SnatchCrypto attack hits DeFi and Blockchain Platforms with backdoor

By Waqas Kaspersky researchers believe that North Korean government-backed hackers from the Lazarus Group are behind the SnatchCrypto attack. The… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SnatchCrypto attack hits DeFi and Blockchain Platforms with backdoor...

Iptable_Evil - An Evil Bit Backdoor For Iptables

iptableevil is a very specific backdoor for iptables that allows all packets with the evil bit set, no matter the firewall rules. The initial implementation is in iptableevil.c, which adds a table to iptables and requires modifying a kernel header to insert a spot for it. The second implementatio...

Iranian Hackers Exploit Log4j Vulnerability to Deploy PowerShell Backdoor

An Iranian state-sponsored actor has been observed scanning and attempting to abuse the Log4Shell flaw in publicly-exposed Java applications to deploy a hitherto undocumented PowerShell-based modular backdoor dubbed "CharmPower" for follow-on post-exploitation. "The actor's attack setup was...

Multi-platform SysJoker backdoor targeting Windows, macOS & Linux Devices

By Waqas Linux and macOS samples of SysJoker malware were found to be fully undetected on VirusTotal. The IT security… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Multi-platform SysJoker backdoor targeting Windows, macOS & Linux Devices...

CVE-2021-45460

A vulnerability has been identified in SICAM PQ Analyzer All versions V3.18. A service is started by an unquoted registry entry. As there are spaces in this path, attackers with write privilege to those directories might be able to plant executables that will run in place of the legitimate proces...

Microsoft Windows Defender / Detection Bypass

Credits: John Page aka hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MICROSOFTWINDOWSDEFENDERDETECTIONBYPASS.txt + twitter.com/hyp3rlinx + ISR: ApparitionSec Vendor www.microsoft.com Product Windows Defender Microsoft Defender Antivirus is a...

Backdoor.Win32.Dsklite.a Insecure Transit

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/6c9665de78ae60a8e057d2c9cdb91596B.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Dsklite.a Vulnerability: Insecure Transit Description: The malware listens on TCP...

Backdoor.Win32.Jtram.a Insecure Credential Storage

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/596882dfba543b23ad3225d24ee5e800.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Jtram.a Vulnerability: Insecure Credential Storage Description: The malware listens o...

Purple Fox rootkit now bundled with Telegram installer

The Purple Fox rootkit is being spread as an installer for the popular Telegram instant messaging app for Windows, according to researchers. Its not clear how the installer in this case was distributed, although it seems like at least some were delivered via email. Common distribution methods for...

Beware of Fake Telegram Messenger App Hacking PCs with Purple Fox Malware

Trojanized installers of the Telegram messaging application are being used to distribute the Windows-based Purple Fox backdoor on compromised systems. That's according to new research published by Minerva Labs, describing the attack as different from intrusions that typically take advantage of...

Backdoor.Win32.Wollf.m Weak Hardcoded Password

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/b125a9a083447ad7d437e3e7f3ed5325.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Wollf.m Vulnerability: Weak Hardcoded Password Description: The malware listens on TC...

Backdoor.Win32.Wollf.m Authentication Bypass

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/b125a9a083447ad7d437e3e7f3ed5325B.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Wollf.m Vulnerability: Authentication Bypass Description: The malware listens on TCP...

Backdoor.Win32.Skrat Insecure Password Storage

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/d724feed69ec7b624e4e178ad6579cfb.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.Skrat Vulnerability: Cleartext Hardcoded Password Description: SKD RAT malware has...

Cryptomining Attack Exploits Docker API Misconfiguration Since 2019

Hackers behind a cryptomining campaign have managed to avoid detection since 2019. The attacks exploited misconfigured Docker APIs that allowed them to gain network entry and ultimately sets up a backdoor on compromised hosts to mine cryptocurrency, researchers said. The attack technique is...

Exploit for CVE-2021-40859

CVE-2021-40859 Auerswald COMpact 8.0B Backdoors exploit Ab...

Backdoor.Win32.FTP.Simpel.12 Man-In-The-Middle

Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com c 2021 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/1d12f9b921b38d7b521f12442bdd52d8.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.FTP.Simpel.12 Vulnerability: Port Bounce Scan Description: The malware listens on TCP...

Secret Backdoors Found in German-made Auerswald VoIP System

Multiple backdoors have been discovered during a penetration test in the firmware of a widely used voice over Internet Protocol VoIP appliance from Auerswald, a German telecommunications hardware manufacturer, that could be abused to gain full administrative access to the devices. "Two backdoor...

Avast found backdoor in US Federal Agency Network

By Waqas Avast stated that it tried to notify the agency about the intrusion but didn't receive any favorable response. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Avast found backdoor in US Federal Agency Network...

Experts Discover Backdoor Deployed on the U.S. Federal Agency's Network

A U.S. federal government commission associated with international rights has been targeted by a backdoor that reportedly compromised its internal network in what the researchers described as a "classic APT-type operation." "This attack could have given total visibility of the network and complet...

A week in security (Dec 6 – 12)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Log4j zero-day “Log4Shell” arrives just in time to ruin your weekend Click “OK” to defeat MFA Fake job interviews plague major game developers like Riot Games and Rockstar Has your WordPress site been backdoored by a skimmer? What is a search engine and why does...