Fake 7-Zip downloads are turning home PCs into proxy nodes

A convincing lookalike of the popular 7-Zip archiver site has been serving a trojanized installer that silently converts victims’ machines into residential proxy nodes—and it has been hiding in plain sight for some time. “I’m so sick to my stomach” A PC builder recently turned to Reddit’s...

How real software downloads can hide remote backdoors

It starts with a simple search. You need to set up remote access to a colleague’s computer. You do a Google search for “RustDesk download,” click one of the top results, and land on a polished website with documentation, downloads, and familiar branding. You install the software, launch it, and...

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Cybercriminals Clone Antivirus Site to Spread Venom RAT and Steal Crypto Wallets

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malicious campaign that uses a fake website advertising antivirus software from Bitdefender to dupe victims into downloading a remote access trojan called Venom RAT. The campaign indicates a "clear intent to target individuals for financial gain by...

SMS scammers use toll fees as a lure

In April 2024, the FBI warned about a new type of smishing scam. Smishing is the term we use for phishing attacks sent via text message. This particular smishing scam tries to trick users into clicking a link by telling them they owe a “small amount” in toll fees. The scammers send a text claimin...

Social Media Malvertising Campaign Promotes Fake AI Editor Website for Credential Theft

We uncovered a malvertising campaign where the threat actor hijacks social media pages, renames them to mimic popular AI photo editors, then posts malicious links to fake websites...

What’s in your notepad? Infected text editors target Chinese users

"Malvertising" is a popular way of attracting victims to malicious sites: an advertisement block is placed at the top of the search results, increasing the likelihood of users clicking the link. Sites at the top of search results also tend to be more trusted by users. A year ago, our experts...

New Malvertising Campaign Distributing PikaBot Disguised as Popular Software

The malware loader known as PikaBot is being distributed as part of a malvertising campaign targeting users searching for legitimate software like AnyDesk. "PikaBot was previously only distributed via malspam campaigns similarly to QakBot and emerged as one of the preferred payloads for a threat...

$19 Stanley cup deal is a Black Friday scam

Scammers never miss an opportunity to make a quick buck, and love to piggy back on the latest trends. So what better way to kick off the scamming season than by offering Black Friday sales on one of the most popular products around: a Stanley cup. We found an ad on Facebook offering a Stanley...

Fake Bitwarden Password Manager Website Drops Windows ZenRAT

By Deeba Ahmed If youve installed Bitwarden Password Manager recently, ensure that you downloaded it from its official website and not… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Bitwarden Password Manager Website Drops Windows ZenRAT...

Dragon Breath APT Group Using Double-Clean-App Technique to Target Gambling Industry

An advanced persistent threat APT actor known as Dragon Breath has been observed adding new layers of complexity to its attacks by adopting a novel DLL side-loading mechanism. "The attack is based on a classic side-loading attack, consisting of a clean application, a malicious loader, and an...

Hackers Using New Version of FurBall Android Malware to Spy on Iranian Citizens

The Iranian threat actor known as Domestic Kitten has been attributed to a new mobile campaign that masquerades as a translation app to distribute an updated variant of an Android malware known as FurBall. "Since June 2021, it has been distributed as a translation app via a copycat of an Iranian...

Yelp: Subdomain Takeover on delivey.yelp.com

Summary: Subdomain takeover vulnerabilities occur when a subdomain delivery.yelp.com is pointing to a service Vulnerable url : delivery.yelp.com This is an verify Link. F1959331 Platforms Affected: website Steps To Reproduce 1. Create the Amazon S3 Bucket on this Name : delivery.yelp.com F1959320...

Phishing mail claims a 3D Secure upgrade is required

Today we took a look at a phishing mail pinning its hopes on a QR code linking to a bogus website. Scammers claim that your mail address has "not been registered for the 3D Secure Security Update". 3D Secure phishing mail The mail reads as follows: Dear Sir / Madam, Our administration has shown...

Watch out for this SMS phish promising a tax refund

Imagine logging into your bank’s website after responding to a text message claiming you’re due a refund, only to see a warning to watch out for bogus texts: Beware of SMS phishing! For those who dont read Dutch, the warning reads: Never respond to unusual emails or texts! Fraudsters often send...

Fake Royal Mail chatbot offers up…a new iPhone?

Royal Mail scams are always popular techniques for people up to no good. We’ve covered them several times over the last year or so. A quick reminder: Your parcel is waiting for delivery This is the go-to tactic for fake Royal Mail phishing attacks. You receive a text claiming there’s a parcel in...

GSD-2022-1000283 Multiple vulnerabilities in NFT version All

A phishing attack was conducted against users of the Opensea.io NFT platform, resulting in 17 users losing approx. $1.7 Million USD in NFTs. This incident appears to include email phishing, a fake website, bad wallet UI that make it difficult for users to know exactly what is going on and use of...

Sifchain: Subdomain Takeover on proxies.sifchain.finance pointing to vercel

Hello Team, Subdomain takeover vulnerabilities occur when a subdomain subdomain.example.com is pointing to a service e.g. GitHub pages, Heroku, etc. that has been removed or deleted. This allows an attacker to set up a page on the service that was being used and point their page to that subdomain...

Fake Windows website dropped Redline malware as Windows 11 upgrade

By Waqas The domain name used by threat actors in this campaign was convincing enough to trick users into downloading… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Windows website dropped Redline malware as Windows 11 upgrade...

Beware of Fake Amnesty International Antivirus for Pegasus that Hacks PCs with Malware

In yet another indicator of how hacking groups are quick to capitalize on world events and improvise their attack campaigns for maximum impact, threat actors have been discovered impersonating Amnesty International to distribute malware that purports to be security software designed to safeguard...