Masha and these Bears

Sofacy, also known as APT28, Fancy Bear, and Tsar Team, is a prolific, well resourced, and persistent adversary. They are sometimes portrayed as wild and reckless, but as seen under our visibility, the group can be pragmatic, measured, and agile. Our previous post on their 2017 activity stepped...

Third party CSS is not safe

A few days ago there was a lot of chatter about a 'keylogger' built in CSS. Some folks called for browsers to 'fix' it. Some folks dug a bit deeper and saw that it only affected sites built in React-like frameworks, and pointed the finger at React. But the real problem is thinking that third part...

Third party CSS is not safe

A few days ago there was a lot of chatter about a 'keylogger' built in CSS. Some folks called for browsers to 'fix' it. Some folks dug a bit deeper and saw that it only affected sites built in React-like frameworks, and pointed the finger at React. But the real problem is thinking that third part...

Year-Old Coldroot RAT Targets MacOS, Still Evades Detection

Researchers are warning users about the Coldroot remote access Trojan that is going undetected by AV engines and targets MacOS computers. The RAT is cross-platform and capable of planting a keylogger on MacOS systems prior to the OS High Sierra and is designed to steal banking credentials. Coldro...

Cyber Espionage Group Targets Asian Countries With Bitcoin Mining Malware

Security researchers have discovered a custom-built piece of malware that's wreaking havoc in Asia for past several months and is capable of performing nasty tasks, like password stealing, bitcoin mining, and providing hackers complete remote access to compromised systems. Dubbed Operation PZChao...

Nearly 2000 WordPress Websites Infected with a Keylogger

More than 2,000 WordPress websites have once again been found infected with a piece of crypto-mining malware that not only steals the resources of visitors' computers to mine digital currencies but also logs visitors' every keystroke. Security researchers at Sucuri discovered a malicious campaign...

Keylogger Campaign Returns, Infecting 2,000 WordPress Sites

Over 2,000 WordPress sites are infected with a malicious script that can deliver both a keylogger and the in-browser cryptocurrency miner CoinHive. Researchers at Sucuri who made the discovery, said the recent campaign is tied to threat actors behind a December 2017 campaign that infected over...

Hackers Targeting Servers Running Database Services for Mining Cryptocurrency

Security researchers have discovered multiple attack campaigns conducted by an established Chinese criminal group that operates worldwide, targeting database servers for mining cryptocurrencies, exfiltrating sensitive data and building a DDoS botnet. The researchers from security firm GuardiCore...

Synaptics SynTP.sys Driver Keylogger Vulnerability

The 'SynTP.sys' driver included with Synaptics touch pad software installed on the remote host is affected by a keylogger vulnerability. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid105300; scriptversion"1.3"; scriptcvsdate"Date: 2019/11/12";...

Synaptics Says Claims of a Keylogger in HP Laptops are False

Synaptics said reports that claim hundreds of HP laptops contain a secret keylogger made by the company are inaccurate. In a statement released Wednesday, the company said its software was being mischaracterized as a keylogger. It also said it would remove the debugging component from production...

QuasarRAT - Remote Administration Tool for Windows

Quasar is a fast and light-weight remote administration tool coded in C. Providing high stability and an easy-to-use user interface, Quasar is the perfect remote administration solution for you. Features TCP network stream IPv4 & IPv6 support Fast network serialization NetSerializer Compressed...

Leftover Debugger Doubles as a Keylogger on Hundreds of HP Laptop Models

HP Inc. released a software update to fix a vulnerability that allows attackers to turn debugging code, accidentally left on hundreds of model laptops, into a keylogger. Researcher Michael Myng is credited for discovering the vulnerability tied to the use of a Synaptics Touchpad driver. He said i...

THN Weekly Roundup — Top 10 Stories You Should Not Miss

Here we are with our weekly roundup, briefing this week's top cybersecurity threats, incidents, and challenges, just in case you missed any of them. Last week has been very short with big news from the theft of over 4,700 Bitcoins from the largest cryptocurrency mining marketplace to the discover...

Pre-Installed Keylogger Found On Over 460 HP Laptop Models

HP has an awful history of 'accidentally' leaving keyloggers onto its customers' laptops. At least two times this year, HP laptops were caught with pre-installed keylogger or spyware applications. I was following a tweet made by a security researcher claiming to have found a built-in keylogger in...

Critical Apple Login Bug Puts macOS High Sierra Systems at Risk

A major bug in Apple’s macOS gives anyone with physical access to a computer running the latest version of the High Sierra operating system admin access simply by putting “root” in the user name field. The bug was publicized Tuesday by developer Lemi Orhan Ergin, founder of Software Craftsmanship...

DBC2 (DropboxC2) - A Modular Post-Exploitation Tool, Composed Of An Agent Running On The Victim'S Machine

DBC2 DropboxC2 is a modular post-exploitation tool, composed of an agent running on the victim's machine, a controler, running on any machine, powershell modules, and Dropbox servers as a means of communication. This project was initially inspired by the fantastic Empire framework, but also as an...

sAINT - A Spyware Generator for Windows systems written in Java

sAINT is a Spyware Generator for Windows systems written in Java. Features Keylogger Take Screenshot Webcam Capture Persistence Tested On KaliLinux - ROLLING EDITION How To Use Install dependencies you need Maven and JDK 8 package installed $ apt install maven default-jdk default-jre openjdk-8-jd...

Free, Open-Source Remote Administration Tool for Windows: QuasarRAT

Quasar is a fast and light-weight remote administration tool coded in C. Providing high stability and an easy-to-use user interface, Quasar is the perfect remote administration solution for you. Features TCP network stream IPv4 & IPv6 support Fast network serialization NetSerializer Compressed...

Cromos - Download and Inject code into Google Chrome extensions

Cromos is a tool for downloading legitimate extensions of the Chrome Web Store and inject codes in the background of the application and more cromos create executable files to force installation via PowerShell for example, and also upload files to dropbox to host the malicious files. Download...

Privacy Clouds Form Over Mantistek Gaming Keyboard

Allegations a keylogger is embedded in the software of a popular gaming keyboard are dogging PC peripheral maker Mantistek. The Chinese manufacturer is facing a blizzard of accusations that its popular GK2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard has spyware installed and is sending keystroke data back to the...