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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Raspberry Robin campaign wave that propagates the malware through malicious Windows Script Files (WSFs) since March 2024. “Historically, Raspberry Robin was known to spread through removable media like USB drives, but over time its distributors have experimented with other initial infection vectors,” HP Wolf Security researcher Patrick Schläpfer said […]
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in LG webOS running on its smart televisions that could be exploited to bypass authorization and gain root access on the devices. The findings come from Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender, which discovered and reported the flaws in November 2023. The issues were fixed by LG as part of updates […]
A suspected Vietnamese-origin threat actor has been observed targeting victims in several Asian and Southeast Asian countries with malware designed to harvest valuable data since at least May 2023. Cisco Talos is tracking the cluster under the name CoralRaider, describing it as financially motivated. Targets of the campaign include India, China, South Korea, Bangladesh, Pakistan, […]
U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned of Phobos ransomware attacks targeting government and critical infrastructure entities, outlining the various tactics and techniques the threat actors have adopted to deploy the file-encrypting malware. “Structured as a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, Phobos ransomware actors have targeted entities including municipal and county governments, emergency services, education, public healthcare, […]
Multiple companies operating in the cryptocurrency sector are the target of an ongoing malware campaign that involves a newly discovered Apple macOS backdoor codenamed RustDoor. RustDoor was first documented by Bitdefender last week, describing it as a Rust-based malware capable of harvesting and uploading files, as well as gathering information about the infected machines. It’s […]
Apple macOS users are the target of a new Rust-based backdoor that has been operating under the radar since November 2023. The backdoor, codenamed RustDoor by Bitdefender, has been found to impersonate an update for Microsoft Visual Studio and target both Intel and Arm architectures. The exact initial access pathway used to propagate the implant […]
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Bosch BCC100 thermostats and Rexroth NXA015S-36V-B smart nutrunners that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender, which discovered the flaw in Bosch BCC100 thermostats last August, said the issue could be weaponized by an attacker to alter the […]
Compromised Facebook business accounts are being used to run bogus ads that employ “revealing photos of young women” as lures to trick victims into downloading an updated version of a malware called NodeStealer. “Clicking on ads immediately downloads an archive containing a malicious .exe ‘Photo Album’ file which also drops a second executable written in […]
The threat actors behind the nascent Buhti ransomware have eschewed their custom payload in favor of leaked LockBit and Babuk ransomware families to strike Windows and Linux systems. “While the group doesn’t develop its own ransomware, it does utilize what appears to be one custom-developed tool, an information stealer designed to search for and archive […]
Government organizations in Central Asia are the target of a sophisticated espionage campaign that leverages a previously undocumented strain of malware dubbed DownEx. Bitdefender, in a report shared with The Hacker News, said the activity remains active, with evidence likely pointing to the involvement of Russia-based threat actors. The Romanian cybersecurity firm said it first […]
Researchers from the Bitdefender Mobile Threats team said they have intercepted more than 100,000 malicious SMS messages attempting to distribute Flubot malware since the beginning of December. “Findings indicate attackers are modifying their subject lines and using older yet proven scams to entice users to click,” the Romanian cybersecurity firm detailed in a report published […]
Romania-based cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released the much-awaited universal decryptor for REvil ransomware victims in collaboration with an undisclosed but trusted law enforcement partner. Bitdefender has released a free, universal decryptor key for REvil ransomware to unlock data of impacted organizations that got encrypted due to REvil aka Sodinokibi ransomware attacks before the infamous gang’s […]
According to researchers, in its latest attack, FIN8 is infiltrating companies to carry out surveillance and obtain privilege escalation to deploy a payload of malware called Sardonic. In its latest report, Bitdefender Labs experts revealed that the financially motivated group FIN8 has resurfaced with brand new malware dubbed Sardonic. After a brief hiatus, the group is […]
The IT security researchers at Bitdefender have discovered a sophisticated and persistent malware stealing data and monitoring online activities of Windows users particularly Windows 10 and in some cases Windows 7 and Windows 8. Dubbed Zacinlo by researchers; the malware has been active since 2012-2013 but the latest research [PDF] from Bitdefender highlights how it is […]
Security researchers have discovered a new, sophisticated form of malware based on the notorious Zeus banking Trojan that steals more than just bank account details. Dubbed Terdot, the banking Trojan has been around since mid-2016 and was initially designed to operate as a proxy to conduct man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks, steal browsing information such as stored credit card […]
Short Bytes: Bitdefender is here with its new lineup of revamped antivirus solutions. This range includes Bitdefender Internet Security 2017, Bitdefender Total Security Multi-Device 2017, and Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2017. The highlights of this release are enhanced ransomware protection and a Wi-Fi security scanner. Bitdefender, one of the most dependable antivirus solutions around, has launched the […]
Short Bytes: Reputed antivirus testing house AV-Test has released the latest results of the best antivirus software for Windows. Take a look at the complete list below. You must have read our list of top 10 antivirus solutions for the PCs that suggests you the best free antivirus solutions. If you are keen to keep your computer […]
Popular anti-virus firm and computer security agency BitDefender has become the victim of a highly embarrassing data hack. Apparently, hackers took away a “very limited” number of usernames and passwords of the firm’s customers and are now threatening to make the data public if the required ransom is not paid. However, BitDefender refused to give […]