CCleaner Attack Timeline—Here's How Hackers Infected 2.3 Million PCs

Last year, the popular system cleanup software CCleaner suffered a massive supply-chain malware attack of all times, wherein hackers compromised the company's servers for more than a month and replaced the original version of the software with the malicious one. The malware attack infected over 2...

When Identity Thieves Hack Your Accountant

The Internal Revenue Service has been urging tax preparation firms to step up their cybersecurity efforts this year, warning that identity thieves and hackers increasingly are targeting certified public accountants CPAs in a bid to siphon oodles of sensitive personal and financial data on...

CHAOS Framework v2.0 - Generate Payloads And Control Remote Windows Systems

CHAOS allow generate payloads and control remote Windows systems. Disclaimer This project was created only for learning purpose. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. YOU MAY USE THIS SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE USE IS COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE END-USER. THE...

Fauxpersky Keylogger Malware Stealing Passwords from Windows PCs

By Waqas Cybercriminals are quite innovative, to be honest; they are always This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fauxpersky Keylogger Malware Stealing Passwords from Windows PCs...

Cyber Espionage Campaign ‘Slingshot’ Targets Victims Via Routers

CANCUN, Mexico – Researchers have uncovered a new cyber-espionage threat, dubbed Slingshot, that targets routers and uses them as a springboard to attack computers within a network. Kaspersky Lab, which released details of its discovery during its Security Analyst Summit on Friday, said that the...

Masha and these Bears

Sofacy, also known as APT28, Fancy Bear, and Tsar Team, is a prolific, well resourced, and persistent adversary. They are sometimes portrayed as wild and reckless, but as seen under our visibility, the group can be pragmatic, measured, and agile. Our previous post on their 2017 activity stepped...

Third party CSS is not safe

A few days ago there was a lot of chatter about a 'keylogger' built in CSS. Some folks called for browsers to 'fix' it. Some folks dug a bit deeper and saw that it only affected sites built in React-like frameworks, and pointed the finger at React. But the real problem is thinking that third part...

Third party CSS is not safe

A few days ago there was a lot of chatter about a 'keylogger' built in CSS. Some folks called for browsers to 'fix' it. Some folks dug a bit deeper and saw that it only affected sites built in React-like frameworks, and pointed the finger at React. But the real problem is thinking that third part...

Year-Old Coldroot RAT Targets MacOS, Still Evades Detection

Researchers are warning users about the Coldroot remote access Trojan that is going undetected by AV engines and targets MacOS computers. The RAT is cross-platform and capable of planting a keylogger on MacOS systems prior to the OS High Sierra and is designed to steal banking credentials. Coldro...

Cyber Espionage Group Targets Asian Countries With Bitcoin Mining Malware

Security researchers have discovered a custom-built piece of malware that's wreaking havoc in Asia for past several months and is capable of performing nasty tasks, like password stealing, bitcoin mining, and providing hackers complete remote access to compromised systems. Dubbed Operation PZChao...

Nearly 2000 WordPress Websites Infected with a Keylogger

More than 2,000 WordPress websites have once again been found infected with a piece of crypto-mining malware that not only steals the resources of visitors' computers to mine digital currencies but also logs visitors' every keystroke. Security researchers at Sucuri discovered a malicious campaign...

Keylogger Campaign Returns, Infecting 2,000 WordPress Sites

Over 2,000 WordPress sites are infected with a malicious script that can deliver both a keylogger and the in-browser cryptocurrency miner CoinHive. Researchers at Sucuri who made the discovery, said the recent campaign is tied to threat actors behind a December 2017 campaign that infected over...

Hackers Targeting Servers Running Database Services for Mining Cryptocurrency

Security researchers have discovered multiple attack campaigns conducted by an established Chinese criminal group that operates worldwide, targeting database servers for mining cryptocurrencies, exfiltrating sensitive data and building a DDoS botnet. The researchers from security firm GuardiCore...

Synaptics SynTP.sys Driver Keylogger Vulnerability

The 'SynTP.sys' driver included with Synaptics touch pad software installed on the remote host is affected by a keylogger vulnerability. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid105300; scriptversion"1.3"; scriptcvsdate"Date: 2019/11/12";...

Synaptics Says Claims of a Keylogger in HP Laptops are False

Synaptics said reports that claim hundreds of HP laptops contain a secret keylogger made by the company are inaccurate. In a statement released Wednesday, the company said its software was being mischaracterized as a keylogger. It also said it would remove the debugging component from production...

QuasarRAT - Remote Administration Tool for Windows

Quasar is a fast and light-weight remote administration tool coded in C. Providing high stability and an easy-to-use user interface, Quasar is the perfect remote administration solution for you. Features TCP network stream IPv4 & IPv6 support Fast network serialization NetSerializer Compressed...

Leftover Debugger Doubles as a Keylogger on Hundreds of HP Laptop Models

HP Inc. released a software update to fix a vulnerability that allows attackers to turn debugging code, accidentally left on hundreds of model laptops, into a keylogger. Researcher Michael Myng is credited for discovering the vulnerability tied to the use of a Synaptics Touchpad driver. He said i...

THN Weekly Roundup — Top 10 Stories You Should Not Miss

Here we are with our weekly roundup, briefing this week's top cybersecurity threats, incidents, and challenges, just in case you missed any of them. Last week has been very short with big news from the theft of over 4,700 Bitcoins from the largest cryptocurrency mining marketplace to the discover...

Pre-Installed Keylogger Found On Over 460 HP Laptop Models

HP has an awful history of 'accidentally' leaving keyloggers onto its customers' laptops. At least two times this year, HP laptops were caught with pre-installed keylogger or spyware applications. I was following a tweet made by a security researcher claiming to have found a built-in keylogger in...

Critical Apple Login Bug Puts macOS High Sierra Systems at Risk

A major bug in Apple’s macOS gives anyone with physical access to a computer running the latest version of the High Sierra operating system admin access simply by putting “root” in the user name field. The bug was publicized Tuesday by developer Lemi Orhan Ergin, founder of Software Craftsmanship...