Nimbus Manticore Deploys NightLedger and Turns Victim Systems Into Covert Relays

The Iranian state-backed hacking group tracked as Nimbus Manticore aka GalaxyGato, Mirage Kitten, Smoke Sandstorm, Subtle Snail, and UNC1549 has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting entities across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. The intrusions involve the use of a...

Brutal Kangaroo: CIA-developed Malware for Hacking Air-Gapped Networks Covertly

WikiLeaks has published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing a tool suite – which is being used by the CIA for Microsoft Windows that targets "closed networks by air gap jumping using thumb drives," mainly implemented in enterprises and critical infrastructures. Air-gapped...

Constructed of no-man's environment: Exploiting the Realtek RTL8139 single-chip Ethernet Controller-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Author: Azy Finish: 2008-10-22 Excellent rootkit hereinafter abbreviated as rk usually should have hidden a stable communication function. As good programmers have been pursuing with the most simple code to complete the functional requirements of the same, excellent rk coder also has been adherin...