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Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
One of the most notorious providers of abuse-friendly “bulletproof” web hosting for cybercriminals has started routing its operations through networks run by the Russian antivirus and security firm Kaspersky Lab , KrebsOnSecurity has learned. The bulletproof hosting provider BEARHOST.
The Hacker News
MAY 27, 2025
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malicious campaign that uses a fake website advertising antivirus software from Bitdefender to dupe victims into downloading a remote access trojan called Venom RAT.
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Security Affairs
JANUARY 10, 2025
In August 2024, Russian crooks advertised a macOS malware called BANSHEE Stealer that can target both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures. The malicious code was advertised on cybercrime forums for $3,000 per month. The report includes Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) for this new variant.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 29, 2024
An antivirus can offer some security for users worried about stumbling upon malware while browsing the Internet. A good antivirus can detect malware on whatever device the antivirus is scanning. In February 2024 , the FTC ordered Avast to cease “selling browsing data for advertising purposes” and to pay out $16.5
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 20, 2024
CISA adds Fortinet products and Ivanti CSA bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Nation-state actor exploited three Ivanti CSA zero-days Dutch police dismantled dual dark web market ‘Bohemia/Cannabia’ macOS HM Surf flaw in TCC allows bypass Safari privacy settings Iran-linked actors target critical infrastructure organizations (..)
eSecurity Planet
MARCH 10, 2025
Attackers package the SilentCryptoMiner within archives advertised as deep packet inspection (DPI) bypass utilities. The threat actors go further by instructing victims to disable their antivirus programs , citing false positives, which only deepens the attackers foothold on the system.
Malwarebytes
MARCH 17, 2025
This year, Spring Break vacationers are packing more than their flip-flops, bucket hats, and sunglassestheyre also packing a few cybersecurity anxieties for the trip. But as more apps help with traveling needs, more opportunities arise for those apps to be falsely emulated and maliciously advertised online.
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