malware
New Evooo1Bot Linux botnet turns routers into traffic relay nodes
A new Mirai-based modular Linux botnet malware called Evooo1Bot has been targeting internet-facing gateway devices, turning them into SOCKS5 traffic relay nodes. The malware’s capabilities extend beyond turning devices into proxy nodes and include credential theft, SSH brute-forcing, and launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Since at least July, Evooo1Bot has been targeting devices from Alcatel, […]
Google says Chrome cuts 7 billion unwanted Android notifications a day to fight abuse
Google says Chrome’s anti-abuse systems reduced unwanted notifications on Android by more than 7 billion per day during the first quarter of 2026. In a new blog post, Google argues that notification abuse has increasingly been used to distribute scams, malware, phishing attempts, and fraudulent payment requests. To reduce the abuse, Google developed a “Swiss […]
Google Blogger locks hundreds of blogs in malware false positive
Google has locked hundreds of Blogger websites after a false positive claimed they violated its “Malware and Similar Malicious Content” policy, with some sites actually deleted from the platform. The issue began on August 4, and it appears to affect many legitimate blogs that do not host malware or have malicious scripts. As seen by […]
New XCSSET variant targets macOS devs via compromised Xcode projects
A new version of the XCSSET malware is targeting thousands of macOS users through compromised Xcode projects and GitHub repositories. Xcode is the official software development kit (SDK) for creating, testing, and publishing software for all Apple’s platforms. After months of inactivity, XCSSET has resurfaced with an updated version, v40, that features enhanced evasion techniques and […]
Fake Roblox Xeno script launcher pushes infostealer, RAT malware
Fake Xeno Executor installers are infecting unsuspecting Roblox players with malware that provides remote access and steals sensitive information. Xeno Executor is a popular Roblox utility for running scripts that players can use to automate actions or run custom code on the platform, including cheats. The tool isn’t an official part of the game, so […]
Arch Linux disables AUR package adoption to stop malware flood
The Arch Linux project has temporarily disabled adoption of Arch User Repository (AUR) packages after a surge in malicious takeovers of existing packages. The decision was announced on the distribution’s mailing list by contributor Robin Candau, who said that the situation is temporary until a solution is found. “Due to the current influx of malicious […]
Online ad firm Adform’s script compromised to steal cryptocurrency
Online advertising firm Adform suffered a supply-chain attack that delivered cryptocurrency-stealing scripts to websites using its ad platform, replacing wallet addresses copied to visitors’ clipboards with ones controlled by an attacker. Adform is one of Europe’s largest adtech firms, providing a full-stack platform that includes Demand-Side Platform (DSP), Supply-Side Platform (SSP), ad servers, and management […]
Anthropic’s Claude breached 3 orgs, uploaded PyPI malware during tests
Anthropic said today that during internal security testing, one of its Claude models built a malicious Python package and uploaded it to PyPI, where it ran on 15 real systems before the registry’s automated defenses pulled it. The company disclosed it as one of three incidents where Claude models reached the open internet from evaluation […]
New Dysphoria DDoS botnet spreads to 200k devices worldwide
A botnet called Dysphoria has compromised around 200,000 devices across the world and is using them for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and traffic relay operations. According to QiAnXin XLab cybersecurity researchers, Dysphoria evolved from the ‘jackskid’ and ‘fbot’ malware by adding a covert blockchain-based command-and-control (C2) resolution mechanism. Specifically, the botnet uses Ethereum […]
Steam forum ClickFix attacks infect gamers with XMRig cryptominers
Steam discussion forums are being abused in ClickFix attacks that pretend to be fixes for game and computer problems but actually infect devices with cryptominers. GeekFeed learned of the campaign from a reader, who told us threat actors are creating random Steam accounts to post what appears to be helpful fixes for people’s posts about games […]