Security Boulevard

MARCH 23, 2023

for information about terminating a pregnancy. The post Is Trafficking in Hacking Information a Crime? Quincy Compton of Concord, North Carolina, had a wife and a pregnant girlfriend and wrote to a doctor in Washington, D.C. Quincy Compton. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

JULY 1, 2024

Installers for three different software products developed by an Indian company named Conceptworld have been trojanized to distribute information-stealing malware. The installers correspond to Notezilla, RecentX, and Copywhiz, according to cybersecurity firm Rapid7, which discovered the supply chain compromise on June 18, 2024.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

Facebook discovered a new information-stealing malware, dubbed ‘NodeStealer,’ that is being distributed on Meta. NodeStealer is a new information-stealing malware distributed on Meta that allows stealing browser cookies to hijack accounts on multiple platforms, including Facebook, Gmail, and Outlook.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Threat actors spread Atomic Stealer (AMOS) macOS information stealer via a bogus web browser update as part of the ClearFake campaign. Atomic Stealer (AMOS) macOS information stealer is now being delivered via a fake browser update chain tracked as ClearFake, Malwarebytes researchers warn.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2023

government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot , a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay the groundwork for ransomware infections. Qakbot/Qbot was once again the top malware loader observed in the wild in the first six months of 2023. Emerging in 2007 as a banking trojan, QakBot (a.k.a.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2024

million reward for information leading to the arrest of a Belarusian cybercriminal involved in the mass malware distribution. million reward for information leading to the arrest of Volodymyr Kadariya (38), a Belarusian national allegedly involved in a significant malware organization. “The U.S. “The U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 2, 2021

The first is from Microsoft, which wrote : As part of our investigation into this ongoing activity, we also detected information-stealing malware on a machine belonging to one of our customer support agents with access to basic account information for a small number of our customers. News article.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 20, 2022

The Russian hacking group Turla released an Android app that seems to aid Ukrainian hackers in their attacks against Russian networks. But the app they developed was actually malware. To add more credibility to the ruse they hosted the app on a domain “spoofing” the Azov Regiment: cyberazov[.]com. com. […].

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 9, 2020

FireEye was hacked by — they believe — “a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities”: During our investigation to date, we have found that the attacker targeted and accessed certain Red Team assessment tools that we use to test our customers’ security. That group dumped the N.S.A.’s operator put it. .’s

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2024

Cato Security found a new info stealer, called Cthulhu Stealer, that targets Apple macOS and steals a wide range of information. Cado Security researchers have discovered a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) targeting macOS users dubbed Cthulhu Stealer. ” The malware can steal various types of information from a broad array of sources.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Suspected Russia-linked espionage group UNC5812 targets Ukraine’s military with Windows and Android malware via Telegram. Google TAG and Mandiant observed a Russia-linked group, tracked as UNC5812, targeting Ukraine’s military with Windows and Android malware via the Telegram channel “ Civil Defense.”

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

But clicking the meeting link provided by the scammers prompts the user to run a script that quietly installs malware on macOS systems. It didn’t dawn on Doug until days later that the missed meeting with Mr. Lee might have been a malware attack. MacOS computers include X-Protect , Apple’s built-in antivirus technology.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

US CFPB warns employees to avoid work-related mobile calls and texts following China-linked Salt Typhoon hack over security concerns. internet-service providers in recent months in pursuit of sensitive information, according to people familiar with the matter.” and its allies for hacking activities in July.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

Malware 119

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2024

Huntress researchers observed the JavaScript downloader malware SocGholish (aka FakeUpdates ) that is being used to deliver remote access trojan AsyncRAT and the legitimate open-source project BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure Network Computing Client). ” reads the report published by Huntress.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2024

perfctl malware targets misconfigured Linux servers to deploy cryptocurrency miners and proxyjacking software in an ongoing campaign. Aqua Nautilus researchers shed light on a Linux malware, dubbed perfctl malware, that over the past 3-4 years targeted misconfigured Linux servers. ” reads the report.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2024

Pharma company Cencora confirmed the theft of personal and health information following the February 2024 data breach. Pharmaceutical giant Cencora confirmed that the threat actors had access to personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) following the February 2024 cyberattack.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2022

Cybersecurity researchers spotted a new Windows information-stealing malware, named FFDroider, designed to steal credentials and cookies. Cybersecurity researchers from Zscaler ThreatLabz warn of a new information-stealing malware, named FFDroider, that disguises itself as the popular instant messaging app Telegram.

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Security Affairs

MAY 25, 2024

Threat actors used fake AV websites masquerading as legitimate antivirus products from Avast, Bitdefender, and Malwarebytes to distribute malware. The sites hosting malware are avast-securedownload.com (Avast.apk), bitdefender-app.com (setup-win-x86-x64.exe.zip), exe.zip”) that was used to deploy the Lumma information stealer.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2024

Technology giant Fujitsu announced it had suffered a cyberattack that may have resulted in the theft of customer information. Japanese technology giant Fujitsu on Friday announced it had suffered a malware attack, threat actors may have stolen personal and customer information.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Four former members of the REvil ransomware group were sentenced in Russia for hacking and money laundering, marking a rare case of Russian gang members being convicted in the country. They were convicted of illegal payment handling, with Puzyrevsky and Khansvyarov also found guilty of malware use and distribution.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The operators behind the Ducktail information stealer continue to improve their malicious code, operators experts warn. On October 5, the operators started distributing DUCKTAIL malware to victims as self-contained.NET Core Windows binaries, abandoning NativeAOT and back to using self-contained.NET binaries. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2024

North Korea-linked actors deploy a new Linux variant of FASTCash malware to target financial systems, researcher HaxRob revealed. The cybersecurity researcher HaxRob analyzed a new variant of the FASTCash “payment switch” malware which targets Linux systems. LTS distributions.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

Malware 140

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

Malware 120

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

Malware 130

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2024

A Dark Gate malware campaign from March-April 2024 demonstrates how attackers exploit legitimate tools and services to distribute malware. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers shared details about a DarkGate malware campaign from March-April 2024. The malware is considered a sophisticated threat and is continuously improved.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 31, 2024

Nitrogen is the name given to a campaign and associated malware that have been distributed via malicious search ads. The threat actors seem to have a preference for hosting their payloads on compromised WordPress sites, many of which are already hacked with malicious PHP shell scripts.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2024

Phishing campaigns target small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Poland to deliver malware families such as Agent Tesla, Formbook, and Remcos RAT. ESET researchers observed multiple phishing campaigns targeting SMBs in Poland in May 2024, distributing various malware families like Agent Tesla , Formbook , and Remcos RAT.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The latest FakeCall malware version for Android intercepts outgoing bank calls, redirecting them to attackers to steal sensitive info and bank funds. Zimperium researchers spotted a new version of the FakeCall malware for Android that hijacks outgoing victims’ calls and redirects them to the attacker’s phone number.

Banking 98

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

HP researchers detected a dropper that was generated by generative artificial intelligence services and used to deliver AsyncRAT malware. While investigating a malicious email, HP researchers discovered a malware generated by generative artificial intelligence services and used to deliver the AsyncRAT malware.

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