malware
New Glove infostealer malware bypasses Chrome’s cookie encryption
New Glove Stealer malware can bypass Google Chrome’s Application-Bound (App-Bound) encryption to steal browser cookies. As Gen Digital security researchers who first spotted it while investigating a recent phishing campaign said, this information-stealing malware is “relatively simple and contains minimal obfuscation or protection mechanisms,” indicating that it’s very likely in its early development stages. During […]
Volt Typhoon rebuilds malware botnet following FBI disruption
The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon has begun to rebuild its “KV-Botnet” malware botnet after it was disrupted by law enforcement in January, according to researchers from SecurityScorecard. Volt Typhoon is a Chinese state-sponsored cyberespionage threat group that is believed to have infiltrated critical U.S. infrastructure, among other networks worldwide, since at least five years ago. Their primary […]
North Korean hackers create Flutter apps to bypass macOS security
North Korean threat actors target Apple macOS systems using trojanized Notepad apps and minesweeper games created with Flutter, which are signed and notarized by a legitimate Apple developer ID. This means that the malicious apps, even if temporarily, passed Apple’s security checks, so macOS systems treat them as verified and allow them to execute without […]
New Ymir ransomware partners with RustyStealer in attacks
A new ransomware family called ‘Ymir’ has been spotted in the wild, encrypting systems that were previously compromised by the RustyStealer infostealer malware. RustyStealer is a known malware family first documented in 2021, but its appearance with ransomware demonstrates another example of the recent trend of cybercrime operations working together. According to Kaspersky researchers who discovered Ymir during an incident […]
Unpatched Mazda Connect bugs let hackers install persistent malware
Attackers could exploit several vulnerabilities in the Mazda Connect infotainment unit, present in multiple car models including Mazda 3 (2014-2021), to execute arbitrary code with root permission. The security issues remain unpatched and some of them are command injection flaws that could be leveraged to obtain unrestricted access to vehicle networks, potentially impacting the car’s […]
North Korean hackers use new macOS malware against crypto firms
North Korean threat actor BlueNoroff has been targeting crypto-related businesses with a new multi-stage malware for macOS systems. Researchers are calling the campaign Hidden Risk and say that it lures victims with emails that share fake news about the latest activity in the cryptocurrency sector. The malware deployed in these attacks relies on a novel […]
Hackers increasingly use Winos4.0 post-exploitation kit in attacks
Hackers are increasingly targeting Windows users with the malicious Winos4.0 framework, distributed via seemingly benign game-related apps. The toolkit is the equivalent of Sliver and Cobalt Strike post-exploitation frameworks and it was documented by Trend Micro this summer in a report on attacks against Chinese users. At the time, a threat actor tracked as Void Arachne/Silver Fox lured victims […]
New SteelFox malware hijacks Windows PCs using vulnerable driver
A new malicious package called ‘SteelFox’ mines for cryptocurrency and steals credit card data by using the “bring your own vulnerable driver” technique to get SYSTEM privileges on Windows machines. The malware bundle dropper is distributed through forums and torrent trackers as a crack tool that activates legitimate versions of various software like Foxit PDF Editor, JetBrains and […]
Custom “Pygmy Goat” malware used in Sophos Firewall hack on govt network
UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published an analysis of a Linux malware named “Pigmy Goat” created to backdoor Sophos XG firewall devices as part of recently disclosed attacks by Chinese threat actors. Last week, Sophos published a series of reports dubbed “Pacific Rim” that detailed five-year attacks by Chinese threat actors on edge networking devices. One […]
Sophos reveals 5-year battle with Chinese hackers attacking network devices
Sophos disclosed today a series of reports dubbed “Pacific Rim” that detail how the cybersecurity company has been sparring with Chinese threat actors for over 5 years as they increasingly targeted networking devices worldwide, including those from Sophos. For years, cybersecurity firms have warned enterprises that Chinese threat actors exploit flaws in edge networking devices […]