North Korean Hackers Deploy New Malicious Python Packages in PyPI Repository

31/08/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Three additional rogue Python packages have been discovered in the Package Index (PyPI) repository as part of an ongoing malicious software supply chain campaign called VMConnect, with signs pointing to the

SapphireStealer Malware: A Gateway to Espionage and Ransomware Operations

31/08/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

An open-source .NET-based information stealer malware dubbed SapphireStealer is being used by multiple entities to enhance its capabilities and spawn their own bespoke variants. “Information-stealing malware like SapphireStealer can be used to

China-Linked BadBazaar Android Spyware Targeting Signal and Telegram Users

31/08/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malicious Android apps for Signal and Telegram distributed via the Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store that are engineered to deliver the BadBazaar spyware on

MMRat Android Trojan Executes Remote Financial Fraud Through Accessibility Feature

31/08/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

A previously undocumented Android banking trojan dubbed MMRat has been observed targeting mobile users in Southeast Asia since late June 2023 to remotely commandeer the devices and perform financial fraud. “The malware,

Hackers Can Exploit Windows Container Isolation Framework to Bypass Endpoint Security

31/08/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

New findings show that malicious actors could leverage a sneaky malware detection evasion technique and bypass endpoint security solutions by manipulating the Windows Container Isolation Framework. The findings were presented

Phishing-as-a-Service Gets Smarter: Microsoft Sounds Alarm on AiTM Attacks

30/08/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Microsoft is warning of an increase in adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing techniques, which are being propagated as part of the phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) cybercrime model. In addition to an uptick in AiTM-capable

Citrix NetScaler Alert: Ransomware Hackers Exploiting Critical Vulnerability

30/08/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Unpatched Citrix NetScaler systems exposed to the internet are being targeted by unknown threat actors in what’s suspected to be a ransomware attack. Cybersecurity company Sophos is tracking the activity cluster under

Survey Provides Takeaways for Security Pros to Operationalize their Remediation Life Cycle

30/08/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Ask any security professional and they’ll tell you that remediating risks from various siloed security scanning tools requires a tedious and labor-intensive series of steps focused on deduplication, prioritization, and

DarkGate Malware Activity Spikes as Developer Rents Out Malware to Affiliates

30/08/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

A new malspam campaign has been observed deploying an off-the-shelf malware called DarkGate. “The current spike in DarkGate malware activity is plausible given the fact that the developer of the

Chinese Hacking Group Exploits Barracuda Zero-Day to Target Government, Military, and Telecom

30/08/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

A suspected Chinese-nexus hacking group exploited a recently disclosed zero-day flaw in Barracuda Networks Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances to breach government, military, defense and aerospace, high-tech industry, and telecom sectors as