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Hackers hijacked the eScan Antivirus update mechanism in malware campaign

Security Affairs

A malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners. Avast researchers discovered and analyzed a malware campaign that exploited the update mechanism of the eScan antivirus to distribute backdoors and crypto miners.

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Hackers Abuse Google Ads to Send Antivirus Avoiding Malware

Heimadal Security

The downloads presented by the fraudulent sites try spoofing Microsoft, Acer, DigiCert, Sectigo, and AVG […] The post Hackers Abuse Google Ads to Send Antivirus Avoiding Malware appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Calendar Meeting Links Used to Spread Mac Malware

Krebs on Security

But clicking the meeting link provided by the scammers prompts the user to run a script that quietly installs malware on macOS systems. It didn’t dawn on Doug until days later that the missed meeting with Mr. Lee might have been a malware attack. ” Image: SlowMist. .

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Data From The Qakbot Malware is Now Searchable in Have I Been Pwned, Courtesy of the FBI

Troy Hunt

Today, the US Justice Department announced a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to disrupt the botnet and malware known as Qakbot and take down its infrastructure.

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Fleckpe Android malware totaled +620K downloads via Google Play Store

Security Affairs

Fleckpe is a new Android subscription Trojan that was discovered in the Google Play Store, totaling more than 620,000 downloads since 2022. Fleckpe is a new Android subscription Trojan that spreads via Google Play, the malware discovered by Kaspersky is hidden in photo editing apps, smartphone wallpaper packs, and other general-purpose apps.

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US Government Exposes North Korean Malware

Schneier on Security

US Cyber Command has uploaded North Korean malware samples to the VirusTotal aggregation repository, adding to the malware samples it uploaded in February. It's interesting to see the US government take a more aggressive stance on foreign malware.

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Giant health insurer struck by ransomware didn't have antivirus protection

Malwarebytes

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), has confirmed that it was unprotected by antivirus software when it was attacked by the Medusa ransomware group in September. Their data is now available for download on the dark web. Detect intrusions. Don’t get attacked twice.

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