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BAHAMUT Spies-for-Hire Linked to Extensive Nation-State Activity
A cyberespionage group known as BAHAMUT has been linked to a “staggering” number of ongoing attacks against government officials and private-sector VIPs in the Middle East and South Asia, while also engaging in wide-ranging disinformation campaigns. That’s according to BlackBerry researchers, who...
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...
This Week in Security News: More Than 8,000 Unsecured Redis Instances Found in the Cloud and Wiper Malware Called “Coronavirus” Spreads Among Windows Victims
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about 8,000 Redis instances running unsecured in different parts of the world, even deployed in public clouds. Also, read about a new...
Wiper Malware Called "Coronavirus" Spreads Among Windows Victims
A new Windows malware has emerged that makes disks unusable by overwriting the master boot record MBR. It takes its cue from the COVID-19 pandemic, calling itself simply “Coronavirus.” Overwriting the MBR is the same trick that the infamous NotPetya wiper malware used in 2017 in a campaign that...
Charming Kitten Uses Fake Interview Requests to Target Public Figures
The Iran-based hacking group Charming Kitten has resurfaced with a new campaign that uses fake interviews to target public figures to launch phishing attacks and steal victims’ email-account information. In a report released Wednesday, security researchers at Certfa Lab say they discovered the...
This Cryptomining Malware Launches Linux VMs On Windows and macOS
Cybersecurity researchers from at least two firms today unveiled details of a new strain of malware that targets Windows and macOS systems with a Linux-based cryptocurrency mining malware. It may sound strange, but it's true. Dubbed "LoudMiner " and also "Bird Miner, " the attack leverages...
This Cryptomining Malware Launches Linux VMs On Windows and macOS
Cybersecurity researchers from at least two firms today unveiled details of a new strain of malware that targets Windows and macOS systems with a Linux-based cryptocurrency mining malware. It may sound strange, but it's true. Dubbed "LoudMiner" and also "Bird Miner," the attack leverages...
AV-Comparatives: Trend Micro Antivirus for Mac Provides 100% Malware Protection for Mac Users
Despite popular opinion otherwise, the days have long since passed when Mac users can venture forth on the Internet without having to worry about viruses or ransomware, phishing attacks or dangerous URLs. Though the number of attacks on the Mac are fewer than those on Windows machines because the...
iPhone Hacking Campaign Using MDM Software Is Broader Than Previously Known
India-linked highly targeted mobile malware campaign, first unveiled two weeks ago, has been found to be part of a broader campaign targeting multiple platforms, including windows devices and possibly Android as well. As reported in our previous article, earlier this month researchers at Talos...
Technology share: how to use Python and PyInstaller to write a Windows malicious code-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net
Disclaimer: This article is intended to share, not for malicious use! This article mainly shows is through the use of python and PyInstaller to build the malicious software of some poc. ! Known to all, malicious software and more will continued to target of the attack. And this is on windows ther...
WhatsApp for Windows? Naaa.. Hackers are spamming Malware as WhatsApp Software
Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the widespread popularity of the mobile messaging app 'WhatsApp'. A malware expert at the Kaspersky Lab revealed a large-scale spamming campaign, advertising a fake PC version of the WhatsApp, to spread a banking trojan. According to the report, unaware use...
First Ever Windows Malware that can hack your Android Mobile
Hey Android users! I am quite sure that you must be syncing your Smartphone with your PCs for transferring files and generating backup of your device. If your system is running a windows operating system, then it’s a bad news for you. Researchers have discovered a new piece of windows malware tha...
Flashback Trojan Now Disabling Mac XProtect
Mac-based malware is still a relatively rare occurrence when compared to the flood of malicious programs aimed at Windows. But, it appears that the attackers who are creating the more recent Mac malware either have experience writing Windows-based malware or are simply paying close attention to...
New Trojan Targets Mac OS X Users
Researchers have found a new piece of malware that’s designed to attack the Mac OS X platform, an occurrence that’s rare enough still that each new discovery is noted separately. The new Trojan is known as the Black Hole RAT remote administration tool and is capable of giving a remote attacker...
Trin00 for Windows Trojan Detection
The remote host appears to be running Trin00 for Windows, a trojan that can be used to control your system or make it attack another network this is actually called a distributed denial of service attack tool. It is very likely that this host has been compromised. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...
