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StealthWorker Brute-force Malware Attack on Windows & Linux Platform Via Hacked E-commerce Websites

Researchers discovered a new brute-force malware called StealthWorker that attack Windows & Linux platform via compromised E-commerce websites to steals personal information and payment data. This Stealthy malware written in Golang language which is very rarely used by malware authors and this language already being used by Mirai botnet develop module. In this case, E-commerce […]

Beware!! Fake Browser Update Drops a Ransomware & Banking Malware into Your Computer

Researcher recently discovered a malicious Fake Browser Update campaign that being delivered a ransomware and banking malware into target computer via fake browser update. Threat actors are spreading this fake browser mostly via compromised websites that are powered by WordPress and also attackers used other hacked CMS websites. Thousands of hacked sites are used for […]

Operation Sharpshooter – Researchers Linked the Global Campaign to Lazarus Hacker Group

Security researchers from McAfee linked the global campaign dubbed Operation Sharpshooter to the infamous Lazarus Hacker Group. Sharpshooter campaign targets primarily on financial services, government, and critical infrastructure. The campaign was first identified in 2018, but according to the new analysis report, the campaign started as early as September 2017. Attackers targets broader set of […]

Hackers Using InfoStealer Malware that Attacks Windows Servers To Steal Sensitive Data

A new InfoStealer malware has been identified which targets the windows servers, stealing its sensitive data that includes the login credentials, OS version, IP addresses and also uploads the victim’s data to the FTP attacker’s server. Security researchers from Checkpoint observed a huge malware campaign that runs malicious contents specifically to steal sensitive data from […]

Hackers Launching FlawedAmmyy Malware Via Undetected MS Excel Macros that Carried Powerful Backdoor

Threat actors from TA505 currently spreading powerful FlawedAmmyy RAT via weaponized MS Excel documents with malicious Excel 4.0 macro which is hard to detect by standard security controls. Observed FlawedAmmyy RAT sample is highly sophisticated that can control the infected victims remotely and evade the security software. TA505 threat actors are a well-known cybercrime group […]

Beware! Even Good Domains Also Carries Malicious URLs

According to an article on helpnetsecurity.com, it reads that nearly 40 percent of good domains carried malicious URLs. So now the question arises is legitimate websites compromised to host malicious content. Now the challenge for cybersecurity experts is to protect users with a solution that gives them URL-level visibility. The vulnerable people are the home […]

Malware Attack Shuts Down Columbia State Community College

Five campuses of the Columbia State Community College were forced to shut down for two days following a malware attack. The issues reportedly happened after an employee opened an email with a malicious attachment on February 13. The virus spread to the college’s communication network, following which classes on all campuses were forced to shut […]

Elasticsearch versions 1.4.2 and earlier vulnerable to malware infections

Two old vulnerabilities were exploited, allegedly by Chinese hackers The Cisco network security and ethical hacking teams recently detected intrusions from malicious hackers by targeting Elasticsearch clusters to exploit previously reported vulnerabilities to perform various malicious actions such as malware injection and cryptocurrency mining, reported experts from the International Institute of Cyber Security. “Hackers are […]

Hackers Compromised Bangladesh Embassy Website that Drops Weaponized Word Document with Malware

Threat actors compromised the Bangladesh embassy in Cairo website and taking control to drops the weaponized word documents that contains privilege escalation flaw exploit (CVE-2017-7255). Attackers are usually distributing various malware via malspam and phishing emails which includes some of the convince action take place in order to infect the victims. But this is totally […]

First Malware Campaign Exploits WinRAR ACE vulnerability To Hack Windows Computer

Researchers have detected the first malspam campaign that delivers a malicious RAR archive to infect victim’s computer exploiting the WinRAR ACE vulnerability. The 19-year-old vulnerability was disclosed by checkpoint security researchers last week, the vulnerability resides in the WinRAR UNACEV2.DLL library. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker with specially crafted ACE archive and […]

BabyShark Malware Delivered through Malicious Excel Macro Documents

Threat actors distributing Visual Basic based BabyShark malware that delivered through spear phishing emails. The emails sent from a public email address disguised to be from nuclear security expert in the U.S. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers first identified the campaign in November 2018 and it is having connections with past North Korean activities […]

Malicious reCAPTCHA Pretending To Be From Google Creates Chaos

Since 1999, Google’s name has resonated to mean “don’t be evil”, with the main goal of collecting all the world’s information and presenting it to everyone in a very digestible way. The search giant has built this good name for two-decades now, as the company celebrates its 20th anniversary this 2019. Of course, with popularity […]

Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty For Using Neverquest Malware to Steal Money from Victims’ Bank Accounts WorldWide

A Russian citizen LISOV, 33, pleaded guilty for using NeverQuest malware to infect victim computers to steal their banking login information and to steal money from their banking accounts. The NeverQuest banking malware spreads through social media, email and file transfer protocols. It is capable of exfiltrating login information form number of banking and financial […]

Hackers Targeted Retailing Industry With Malware and Selling Stolen Data On Dark Web

Hackers deploy Emotet malware targeting retail trading industry to exfiltrate the bundles of data and to sell them on the dark web. The Emotet malware is a highly sensitive banking malware which was originally found in 2014, it is capable of stealing financial credentials, usernames, passwords and email addresses. Panda Trading Systems detected the malware […]

Hackers Abusing LinkedIn’s Direct Messaging Service to Deliver More_eggs Malware via Fake Job Offers

A new malware campaign that impersonates as legitimate staffing companies abuse messaging services to deliver More_eggs malware. The campaign primarily targeted US companies that include retail, entertainment, pharmacy, and others that commonly employ online payments, such as online shopping portals. Threat actors send direct message abusing Linkedin message service to the victim’s pretending to be […]

Hackers Deliver Banking Malware Through Fake Google reCAPTCHA

A new malware campaign impersonates a fake Google reCAPTCHA to deliver banking malware. The campaign specifically targeted a Polish bank. Security researchers from Sucuri discovered the sophisticated phishing campaign employed with both the impersonation and panic/bait techniques. Malware Infection – Fake Google reCAPTCHA The malware infection starts with the fake confirmation receipt of the recent […]