear-phishing attacks targeting Russian government entities since the...

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Malware

‘Purple Fox’ Hackers Spotted Using New Variant of FatalRAT in Recent Malware Attacks

The operators of the Purple Fox malware have retooled their malware arsenal with a new variant of a remote access trojan called...

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Malware

Researchers Link ShadowPad Malware Attacks to Chinese Ministry and PLA

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of ShadowPad, a sophisticated and modular backdoor that has been adopted by a growing number...