Multiple Threat Actors Deploying Open-Source Rafel RAT to Target Android Devices

24/06/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Multiple threat actors, including cyber espionage groups, are employing an open-source Android remote administration tool called Rafel RAT to meet their operational objectives by masquerading it as Instagram, WhatsApp, and

ExCobalt Cyber Gang Targets Russian Sectors with New GoRed Backdoor

22/06/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Russian organizations have been targeted by a cybercrime gang called ExCobalt using a previously unknown Golang-based backdoor known as GoRed. “ExCobalt focuses on cyber espionage and includes several members active

Warning: New Adware Campaign Targets Meta Quest App Seekers

22/06/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A new campaign is tricking users searching for the Meta Quest (formerly Oculus) application for Windows into downloading a new adware family called AdsExhaust. “The adware is capable of exfiltrating

U.S. Treasury Sanctions 12 Kaspersky Executives Amid Software Ban

22/06/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions against a dozen individuals serving executive and senior leadership roles at Kaspersky Lab, a day after

Chinese Hackers Deploy SpiceRAT and SugarGh0st in Global Espionage Campaign

21/06/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A previously undocumented Chinese-speaking threat actor codenamed SneakyChef has been linked to an espionage campaign primarily targeting government entities across Asia and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) with SugarGh0st

Military-themed Email Scam Spreads Malware to Infect Pakistani Users

21/06/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing campaign that has been identified as targeting people in Pakistan using a custom backdoor. Dubbed PHANTOM#SPIKE by Securonix, the unknown threat

Oyster Backdoor Spreading via Trojanized Popular Software Downloads

21/06/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A malvertising campaign is leveraging trojanized installers for popular software such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Teams to drop a backdoor called Oyster (aka Broomstick and CleanUpLoader). That’s according to

SolarWinds Serv-U Vulnerability Under Active Attack – Patch Immediately

21/06/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A recently patched high-severity flaw impacting SolarWinds Serv-U file transfer software is being actively exploited by malicious actors in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-28995 (CVSS score: 8.6), concerns

U.S. Bans Kaspersky Software, Citing National Security Risks

21/06/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on Thursday announced a “first of its kind” ban that prohibits Kaspersky Lab’s U.S. subsidiary from directly or indirectly

Researchers Uncover UEFI Vulnerability Affecting Multiple Intel CPUs

20/06/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware that affects multiple families of Intel Core desktop and mobile processors. Tracked as CVE-2024-0762 (CVSS