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 malware authors claimed it can steal a broad range of data from compromised systems, including browser data, cryptocurrency wallets, and around 100 browser extensions.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2025

Russia-linked group APT29 targeted diplomatic entities across Europe with a new malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADER. The phishing emails either led to malware delivery via GRAPELOADER or redirected to the Ministry’s real website to appear legitimate. The malware is highly targeted and leaves no traces of the next-stage payload.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2025

FIN7 cybercrime group has been linked to Anubis, a Python-based backdoor that provides remote access to compromised Windows systems. The threat actor FIN7 , also known as Savage Ladybug, has developed a new Python-based malware, named Anubis Backdoor, which allows attackers to gain full remote control over infected Windows systems.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

In today's digital world, cybercrime is a threat to our private data and security. And with Americans owning an average of 24 electronic items in their homes , neglecting to dispose of these items correctly is putting individuals at significant risk of cybercrime. What is cybercrime? This allows them to steal the data they want.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

CISA adds Microsoft Windows Kernel, Mozilla Firefox and SolarWinds Web Help Desk bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog GitHub addressed a critical vulnerability in Enterprise Server A new Linux variant of FASTCash malware targets financial systems WordPress Jetpack plugin critical flaw impacts 27 million sites Pokemon dev Game Freak discloses (..)

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 27, 2021

and Bulgarian authorities this week seized the darkweb site used by the NetWalker ransomware cybercrime group to publish data stolen from its victims. million last summer in exchange for a digital key needed to unlock files encrypted by the ransomware. For example, the University of California, San Francisco paid $1.4

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2025

Pirated software seekers are targeted by the new MassJacker clipper malware, according to CyberArk researchers. A new malware campaign spreading a new clipper malware dubbed MassJacker targets users searching for pirated software, Cyberark users warn. com) distributing pirated software that also spreads malware.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 5, 2025

Cybersecurity analysts at Recorded Futures Insikt Group have identified the fresh threats as TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger, two malware strains believed to be the latest additions to Golden Chickens growing Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) arsenal. TerraLoader : a malware loader. TerraCrypt : ransomware.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2025

Researchers warn of a new Android malware that uses.NET MAUI to mimic legit services and evade detection. McAfee researchers warn of Android malware campaigns using.NET MAUI to evade detection. Another malware observed by the experts targets Chinese-speaking users, stealing contacts, SMS, and photos through third-party app stores.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2025

The RAT supports advanced evasion techniques, including living-off-the-land ( LOTL ) tactics and encrypted command and control (C2) communications. Their campaigns involve multi-phase intrusions, initial access, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration, using modular malware, LOTL techniques, and evasive C2 infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malicious NPM Packages Targeting PayPal Users New Malware Variant Identified: ResolverRAT Enters the Maze Nice chatting with you: what connects cheap Android smartphones, WhatsApp and cryptocurrency theft?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Banshee Stealer, a MacOS Malware-as-a-Service, shut down after its source code leaked online. In August 2024, Russian hackers promoted BANSHEE Stealer, a macOS malware targeting x86_64 and ARM64, capable of stealing browser data, crypto wallets, and more. The code is now available on GitHub. concludes the report.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In March 2023, researchers at ESET discovered malware implants embedded into various messaging app mods. The campaign, which targeted Android and Windows users, saw the malware spread through unofficial sources. The campaign, which targeted Android and Windows users, saw the malware spread through unofficial sources.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Lazarus Expands Malicious npm Campaign: 11 New Packages Add Malware Loaders and Bitbucket Payloads BadBazaar: iOS and Android Surveillanceware by Chinas APT15 Used to Target Tibetans and Uyghurs GOFFEE continues to attack (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 25, 2023

Now new findings reveal that AVrecon is the malware engine behind a 12-year-old service called SocksEscort , which rents hacked residential and small business devices to cybercriminals looking to hide their true location online. ” According to Kilmer, AVrecon is the malware that gives SocksEscort its proxies.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

Apparently now that includes emailing employees directly and asking them to unleash the malware inside their employer’s network in exchange for a percentage of any ransom amount paid by the victim company. Image: Abnormal Security. billion in 2020. Image: FBI. For example, the Lockbit 2.0

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2025

“The ransomware either encrypted data from victims computer networks or claimed to take that data from the networks. Black Kingdom ransomware was first spotted in late February 2020 by security researcher GrujaRS , the ransomware encrypts files and appends the.DEMON extension to filenames of the encrypted documents.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

As cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity, there has also been growing concern about cybercrime involvement in this sector Cryptocurrencies have revolutionized the financial world, offering new investment opportunities and decentralized transactions. Compromised websites and malware are often at the root of these types of attacks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

The Akira ransomware gang exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR and launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network. The ransomware group used an unsecured webcam to encrypt systems within atarget’s network, bypassing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). Akira successfully encrypted files across the network.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Agency Warns Employees About Phone Use Amid Ongoing China Hack APT Actors Embed Malware within macOS Flutter Applications The Botnet is Back: SSC STRIKE Team Uncovers a Renewed Cyber Threat Iranian “Dream Job” Campaign 11.24

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2025

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Decrypting Encrypted files from Akira Ransomware (Linux/ESXI variant 2024) using a bunch of GPUs Jaguar Land Rover Breached by HELLCAT Ransomware Group Using Its Infostealer PlaybookThen a Second Hacker Strikes ClearFakes (..)

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You Casio: Notice of Partial Service Outage and Information Leak Caused by Ransomware Attack He founded a “startup” to access sanctioned Russian websites: the cyber police of Khmelnytskyi region exposed the hacker Hacked ‘AI Girlfriend’ Data Shows Prompts Describing Child Sexual Abuse Malware Over 300,000!

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2020

But judging from the proliferation of help-wanted ads for offensive pentesters in the cybercrime underground, today’s attackers have exactly zero trouble gaining that initial intrusion: The real challenge seems to be hiring enough people to help everyone profit from the access already gained. THE DOCTOR IS IN. ” WHO IS DR. SAMUIL?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 27, 2021

Authorities across Europe on Tuesday said they’d seized control over Emotet , a prolific malware strain and cybercrime-as-service operation. Investigators say the action could help quarantine more than a million Microsoft Windows systems currently compromised with malware tied to Emotet infections. The U.S.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

This post examines the activities of Khoroshev’s many alter egos on the cybercrime forums, and tracks the career of a gifted malware author who has written and sold malicious code for the past 14 years. was used by a Russian-speaking member called Pin on the English-language cybercrime forum Opensc. Image: treasury.gov.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 16, 2021

First debuting in early 2019, CLOP is one of several ransomware groups that hack into organizations, launch ransomware that encrypts files and servers, and then demand an extortion payment in return for a digital key needed to unlock access. ? /.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2025

PLAYFULGHOST is a new malware family with capabilities including keylogging, screen and audio capture, remote shell access, and file transfer/execution. The backdoor is distributed through: Phishing emails with themes such as code of conduct to trick users into downloading the malware. ” reads the report published by Google.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 28, 2021

New data suggests someone has compromised more than 21,000 Microsoft Exchange Server email systems worldwide and infected them with malware that invokes both KrebsOnSecurity and Yours Truly by name. “web shells”) that various cybercrime groups worldwide have been using to commandeer any unpatched Exchange servers.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2025

” Perm is the current administrator of Star Fraud , one of the more consequential cybercrime communities on Telegram and one that has emerged as a foundry of innovation in voice phishing attacks. That is why I am not worried as we see criminals migrate to various ‘encrypted’ platforms that promise to ignore thepolice.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 1, 2020

Emboldened by their successes, several ransomware gangs recently have started demanding two ransoms : One payment to secure a digital key that can unlock files, folders and directories encrypted by their malware, and a second to avoid having any stolen information published or shared with others. Maybe you disagree, dear readers?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A threat actor has leaked the source code for the first version of the HelloKitty ransomware on a Russian-speaking cybercrime forum. The availability of the source in the cybercrime ecosystem can allow threat actors to develop their own version of the Hello Kitty ransomware.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Android Malware Detection Based on Behavioral-Level Features with Graph Convolutional Networks.

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