Golang
Hackers abuse Microsoft ClickOnce and AWS services for stealthy attacks
A sophisticated malicious campaign that researchers call OneClik has been leveraging Microsoft’s ClickOnce software deployment tool and custom Golang backdoors to compromise organizations within the energy, oil, and gas sectors. The hackers rely on legitimate AWS cloud services (AWS, Cloudfront, API Gateway, Lambda) to keep the command and control (C2) infrastructure hidden. ClickOnce is a deployment […]
Linux wiper malware hidden in malicious Go modules on GitHub
A supply-chain attack targets Linux servers with disk-wiping malware hidden in Golang modules published on GitHub. The campaign was detected last month and relied on three malicious Go modules that included “highly obfuscated code” for retrieving remote payloads and executing them. Complete disk destruction The attack appears designed specifically for Linux-based servers and developer environments, […]