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New Mirai Variant and ZHtrap Botnet Malware Emerge in the Wild
Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed a new wave of ongoing attacks exploiting multiple vulnerabilities to deploy Mirai variants on compromised systems. "Upon successful exploitation, the attackers try to download a malicious shell script, which contains further infection behaviors such as downloading and executing Mirai variants and brute-forcers," Palo Alto Networks' … [Read more...] about New Mirai Variant and ZHtrap Botnet Malware Emerge in the Wild
Researchers Spotted Malware Written in Nim Programming Language
Cybersecurity researchers have unwrapped an "interesting email campaign" undertaken by a threat actor that has taken to distributing a new malware written in Nim programming language. Dubbed "NimzaLoader" by Proofpoint researchers, the development marks one of the rare instances of Nim malware discovered in the threat landscape. "Malware developers may choose to use a rare … [Read more...] about Researchers Spotted Malware Written in Nim Programming Language
9 Android Apps On Google Play Caught Distributing AlienBot Banker and MRAT Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware dropper contained in as many as 9 Android apps distributed via Google Play Store that deploys a second stage malware capable of gaining intrusive access to the financial accounts of victims as well as full control of their devices. "This dropper, dubbed Clast82, utilizes a series of techniques to avoid detection by Google … [Read more...] about 9 Android Apps On Google Play Caught Distributing AlienBot Banker and MRAT Malware
North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms with ThreatNeedle Malware
A prolific North Korean state-sponsored hacking group has been tied to a new ongoing espionage campaign aimed at exfiltrating sensitive information from organizations in the defense industry. Attributing the attacks with high confidence to the Lazarus Group, the new findings from Kaspersky signal an expansion of the APT actor's tactics by going beyond the usual gamut of … [Read more...] about North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms with ThreatNeedle Malware
First Malware Designed for Apple M1 Chip Discovered in the Wild
One of the first malware samples tailored to run natively on Apple's M1 chips has been discovered, suggesting a new development that indicates that bad actors have begun adapting malicious software to target the company's latest generation of Macs powered by its own processors. While the transition to Apple silicon has necessitated developers to build new versions of their apps … [Read more...] about First Malware Designed for Apple M1 Chip Discovered in the Wild
WARNING — Hugely Popular ‘The Great Suspender’ Chrome Extension Contains Malware
Google on Thursday removed The Great Suspender, a popular Chrome extension used by millions of users, from its Chrome Web Store for containing malware. It also took the unusual step of deactivating it from users' computers. "This extension contains malware," read a terse notification from Google, but it has since emerged that the add-on stealthily added features that could be … [Read more...] about WARNING — Hugely Popular ‘The Great Suspender’ Chrome Extension Contains Malware
European Authorities Disrupt Emotet — World’s Most Dangerous Malware
Law enforcement agencies from as many as eight countries dismantled the infrastructure of Emotet, a notorious email-based Windows malware behind several botnet-driven spam campaigns and ransomware attacks over the past decade. The coordinated takedown of the botnet on Tuesday — dubbed "Operation Ladybird" — is the result of a joint effort between authorities in the Netherlands, … [Read more...] about European Authorities Disrupt Emotet — World’s Most Dangerous Malware
Beware — A New Wormable Android Malware Spreading Through WhatsApp
A newly discovered Android malware has been found to propagate itself through WhatsApp messages to other contacts in order to expand what appears to be an adware campaign. "This malware spreads via victim's WhatsApp by automatically replying to any received WhatsApp message notification with a link to [a] malicious Huawei Mobile app," ESET researcher Lukas Stefanko said. The … [Read more...] about Beware — A New Wormable Android Malware Spreading Through WhatsApp
Researchers Disclose Undocumented Chinese Malware Used in Recent Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a series of attacks by a threat actor of Chinese origin that has targeted organizations in Russia and Hong Kong with malware — including a previously undocumented backdoor. Attributing the campaign to Winnti (or APT41), Positive Technologies dated the first attack to May 12, 2020, when the APT used LNK shortcuts to extract and run the … [Read more...] about Researchers Disclose Undocumented Chinese Malware Used in Recent Attacks