22 Nov, 2024

Over 3,000 GitHub accounts used by malware distribution service

Threat actors known as ‘Stargazer Goblin’ have created a malware Distribution-as-a-Service (DaaS) from over 3,000 fake accounts on GitHub that push information-stealing malware. The malware delivery service is called Stargazers Ghost Network and it utilizes GitHub repositories along with compromised WordPress sites to distribute password-protected archives that contain malware. In most cases, the malware are infostealers, such […]

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Two Russians Convicted for Role in LockBit Attacks

Two Russian nationals have pleaded guilty to their participation in the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, aged 34, and Mikhail Vasiliev, aged 34, pleaded guilty to a range of charges related to their involvement as affiliates to the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group. Astamirov pleaded guilty to […]

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PHP bug executes RCEs, cryptominers and DDoS attacks

Not long after a new PHP bug was disclosed in the late spring, Akamai researchers observed numerous attempts to exploit the vulnerability, which they said indicates high exploitability and quick adoption by threat actors. Because PHP is one of the most popular server-side scripting languages used to create dynamic web pages on more than 75% […]

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