PT-2025-37743

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: simple-swizzle version 0.2.3 simple-swizzle versions prior to 0.2.4 Description: The npm publishing account for simple-swizzle was compromised following a phishing attack. Version 0.2.3 was published with a malware payload designed to redirec...

PT-2025-37747

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: color-convert versions prior to 3.1.2 Description: The npm package color-convert was compromised through a phishing attack on the publishing account. A malicious version 3.1.1 was published containing a payload designed to redirect...

PT-2025-37748

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions error-ex versions prior to 1.3.4 Description The error-ex npm package was compromised through a phishing attack resulting in the publication of version 1.3.3 containing a malware payload. This malware targets cryptocurrency transactions and...

Bing ad for NordVPN leads to SecTopRAT

Most of the malicious search ads we have seen have originated from Google, but threat actors are also abusing other search engines. Microsoft Bing is probably the second best target due to its close ties to the Windows ecosystem and Edge browser. In this blog post, we look at a very recent...

SuperSize Me

SuperSize Me By Floser Bacurio Jr., Bernadette Canubas, Michaelo Oliveros · April 02, 2024 Introduction Cyber attackers are always finding new ways to outsmart security systems and distribute malware effectively. We discovered an interesting detection evasion technique of delivering archive files...

CVE-2023-36025 Exploited for Defense Evasion in Phemedrone Stealer Campaign

This blog delves into the Phemedrone Stealer campaign's exploitation of CVE-2023-36025, the Windows Defender SmartScreen Bypass vulnerability, for its defense evasion and investigates the malware's payload...

RUSTSEC-2023-0111 `monero-api` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

This crate was part of a typosquatting malware cluster published by the user Kraded to run an arbitrary malware payload on Windows hosts. This advisory is to retrospectively document this attempted attack. The version information and download records of the malicious crate are no longer available...

`win-crypto` was removed from crates.io for malicious code

This crate was part of a typosquatting malware cluster published by the user Kraded to run an arbitrary malware payload on Windows hosts. This advisory is to retrospectively document this attempted attack. The version information and download records of the malicious crate are no longer available...

Fake Reservation Links Prey on Weary Travelers

A longtime threat group identified as TA558 has ramped up efforts to target the travel and hospitality industries. After a lull in activity, believed tied to COVID-related travel restrictions, the threat group has ramped up campaigns to exploit an uptick in travel and related airline and hotel...

Astaroth’s New Evasion Tactics Make It 'Painful to Analyze'

The operators of the Astaroth infostealer have implemented several new tactics aimed at evading detection, which researchers say have made the malware “painful to analyze.” Astaroth first emerged in 2017, but has steadily been used over the years in increasingly sophisticated campaigns aimed at...

Analysis of a targeted attack exploiting the WinRAR CVE-2018-20250 vulnerability

In early March, we discovered a cyberattack that used an exploit for CVE-2018-20250, an old WinRAR vulnerability disclosed just several weeks prior, and targeted organizations in the satellite and communications industry. A complex attack chain incorporating multiple code execution techniques...

WhatsApp Gold Scam is Back with Malware Payload

By Waqas In social media, the emergence of fake news and fake apps isn’t uncommon as thousands of these hoaxes keep circulating around the web to spread confusion among the users. Now, there is a new hoax doing the rounds and making headlines and it is called WhatsApp Gold Scam. Dubbed as WhatsAp...

VPNFilter EXIF to C2 mechanism analysed

On May 23 2018, our colleagues from Cisco Talos published their excellent analysis of VPNFilter, an IoT / router malware which exhibits some worrying characteristics. Some of the things which stand out about VPNFilter are: It has a redundant, multi-stage command and control mechanism which uses...

Rubella Crimeware Kit: Cheap, Easy and Gaining Traction

A crimeware kit dubbed the Rubella Macro Builder is betting on a “dirty deeds done dirt cheap” approach to gain popularity in the criminal underground. The kit does two things: with a point-and-click builder functionality, it generates an initial malware payload for social-engineering spam...

CCleanup: A Vast Number of Machines at Risk

This post was authored by: Edmund Brumaghin, Ross Gibb, Warren Mercer, Matthew Molyett, and Craig WilliamsUpdate 9/18: CCleaner Cloud version 1.07.3191 is also reported to be affectedUpdate 9/19: This issue was discovered and reported by both Morphisec and Cisco in separate in-field cases and...

Zusy Malware Installs Via Mouseover – No Clicking Required

Researchers are warning of several recent spam campaigns delivering PowerPoint files that when opened contain a mouseover link that installs a variant of the Zusy malware. The malware is novel because it does not rely on macros, JavaScript or VBA macros to be enabled for the dropper file to...

Improved scripts in .lnk files now deliver Kovter in addition to Locky

Cybercriminals are using a combination of improved script and well-maintained download sites to attempt installing Locky and Kovter on more computers. A few months ago, we reported an email campaign distributing .lnk files with a malicious script that delivered Locky ransomware. Opening the...

Internet Explorer 8 Exploit Found in Watering Hole Campaign Targeting Chinese Dissidents

On March 16th, we discovered a premeditated waterhole campaign that hosts exploits and malware on websites frequented by a specific target group. In this case the target includes Chinese dissidents. For the attacker, this approach is highly attractive since it is very difficult to discover the...

Java Exploit Linked to Red October Espionage Malware Campaign

Red October, the espionage campaign uncovered by Kaspersky Lab this week after attackers spent five years actively spying on diplomats, scientists, and governments worldwide, is using a Java exploit to infect its victims, bringing the exploit count to four in this campaign. Seculert, an Israeli...

Back-and-Forth to Continue Between Macdefender and Apple

There is a serious game of back-and-forth going on between the security team over at Apple and the developers of the Macdefender malware. As reported by Threatpost, Apple deployed a patch to remedy the troubling fake AV, then shortly after that, the developers of Macdefender altered their methods...