Korean Word Processor Scam Alert Orcus RAT Lurking in Cracked Versions

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Orcus RAT, formerly known as Schnorchel, first appeared in April 2016 and allows for remote control of infected systems. Intruders are attempting to deploy a variant of Orcus RAT along with XMRig...

Raccoon and Vidar Stealers Spreading via Massive Network of Fake Cracked Software

A "large and resilient infrastructure" comprising over 250 domains is being used to distribute information-stealing malware such as Raccoon and Vidar since early 2020. The infection chain "uses about a hundred of fake cracked software catalogue websites that redirect to several links before...

Raccoon and Vidar Stealers Spreading via Massive Network of Fake Cracked Software

A "large and resilient infrastructure" comprising over 250 domains is being used to distribute information-stealing malware such as Raccoon and Vidar since early 2020. The infection chain "uses about a hundred of fake cracked software catalogue websites that redirect to several links before...

Ducktail Malware Operation Evolves with New Malicious Capabilities

The operators of the Ducktail information stealer have demonstrated a "relentless willingness to persist" and continued to update their malware as part of an ongoing financially driven campaign. "The malware is designed to steal browser cookies and take advantage of authenticated Facebook session...

This Malware Installs Malicious Browser Extensions to Steal Users' Passwords and Cryptos

A malicious extension for Chromium-based web browsers has been observed to be distributed via a long-standing Windows information stealer called ViperSoftX. Czech-based cybersecurity company dubbed the rogue browser add-on VenomSoftX owing to its standalone features that enable it to access websi...

Royal Ransomware: New Threat Uses Google Ads and Cracked Software

By Habiba Rashid According to Microsoft, the Royal ransomware is now being spread by a threat actor known as DEV-0569. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Royal Ransomware: New Threat Uses Google Ads and Cracked Software...

YouTube Tutorial Videos Spreading Vidar and Raccoon Malware

By Habiba Rashid The new campaign highlights the fact that downloading cracked software is bad news. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: YouTube Tutorial Videos Spreading Vidar and Raccoon Malware...

New PHP Version of Ducktail Malware Hijacking Facebook Business Accounts

A PHP version of an information-stealing malware called Ducktail has been discovered in the wild being distributed in the form of cracked installers for legitimate apps and games, according to the latest findings from Zscaler. "Like older versions .NetCore, the latest version PHP also aims to...

Researchers Find Link b/w PrivateLoader and Ruzki Pay-Per-Install Services

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed new connections between a widely used pay-per-install PPI malware service known as PrivateLoader and another PPI platform offered by a cybercriminal actor dubbed ruzki. "The threat actor ruzki aka les0k, zhigalsz advertises their PPI service on underground...

Exposure of password hashes in notrinos/notrinos-erp

The AP officers account is authorized to Backup and Restore the Database, Due to this he/she can download the backup and see the password hash of the System Administrator account, The weak hash MD5 of the password can be easily cracked and get the admin password...

Researchers Warn of New Variants of ChromeLoader Browser in the Wild

By Deeba Ahmed ChromeLoader malware is spread through pirated games, malicious QR codes, and cracked software that hijacks the victims web… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researchers Warn of New Variants of ChromeLoader Browser in the Wild...

ChromeLoader targets Chrome Browser users with malicious ISO files

If you’re on the hunt for cracked software or games, be warned. Rogue ISO archive files are looking to infect your systems with ChromeLoader. If you think campaigns such as this only target Windows users, you’d sadly be very much mistaken. The attack sucks in several operating systems and even us...

Researchers Expose Mars Stealer Malware Campaign Using Google Ads to Spread

A nascent information stealer called Mars has been observed in campaigns that take advantage of cracked versions of the malware to steal information stored in web browsers and cryptocurrency wallets. "Mars Stealer is being distributed via social engineering techniques, malspam campaigns, maliciou...

BHUNT password stealer targets crypto wallets through cracked software

By Deeba Ahmed BHUNT is being regarded as an evasive crypto wallet stealer, just like previously identified Redline Stealer and CryptBot.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BHUNT password stealer targets crypto wallets through cracked software...

New BHUNT Password Stealer Malware Targeting Cryptocurrency Wallets

A new evasive crypto wallet stealer named BHUNT has been spotted in the wild with the goal of financial gain, adding to a list of digital currency stealing malware such as CryptBot, Redline Stealer, and WeSteal. "BHUNT is a modular stealer written in .NET, capable of exfiltrating wallet Exodus,...

Malicious KMSPico Windows Activator Stealing Users' Cryptocurrency Wallets

Users looking to activate Windows without using a digital license or a product key are being targeted by tainted installers to deploy malware designed to plunder credentials and other information in cryptocurrency wallets. The malware, dubbed "CryptBot," is an information stealer capable of...

Traffic Exchange Networks Distributing Malware Disguised as Cracked Software

An ongoing campaign has been found to leverage a network of websites acting as a "dropper as a service" to deliver a bundle of malware payloads to victims looking for "cracked" versions of popular business and consumer applications. "These malware included an assortment of click fraud bots, other...

Hackers Crack Pirated Games with Cryptojacking Malware

A new Monero cryptojacking malware distributed via “cracked” versions of popular online games is wiping out antivirus programs AVs and surreptitiously mining cryptocurrency in more than a dozen countries, researchers have found. Dubbed “Crackonosh,” the malware — which has been active since June...

Crackonosh virus mined $2 million of Monero from 222,000 hacked computers

A previously undocumented Windows malware has infected over 222,000 systems worldwide since at least June 2018, yielding its developer no less than 9,000 Moneros $2 million in illegal profits. Dubbed "Crackonosh," the malware is distributed via illegal, cracked copies of popular software, only to...

Ryuk Ransomware Attack Sprung by Frugal Student

A European biomolecular research institute involved in COVID-19 research lost a week’s worth of research data, all thanks to a Ryuk ransomware attack traced back to a student trying to save money by buying unlicensed software. Security researchers at Sophos described the attack in a report...