Malware

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2026
Malicious npm and PyPI packages linked to Lazarus APT fake recruiter campaign

Researchers found malicious npm and PyPI packages tied to a fake recruitment campaign linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. ReversingLabs researcher uncovered new malicious packages on npm and PyPI connected to a fake job recruitment campaign attributed to the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group. The campaign uses deceptive hiring themes to trick developers into downloading infected […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 84

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Stan Ghouls targeting Russia and Uzbekistan with NetSupport RAT Breaking Down ZeroDayRAT – New Spyware Targeting Android and iOS Old-School IRC, New Victims: Inside the Newly Discovered SSHStalker Linux Botnet   Reynolds: Defense Evasion Capability […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2026
Suspected Russian hackers deploy CANFAIL malware against Ukraine

A new alleged Russia-linked APT group targeted Ukrainian defense, government, and energy groups, with CANFAIL malware. Google Threat Intelligence Group identified a previously undocumented threat actor behind attacks on Ukrainian organizations using CANFAIL malware. The group is possibly linked to Russian intelligence services and has targeted defense, military, government, and energy entities at both regional […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2026
New threat actor UAT-9921 deploys VoidLink against enterprise sectors

A new threat actor, UAT-9921, uses the modular VoidLink framework to target technology and financial organizations, Cisco Talos reports. Cisco Talos spotted a previously unknown threat actor, tracked as UAT-9921, using a new modular attack framework called VoidLink. The group targets organizations in the technology and financial services sectors. The flexible design of VoidLink suggests […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2026
Google: state-backed hackers exploit Gemini AI for cyber recon and attacks

Google says nation-state actors used Gemini AI for reconnaissance and attack support in cyber operations. Google DeepMind and GTIG report a rise in model extraction or “distillation” attacks aimed at stealing AI intellectual property, which Google has detected and blocked. While APT groups have not breached frontier models, private firms and researchers have tried to […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2026
Reynolds ransomware uses BYOVD to disable security before encryption

Researchers discovered Reynolds ransomware, which uses BYOVD technique to disable security tools and evade detection before encryption. Researchers found a new ransomware, named Reynolds, that implements the Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) technique to disable security tools and evade detection before encrypting systems. Broadcom’s cybersecurity researchers initially attributed the attack to Black Basta due […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2026
SSHStalker botnet targets Linux servers with legacy exploits and SSH scanning

A new Linux botnet, SSHStalker, has infected about 7,000 systems using old 2009-era exploits, IRC bots, and mass-scanning malware. Flare researchers uncovered a previously undocumented Linux botnet dubbed SSHStalker, observed via SSH honeypots over two months. Researchers ran an SSH honeypot with weak credentials starting in early 2026 and spotted a set of intrusions unlike […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2026
ZeroDayRAT spyware grants attackers total access to mobile devices

ZeroDayRAT is a commercial mobile spyware that grants full remote access to Android and iOS devices for spying and data theft. ZeroDayRAT is a newly discovered commercial mobile spyware toolkit that gives attackers full control over Android and iOS devices. It supports live camera access, keylogging, and theft of banking and crypto data. First spotted […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026
Romania’s national oil pipeline firm Conpet reports cyberattack

Romania’s national oil pipeline operator Conpet said a cyberattack disrupted its business systems and temporarily knocked its website offline. Conpet is a state-controlled company that owns and operates the country’s crude oil, condensate, and liquid petroleum product pipeline network. Its main role is to transport oil from domestic production fields and import points to refineries […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 08, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 83

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter ClawHavoc: 341 Malicious Clawed Skills Found by the Bot They Were Targeting   ù APT28 Leverages CVE-2026-21509 in Operation Neusploit Amaranth-Dragon: Weaponizing CVE-2025-8088 for Targeted Espionage in the Southeast Asia   Analyzing Dead#Vax: Analyzing Multi-Stage VHD […]