Security researchers have discovered a rare piece of spyware for Linux named evilgnome, which is currently not found in all major antivirus software products and includes features that are rarely found concerning most of the malware for Linux, reports Official Hacker. It is known that in nature there are very few types of malware for […]
Security researchers have discovered a rare piece of Linux spyware that’s currently fully undetected across all major antivirus security software products, and includes rarely seen functionalities with regards to most Linux malware, The Hacker News learned. It’s a known fact that there are a very few strains of Linux malware exist in the wild as […]
On June 6, 2019, Google released a case study of very intelligent hackers who were trying to plant backdoor in Android phones. This is about a family of apps called “Triada” that can place spam and ads on the device. After a brief overview about its beginning in 2016 and the operation of the first […]
IT systems audit experts report an alleged hacking attack against the GitHub account of Canonical Ltd, the company in charge of Ubuntu, the popular Linux distribution, allegedly with the intention of installing a backdoor. “Last July 6, the access credentials to one of the GitHub accounts owned by Canonical were compromised; those responsible for this […]
ESET researchers have discovered a malicious campaign distributing a backdoor via torrents, with Korean TV content used as a lure
Researchers discovered a new malware campaign called ViceLeaker that specifically targeting the Android users with sophisticated backdoor capabilities to Hijack camera, delete files, record audio and more. Some of the Malware samples discovered by Kaspersky researchers are modified versions of an open source Jabber/XMPP client called “Conversations” a legitimate version of the Android app available in Google […]
Rootkit Hunter is a scanner tool for Linux that scans for backdoors, rootkits and local exploits on your systems. Installs all dependencies using apt or yum Tested on: CentOS 5.8/6.4 Debian 6.0/7.0 Fedora 17 Ubuntu 10.04/12.04/12.10 Default temp dir is /tmp/rkhunter, this can be changed in install script. By default, the installer logs into $TMP/install.log […]
Triada Banking Trojan came Preinstalled as Backdoor in Budget Android Smartphones- Google Confirms. It would probably be the first time ever in Google’s history that the company has revealed details of the tenacity and success of malware dubbed as Triada. Triada malware was discovered in 2017 and came pre-installed on Android devices. It was believed […]
According IT security audit service specialists, Google recently recognized that a group of cybercriminals discovered a backdoor preinstalled on Android devices during the year 2017. The backdoor, known as Triada, was reported for the first time by researchers from the Kaspersky firm; in their first report, experts mentioned that this was one of the most […]
Almost all mobile phones make two serious mistakes for their users: following their movements and listening to their conversations. That’s why we call it “Stalin’s dream”. Almost all phone processors have a universal back door that phones often use to transmit all the calls they hear. The back door is the result of 20-year-old mistakes […]
Cybercriminals from Sednit group, also known as Fancy Bear, APT28, Sofacy launching new Zebrocy Malware that indented to open backdoor on the targeted machine to gain the remote access. The sednit hacking group operates since 2004, the threat operators from this group employed a verity of hacking tools to perform its espionage operations. Researchers from […]
Researchers discovered a “Blackwater” malware campaign that suspected to associated with well known MuddyWater APT bypass the security control and install a backdoor on Victims PC using MuddyWater’s tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). MuddyWater involved with a various cyber attack in recent past and its spotted to targeting organizations in Pakistan, Turkey, and Tajikistan using […]
Threat actors have compromised the Asus technology manufacturer update mechanism to install malware that allows installing a backdoor on compromised computers. According to web application security testing experts, this is due to a Man-In-The-Middle (MiTM) attack campaign against routers to exploit some unsecured HTTP connections between Asus computer users and company servers. This malware, known […]
Researchers have discovered a severe vulnerability in Cisco products that could allow attackers to implant persistent backdoor on wide range devices used in enterprises and government networks, including routers, switches, and firewalls. Dubbed Thrangrycat or ???, the vulnerability, discovered by researchers from the security firm Red Balloon and identified as CVE-2019-1649, affects multiple Cisco products […]
Reports of IICS web application penetration testing experts mentioned that a group of Russian cyber spies created one of the most advanced backdoors that have been thought to attack by an email server. The LightNeuron backdoor was specially developed to attack Microsoft Exchange email servers and, according to web application penetration testing experts, it works […]
Criminal activities against accountants on the rise – Buhtrap and RTM still active
Well-Known and advanced threat actors groups TA505 APT distributing a new variant of ServHelper malware that distributed via weaponized Excel 4.0 macro to open a backdoor & steal sensitive information from infection system. TA505 threat actors associated with various high profile cyber attackers including infamous Dridex banking trojan and Locky ransomware, delivered through malicious email […]
The authors of the book ‘Learn ethical hacking’, along with specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS), report the existence of a critical vulnerability in the Matebook laptop, developed by Huawei; according to the reports, this flaw could be exploited to take control of the compromised devices. The Chinese company has faced strong […]
Consumer technology vendors often advise their customers to only install updates and patches only via the official channels to make sure that the integrity of the system is maintained. But what if your PC maker’s official update utility contains malware? That’s exactly what has happened with about 1 million owners of Asus computers. First reported […]
According to ethical hacking researcher, backdoor is an malware which is used to break authentication of any computer system. Now day’s most of the backdoor attacks are increasing in organizations. Backdoor takes hidden form of the program. Backdoor can be designed & programmed easily, as it was demonstrated in ethical hacking course of International Institute […]
According to the authors of the book ‘Learn ethical hacking’, a group of hackers has infected hundreds of thousands of Asus computers using the company’s own update tool. According to specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security, Asus, a company based in Taiwan, is one of the leading companies supplying portable computer equipment worldwide. […]