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New Triada Trojan comes preinstalled on Android devices

Security Affairs

Judging by the analysis of transactions, they were able to transfer about $270,000 in various cryptocurrencies to their crypto wallets.” “However, in reality, this amount may be larger; the attackers also targeted Monero, a cryptocurrency that is untraceable.” 231 banking malware.

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Banshee macOS stealer supports new evasion mechanisms

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In August 2024, Russian crooks advertised a macOS malware called BANSHEE Stealer that can target both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures. The malware authors claimed it can steal a broad range of data from compromised systems, including browser data, cryptocurrency wallets, and around 100 browser extensions.

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Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware

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Latin American Javali trojan weaponizing Avira antivirus legitimate injector to implant malware. The title of the accessed web-pages are collected and compared with the target organizations and services hardcoded and defined by crooks, generally the name of the banking portals, cryptocurrency portals, and financial firms.

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New variant for Mac Malware XCSSET compiled for M1 Chips

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This behavior allows the malicious code to replace cryptocurrency addresses, and steal credentials for online services (amoCRM, Apple ID, Google, Paypal, SIPMarket, and Yandex) and payment card information from the Apple Store. Trend Micro discovered two Xcode projects injected with the XCSSET Mac Malware, one on July 13 and one on July 31.

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Scam Information and Event Management

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In a recent campaign starting in 2022, unknown malicious actors have been trying to mine cryptocurrency on victims’ devices without user consent; they’ve used large amounts of resources for distribution, but what’s more, used multiple unusual vectors for defense evasion and persistence.

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StripedFly: Perennially flying under the radar

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Introduction It’s just another cryptocurrency miner… Nobody would even suspect the mining malware was merely a mask, masquerading behind an intricate modular framework that supports both Linux and Windows. During that time, it had effectively evaded analysis and had previously been misclassified as a cryptocurrency miner.

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Staying Ahead of Adversarial AI with Incident Response Automation

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Hackers also invest in AI and ML with predictive analytics to help develop their cyberattack tools, increase their attack automation capabilities globally, and optimize their ability to collect ransom in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies faster and more securely. Surprisingly, the hackers see increased revenue from their illicit activities.