New Rust-Based Malware "ChaosBot" Uses Discord Channels to Control Victims' PCs

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Rust-based backdoor called ChaosBot that can allow operators to conduct reconnaissance and execute arbitrary commands on compromised hosts. "Threat actors leveraged compromised credentials that mapped to both Cisco VPN and an over-privileg...

Fake VPN and streaming app drops malware that drains your bank account

Security researchers are warning Android users to delete a fake VPN and streaming app that can let criminals take over their phones and drain their bank accounts. The app, Mobdro Pro IP TV + VPN, was discovered by researchers at Cleafy to be a malicious sideloaded app, not a legitimate VPN. Their...

CVE-2024-13990

MicroWorld eScan AV's update mechanism failed to ensure authenticity and integrity of updates: update packages were delivered and accepted without robust cryptographic verification. As a result, an on-path attacker could perform a man-in-the-middle MitM attack and substitute malicious update...

Developer verification: a promised lift for Android security

To reduce the number of harmful apps targeting Android users, Google has announced that certified Android devices will require all apps to be registered by verified developers in order to be installed. But this new measure is not just about malware that's found on the Google Play Store, it’s main...

Malicious Package

Overview colorinal is a malicious package. This package is part of a multi-stage attack and its content was removed from the official package manager. The attack utilizes a seemingly harmless package to introduce a malicious dependency. The goal of this attack is to gain remote code execution on...

SharpEventPersist - Persistence By Writing/Reading Shellcode From Event Log

Persistence by writing/reading shellcode from Event Log. Usage The SharpEventPersist tool takes 4 case-sensitive parameters: -file "C:\path\to\shellcode.bin" -instanceid 1337 -source Persistence -eventlog "Key Management Service". The shellcode is converted to hex and written to the "Key Manageme...

Android Malware ‘FlyTrap’ Hijacks Facebook Accounts

Researchers have uncovered a new Android trojan, dubbed FlyTrap, that’s spread to more than 10,000 victims via rigged apps on third-party app stores, sideloaded apps and hijacked Facebook accounts. In a report posted on Monday, Zimperium’s zLabs mobile threat research teams wrote that FlyTrap has...