Mar 29, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Android banking malware called Crocodilus that's primarily designed to target users in Spain and Turkey. "Crocodilus enters the scene not as a simple clone, but as a fully-fledged threat from the outset, equipped with modern techniques such as remote control, … [Read more...] about New Android Trojan Crocodilus Abuses Accessibility to Steal Banking and Crypto Credentials
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Researchers Uncover 46 Critical Flaws in Solar Inverters From Sungrow, Growatt, and SMA
Mar 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananOperational Technology / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed 46 new security flaws in products from three solar inverter vendors, Sungrow, Growatt, and SMA, that could be exploited by a bad actor to seize control of devices or execute code remotely, posing severe risks to electrical grids. The vulnerabilities have been … [Read more...] about Researchers Uncover 46 Critical Flaws in Solar Inverters From Sungrow, Growatt, and SMA
New Morphing Meerkat Phishing Kit Mimics 114 Brands Using Victims’ DNS Email Records
Mar 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that leverages the Domain Name System (DNS) mail exchange (MX) records to serve fake login pages that impersonate about 114 brands. DNS intelligence firm Infoblox is tracking the actor behind the PhaaS, the phishing kit, and the … [Read more...] about New Morphing Meerkat Phishing Kit Mimics 114 Brands Using Victims’ DNS Email Records
New SparrowDoor Backdoor Variants Found in Attacks on U.S. and Mexican Organizations
Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability The Chinese threat actor known as FamousSparrow has been linked to a cyber attack targeting a trade group in the United States and a research institute in Mexico to deliver its flagship backdoor SparrowDoor and ShadowPad. The activity, observed in July 2024, marks the first time the hacking crew has deployed ShadowPad, a … [Read more...] about New SparrowDoor Backdoor Variants Found in Attacks on U.S. and Mexican Organizations
Researchers Uncover ~200 Unique C2 Domains Linked to Raspberry Robin Access Broker
Mar 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware A new investigation has unearthed nearly 200 unique command-and-control (C2) domains associated with a malware called Raspberry Robin. "Raspberry Robin (also known as Roshtyak or Storm-0856) is a complex and evolving threat actor that provides initial access broker (IAB) services to numerous criminal groups, many of … [Read more...] about Researchers Uncover ~200 Unique C2 Domains Linked to Raspberry Robin Access Broker
Critical Ingress NGINX Controller Vulnerability Allows RCE Without Authentication
Mar 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cloud Security A set of five critical security shortcomings have been disclosed in the Ingress NGINX Controller for Kubernetes that could result in unauthenticated remote code execution, putting over 6,500 clusters at immediate risk by exposing the component to the public internet. The vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-24513, … [Read more...] about Critical Ingress NGINX Controller Vulnerability Allows RCE Without Authentication
Coinbase Initially Targeted in GitHub Actions Supply Chain Attack; 218 Repositories’ CI/CD Secrets Exposed
The supply chain attack involving the GitHub Action "tj-actions/changed-files" started as a highly-targeted attack against one of Coinbase's open-source projects, before evolving into something more widespread in scope. "The payload was focused on exploiting the public CI/CD flow of one of their open source projects – agentkit, probably with the purpose of leveraging it for … [Read more...] about Coinbase Initially Targeted in GitHub Actions Supply Chain Attack; 218 Repositories’ CI/CD Secrets Exposed
U.S. Treasury Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions Amid North Korea Money Laundering Probe
Mar 22, 2025Ravie LakshmananFinancial Security / Cryptocurrency The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that it's removing sanctions against Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer service that has been accused of aiding the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group to launder their ill-gotten proceeds. "Based on the Administration's review of the novel legal and policy issues raised … [Read more...] about U.S. Treasury Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions Amid North Korea Money Laundering Probe
UAT-5918 Targets Taiwan’s Critical Infrastructure Using Web Shells and Open-Source Tools
Mar 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Hunting / Vulnerability Threat hunters have uncovered a new threat actor named UAT-5918 that has been attacking critical infrastructure entities in Taiwan since at least 2023. "UAT-5918, a threat actor believed to be motivated by establishing long-term access for information theft, uses a combination of web shells and open-sourced tooling to … [Read more...] about UAT-5918 Targets Taiwan’s Critical Infrastructure Using Web Shells and Open-Source Tools
YouTube Game Cheats Spread Arcane Stealer Malware to Russian-Speaking Users
Mar 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Analysis YouTube videos promoting game cheats are being used to deliver a previously undocumented stealer malware called Arcane likely targeting Russian-speaking users. "What's intriguing about this malware is how much it collects," Kaspersky said in an analysis. "It grabs account information from VPN and gaming clients, and all … [Read more...] about YouTube Game Cheats Spread Arcane Stealer Malware to Russian-Speaking Users