GeoServer Exploits, PolarEdge, and Gayfemboy Push Cybercrime Beyond Traditional Botnets

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to multiple campaigns that are taking advantage of known security vulnerabilities and exposed Redis servers to various malicious activities, including leveraging the compromised devices as IoT botnets, residential proxies, or cryptocurrency mining...

New Cryptojacking Campaign Leverages Misconfigured Redis Database Servers

Misconfigured Redis database servers are the target of a novel cryptojacking campaign that leverages a legitimate and open source command-line file transfer service to implement its attack. "Underpinning this campaign was the use of transfer.sh," Cado Security said in a report shared with The...

Experts Identify Fully-Featured Info Stealer and Trojan in Python Package on PyPI

A malicious Python package uploaded to the Python Package Index PyPI has been found to contain a fully-featured information stealer and remote access trojan. The package, named colourfool , was identified by Kroll's Cyber Threat Intelligence team, with the company calling the malware Colour-Blind...