Mustang Panda Uses Signed Kernel-Mode Rootkit to Load TONESHELL Backdoor

The Chinese hacking group known as Mustang Panda aka HoneyMyte has leveraged a previously undocumented kernel-mode rootkit driver to deliver a new variant of backdoor dubbed TONESHELL in a cyber attack detected in mid-2025 targeting an unspecified entity in Asia. The findings come from Kaspersky,...

The HoneyMyte APT evolves with a kernel-mode rootkit and a ToneShell backdoor

Overview of the attacks In mid-2025, we identified a malicious driver file on computer systems in Asia. The driver file is signed with an old, stolen, or leaked digital certificate and registers as a mini-filter driver on infected machines. Its end-goal is to inject a backdoor Trojan into the...

Metasploit Wrap-Up 11/07/2025

New module content 3 Centreon authenticated command injection leading to RCE via broker engine "reload" parameter Author: h00die-gr3y [email protected] Type: Exploit Pull request: 20672 contributed by h00die-gr3y Path: linux/http/centreonauthrcecve20255946 AttackerKB reference: CVE-2025-5946...

LinkPro Linux Rootkit Uses eBPF to Hide and Activates via Magic TCP Packets

An investigation into the compromise of an Amazon Web Services AWS-hosted infrastructure has led to the discovery of a new GNU/Linux rootkit dubbed LinkPro , according to findings from Synacktiv. "This backdoor features functionalities relying on the installation of two eBPF extended Berkeley...

LinkPro Linux Rootkit Uses eBPF to Hide and Activates via Magic TCP Packets

An investigation into the compromise of an Amazon Web Services AWS-hosted infrastructure has led to the discovery of a new GNU/Linux rootkit dubbed LinkPro , according to findings from Synacktiv. "This backdoor features functionalities relying on the installation of two eBPF extended Berkeley...

Operation Zero Disco: Attackers Exploit Cisco SNMP Vulnerability to Deploy Rootkits

Trend™ Research has uncovered an attack campaign exploiting the Cisco SNMP vulnerability CVE-2025-20352, allowing remote code execution and rootkit deployment on unprotected devices, with impacts observed on Cisco 9400, 9300, and legacy 3750G series...

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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Rootkit Patch, Federal Breach, OnePlus SMS Leak, TikTok Scandal & More

Welcome to this week’s Threatsday Bulletin —your Thursday check-in on the latest twists and turns in cybersecurity and hacking. The digital threat landscape never stands still. One week it’s a critical zero-day, the next it’s a wave of phishing lures or a state-backed disinformation push. Each...

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Rootkit Patch, Federal Breach, OnePlus SMS Leak, TikTok Scandal & More

Welcome to this week's Threatsday Bulletin —your Thursday check-in on the latest twists and turns in cybersecurity and hacking. The digital threat landscape never stands still. One week it's a critical zero-day, the next it's a wave of phishing lures or a state-backed disinformation push. Each...

SonicWall SMA100 10.2.2.2-92sv With Additional File Checking

SonicWall SMA 100 10.2.2.2-92sv build has been released with additional file checking, providing the capability to remove known rootkit malware present on the SMA devices. While this is a valuable security step and a necessary measure to protect our customers, it’s equally important to clarify th...

WindowsRegistryRootkit

It is an offensive tool for Windows. This repository contains a kernel rootkit that resides within Windows registry value data, developed by Oleksiuk Dmytro aka Cr4sh. The rootkit exploits a zero-day vulnerability in win32k.sys, a Windows kernel-mode driver, through a buffer overflow in the...

boopkit

This is a Linux rootkit and backdoor built using eBPF Extended Berkeley Packet Filter. The tool is called "boopkit" and is designed to establish a reverse TCP connection from a remote server to a local machine. The tool has several options, including: -lhost and -lport to specify the local host a...

UNC2891 Breaches ATM Network via 4G Raspberry Pi, Tries CAKETAP Rootkit for Fraud

The financially motivated threat actor known as UNC2891 has been observed targeting Automatic Teller Machine ATM infrastructure using a 4G-equipped Raspberry Pi as part of a covert attack. The cyber-physical attack involved the adversary leveraging their physical access to install the Raspberry P...

Malicious code in airbnb-rootkit-wow (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware b285bbf0bdd753f0ca1b1fb2c932581dbf6a2c0c285776c587b70aa9de24195e Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

Exploit for Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere in Sudo_Project Sudo

About This Project This project was developed as part of the...

New Linux Rootkit

Interesting: The company has released a working rootkit called "Curing" that uses iouring, a feature built into the Linux kernel, to stealthily perform malicious activities without being caught by many of the detection solutions currently on the market. At the heart of the issue is the heavy...

Linux io_uring PoC Rootkit Bypasses System Call-Based Threat Detection Tools

Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept PoC rootkit dubbed Curing that leverages a Linux asynchronous I/O mechanism called iouring to bypass traditional system call monitoring. This causes a "major blind spot in Linux runtime security tools," ARMO said. "This mechanism allo...