CastleLoader Malware Now Uses Python Loader to Bypass Security

Cybersecurity researchers at Blackpoint Cyber discovered a new, evasive CastleLoader malware variant using Python and ClickFix social engineering to deliver RATs and info-stealers directly from memory...

A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub

Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a 3,000-account network on GitHub that is manipulating the platform and spreading ransomware and info stealers...

CoralRaider Malware Campaign Exploits CDN Cache to Spread Info-Stealers

A new ongoing malware campaign has been observed distributing three different stealers, such as CryptBot, LummaC2, and Rhadamanthys hosted on Content Delivery Network CDN cache domains since at least February 2024. Cisco Talos has attributed the activity with moderate confidence to a threat actor...

Massive Phishing Campaign Strikes Latin America: Venom RAT Targeting Multiple Sectors

The threat actor known as TA558 has been attributed to a new massive phishing campaign that targets a wide range of sectors in Latin America with the goal of deploying Venom RAT. The attacks primarily singled out hotel, travel, trading, financial, manufacturing, industrial, and government vertica...

Cyber Threat Landscape: 7 Key Findings and Upcoming Trends for 2024

The 2023/2024 Axur Threat Landscape Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the latest cyber threats. The information combines data from the platform's surveillance of the Surface, Deep, and Dark Web with insights derived from the in-depth research and investigations conducted by the Threat...

A week in security (January 8 – January 14)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: FCC wants cars to make life harder for stalkers Joomla! vulnerability is being actively exploited Act now! Ivanti vulnerabilities are being actively exploited Ransomware review: January 2024 Info-stealers can steal cookies for permanent access to your Google accoun...

Info-stealers can steal cookies for permanent access to your Google account

Hackers have found a way to gain unauthorized access to Google accounts, bypassing any multi-factor authentication MFA the user may have set up. To do this they steal authentication cookies and then extend their lifespan. It doesn’t even help if the owner of the account changes their password...

Over 120,000 Computers Compromised by Info Stealers Linked to Users of Cybercrime Forums

A "staggering" 120,000 computers infected by stealer malware have credentials associated with cybercrime forums, many of them belonging to malicious actors. The findings come from Hudson Rock, which analyzed data collected from computers compromised between 2018 to 2023. "Hackers around the world...

Why a proactive detection and incident response plan is crucial for your organization

The security community is continuously changing, growing, and learning from each other to better position the world against cyberthreats. In the latest post of our Community Voices blog series, Microsoft Security Senior Product Marketing Manager Brooke Lynn Weenig talks with Matt Suiche, Director...

Why a proactive detection and incident response plan is crucial for your organization

The security community is continuously changing, growing, and learning from each other to better position the world against cyberthreats. In the latest post of our Community Voices blog series, Microsoft Security Senior Product Marketing Manager Brooke Lynn Weenig talks with Matt Suiche, Director...

New MacStealer macOS Malware Steals iCloud Keychain Data and Passwords

A new information-stealing malware has set its sights on Apple's macOS operating system to siphon sensitive information from compromised devices. Dubbed MacStealer, it's the latest example of a threat that uses Telegram as a command-and-control C2 platform to exfiltrate data. It primarily affects...

DEV-0139 launches targeted attacks against the cryptocurrency industry

Over the past several years, the cryptocurrency market has considerably expanded, gaining the interest of investors and threat actors. Cryptocurrency itself has been used by cybercriminals for their operations, notably for ransom payment in ransomware attacks, but we have also observed threat...

Malicious PyPI Code Packages Rack Up Thousands of Downloads

Three malicious packages hosted in the Python Package Index PyPI code repository have been uncovered, which collectively have more than 12,000 downloads – and presumably slithered into installations in various applications. Independent researcher Andrew Scott found the packages during a nearly...

Researchers Uncover 6-Year Cyber Espionage Campaign Targeting Iranian Dissidents

Capping off a busy week of charges and sanctions against Iranian hackers, a new research offers insight into what's a six-year-long ongoing surveillance campaign targeting Iranian expats and dissidents with an intention to pilfer sensitive information. The threat actor, suspected to be of Iranian...