Dec 09, 2022Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cyber Attack The Iran-linked MuddyWater threat actor has been observed targeting several countries in the Middle East as well as Central and West Asia as part of a new spear-phishing activity. "The campaign has been observed targeting Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Tajikistan, and the United … [Read more...] about MuddyWater Hackers Target Asian and Middle East Countries with Updated Tactics
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DoNot Team Hackers Updated its Malware Toolkit with Improved Capabilities
The Donot Team threat actor has updated its Jaca Windows malware toolkit with improved capabilities, including a revamped stealer module designed to plunder information from Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. The improvements also include a new infection chain that incorporates previously undocumented components to the modular framework, Morphisec researchers Hido … [Read more...] about DoNot Team Hackers Updated its Malware Toolkit with Improved Capabilities
Popular NPM Package Updated to Wipe Russia, Belarus Systems to Protest Ukraine Invasion
In what's yet another act of sabotage, the developer behind the popular "node-ipc" NPM package shipped a new version to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine, raising concerns about security in the open-source and the software supply chain. Affecting versions 10.1.1 and 10.1.2 of the library, the changes introduced undesirable behavior by its maintainer RIAEvangelist, targeting … [Read more...] about Popular NPM Package Updated to Wipe Russia, Belarus Systems to Protest Ukraine Invasion
RedCurl Corporate Espionage Hackers Return With Updated Hacking Tools
A corporate cyber-espionage hacker group has resurfaced after a seven-month hiatus with new intrusions targeting four companies this year, including one of the largest wholesale stores in Russia, while simultaneously making tactical improvements to its toolset in an attempt to thwart analysis. "In every attack, the threat actor demonstrates extensive red teaming skills and the … [Read more...] about RedCurl Corporate Espionage Hackers Return With Updated Hacking Tools
New Bundlore adware targets macOS with updated Safari extensions
Browser add-ons are a common source of privacy and security concerns. While they are usually legitimate software products with real companies behind them, these plug-ins can also be used by unscrupulous software developers as a way to turn downloads of free software into a revenue stream–dropping browser add-ons that gather information from the user, inject … [Read more...] about New Bundlore adware targets macOS with updated Safari extensions