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China-Linked APT31 Launches Stealthy Cyberattacks on Russian IT Using Cloud Services
The China-linked advanced persistent threat APT group known as APT31 has been attributed to cyber attacks targeting the Russian information technology IT sector between 2024 and 2025 while staying undetected for extended periods of time. "In the period from 2024 to 2025, the Russian IT sector,...
Malicious code in siitoogether (PyPI)
--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: kam193 6fccd687f1acb55e6da0782b08ef14b3e8be5587dee4743a163a106c48390a50 Importing the module starts an RAT-like process capable of execute remote commands, with the C2 through Discord --- Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has...
Hiding in the AI Traffic: Abusing MCP for LLM-Powered Agentic Red Teaming
Generative AI is reshaping offensive cybersecurity by enabling autonomous red team agents that can plan, execute, and adapt during penetration tests. However, existing approaches face trade-offs between generality and specialization, and practical deployments reveal challenges such as...
Researchers Detail Tuoni C2's Role in an Attempted 2025 Real-Estate Cyber Intrusion
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a cyber attack targeting a major U.S.-based real-estate company that involved the use of a nascent command-and-control C2 and red teaming framework known as Tuoni. "The campaign leveraged the emerging Tuoni C2 framework, a relatively new,...
From Log4j to IIS, China's Hackers Turn Legacy Bugs into Global Espionage Tools
A China-linked threat actor has been attributed to a cyber attack targeting an U.S. non-profit organization with an aim to establish long-term persistence, as part of broader activity aimed at U.S. entities that are linked to or involved in policy issues. The organization, according to a report...
Microsoft Detects "SesameOp" Backdoor Using OpenAI's API as a Stealth Command Channel
Microsoft has disclosed details of a novel backdoor dubbed SesameOp that uses OpenAI Assistants Application Programming Interface API for command-and-control C2 communications. "Instead of relying on more traditional methods, the threat actor behind this backdoor abuses OpenAI as a C2 channel as ...
SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Assistants API for command and control
Microsoft Incident Response – Detection and Response Team DART researchers uncovered a new backdoor that is notable for its novel use of the OpenAI Assistants Application Programming Interface API as a mechanism for command-and-control C2 communications. Instead of relying on more traditional...
SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Assistants API for command and control
Microsoft Incident Response – Detection and Response Team DART researchers uncovered a new backdoor that is notable for its novel use of the OpenAI Assistants Application Programming Interface API as a mechanism for command-and-control C2 communications. Instead of relying on more traditional...
New HttpTroy Backdoor Poses as VPN Invoice in Targeted Cyberattack on South Korea
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has distributed a previously undocumented backdoor codenamed HttpTroy as part of a likely spear-phishing attack targeting a single victim in South Korea. Gen Digital, which disclosed details of the activity, did not reveal any details on when t...
APT36 Targets Indian Government with Golang-Based DeskRAT Malware Campaign
A Pakistan-nexus threat actor has been observed targeting Indian government entities as part of spear-phishing attacks designed to deliver a Golang-based malware known as DeskRAT. The activity, observed in August and September 2025 by Sekoia, has been attributed to Transparent Tribe aka APT36, a...
APT36 Targets Indian Government with Golang-Based DeskRAT Malware Campaign
A Pakistan-nexus threat actor has been observed targeting Indian government entities as part of spear-phishing attacks designed to deliver a Golang-based malware known as DeskRAT. The activity, observed in August and September 2025 by Sekoia, has been attributed to Transparent Tribe aka APT36, a...
CVE-2017-20203
NetSarang Xmanager Enterprise 5.0 Build 1232, Xmanager 5.0 Build 1045, Xshell 5.0 Build 1322, Xftp 5.0 Build 1218, and Xlpd 5.0 Build 1220 contain a malicious nssock2.dll that implements a multi-stage, DNS-based backdoor. The dormant library contacts a C2 DNS server via a specially crafted TXT...
CVE-2017-20203
NetSarang Xmanager Enterprise 5.0 Build 1232, Xmanager 5.0 Build 1045, Xshell 5.0 Build 1322, Xftp 5.0 Build 1218, and Xlpd 5.0 Build 1220 contain a malicious nssock2.dll that implements a multi-stage, DNS-based backdoor. The dormant library contacts a C2 DNS server via a specially crafted TXT...
CVE-2017-20203
NetSarang products including Xmanager Enterprise 5.0 (Build 1232), Xmanager 5.0 (Build 1045), Xshell 5.0 (Build 1322), Xftp 5.0 (Build 1218), and Xlpd 5.0 (Build 1220) are affected by a supply‑chain backdoor delivered via a malicious nssock2.dll. The DLL implements a multi‑stage, DNS‑based backdo...
New ClayRat Spyware Targets Android Users via Fake WhatsApp and TikTok Apps
A rapidly evolving Android spyware campaign called ClayRat has targeted users in Russia using a mix of Telegram channels and lookalike phishing websites by impersonating popular apps like WhatsApp, Google Photos, TikTok, and YouTube as lures to install them. "Once active, the spyware can exfiltra...
CVE-2017-20201 CCleaner v5.33.6162 & CCleaner Cloud v1.07.3191 Malicious Backdoor Supply Chain Compromise
CCleaner v5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud v1.07.3191 32-bit builds contained a malicious pre-entry-point loader that diverts execution from scrtcommonmainseh into a custom loader. That loader decodes an embedded blob into shellcode, allocates executable heap memory, resolves Windows API functions at...
CVE-2025-34252
NetSarang Xmanager Enterprise 5.0 Build 1232, Xmanager 5.0 Build 1045, Xshell 5.0 Build 1322, Xftp 5.0 Build 1218, and Xlpd 5.0 Build 1220 contain a malicious nssock2.dll that implements a multi-stage, DNS-based backdoor. The dormant library contacts a C2 DNS server via a specially crafted TXT...
CVE-2025-34252
CVE-2025-34252 is a placeholder that has been reassigned to CVE-2017-20203. The connected Red Hat and NVD entries describe NetSarang Xmanager/Xshell/Xftp/Xlpd products affected by a malicious nssock2.dll that implements a DNS-based backdoor. The backdoor operates in multiple stages: a dormant lib...
