Dec 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cyber Espionage North Korean threat actors behind the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign have been observed dropping a new JavaScript malware called OtterCookie. Contagious Interview (aka DeceptiveDevelopment) refers to a persistent attack campaign that employs social engineering lures, with the hacking crew often posing as … [Read more...] about North Korean Hackers Deploy OtterCookie Malware in Contagious Interview Campaign
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AI Could Generate 10,000 Malware Variants, Evading Detection in 88% of Case
Dec 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananMachine Learning / Threat Analysis Cybersecurity researchers have found that it's possible to use large language models (LLMs) to generate new variants of malicious JavaScript code at scale in a manner that can better evade detection. "Although LLMs struggle to create malware from scratch, criminals can easily use them to rewrite or obfuscate … [Read more...] about AI Could Generate 10,000 Malware Variants, Evading Detection in 88% of Case
Detection Logic for Pre-Deployment Malware Scanning
As organizations embrace DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery, their greater dependency on third-party components can introduce security risks. Because malware can infiltrate an environment during development, it’s important to check for it ahead of deployment. CrowdStrike Falcon® Cloud Security now applies its award-winning sensor … [Read more...] about Detection Logic for Pre-Deployment Malware Scanning
Lazarus Group Spotted Targeting Nuclear Engineers with CookiePlus Malware
The Lazarus Group, an infamous threat actor linked to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has been observed leveraging a "complex infection chain" targeting at least two employees belonging to an unnamed nuclear-related organization within the span of one month in January 2024. The attacks, which culminated in the deployment of a new modular backdoor referred to … [Read more...] about Lazarus Group Spotted Targeting Nuclear Engineers with CookiePlus Malware
Rspack npm Packages Compromised with Crypto Mining Malware in Supply Chain Attack
Dec 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Supply Chain Attack The developers of Rspack have revealed that two of their npm packages, @rspack/core and @rspack/cli, were compromised in a software supply chain attack that allowed a malicious actor to publish malicious versions to the official package registry with cryptocurrency mining malware. Following the discovery, versions … [Read more...] about Rspack npm Packages Compromised with Crypto Mining Malware in Supply Chain Attack
Attackers Exploit Microsoft Teams and AnyDesk to Deploy DarkGate Malware
Dec 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Credential Theft A new social engineering campaign has leveraged Microsoft Teams as a way to facilitate the deployment of a known malware called DarkGate. "An attacker used social engineering via a Microsoft Teams call to impersonate a user's client and gain remote access to their system," Trend Micro researchers Catherine Loveria, Jovit … [Read more...] about Attackers Exploit Microsoft Teams and AnyDesk to Deploy DarkGate Malware
Latin American eCrime Malware Evolution in 2024
Kiron: Rust Adoption and Browser Extensions Community Identifiers: Grandoreiro Type: Banking Trojan and Information Stealer July 2024: NestoLoader Integration Kiron was distributed via NestoLoader, which is a loader written in JPHP — a PHP implementation that runs in the Java virtual machine (VM). JPHP is not commonly used to develop eCrime malware because … [Read more...] about Latin American eCrime Malware Evolution in 2024
Germany Disrupts BADBOX Malware on 30,000 Devices Using Sinkhole Action
Dec 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananBotnet / Ad Fraud Germany's Federal Office of Information Security (BSI) has announced that it has disrupted a malware operation called BADBOX that came preloaded on at least 30,000 internet-connected devices sold across the country. In a statement published earlier this week, authorities said they severed the communications between the devices and … [Read more...] about Germany Disrupts BADBOX Malware on 30,000 Devices Using Sinkhole Action
North Korean Hackers Steal $10M with AI-Driven Scams and Malware on LinkedIn
Nov 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Cryptocurrency The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Sapphire Sleet is estimated to have stolen more than $10 million worth of cryptocurrency as part of social engineering campaigns orchestrated over a six-month period. These findings come from Microsoft, which said that multiple threat activity clusters with ties … [Read more...] about North Korean Hackers Steal $10M with AI-Driven Scams and Malware on LinkedIn
APT-K-47 Uses Hajj-Themed Lures to Deliver Advanced Asyncshell Malware
Nov 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware The threat actor known as Mysterious Elephant has been observed using an advanced version of malware called Asynshell. The attack campaign is said to have used Hajj-themed lures to trick victims into executing a malicious payload under the guise of a Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (CHM) file, the Knownsec 404 team said in an … [Read more...] about APT-K-47 Uses Hajj-Themed Lures to Deliver Advanced Asyncshell Malware