Malware

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2024
Threat actors exploited Palo Alto Pan-OS issue to deploy a Python Backdoor

Threat actors have been exploiting the recently disclosed zero-day in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS since March 26, 2024. Palo Alto Networks and Unit 42 are investigating the activity related to CVE-2024-3400 PAN-OS flaw and discovered that threat actors have been exploiting it since March 26, 2024. CVE-2024-3400 (CVSS score of 10.0) is a critical command […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2024
U.S. and Australian police arrested Firebird RAT author and operator

A joint investigation conducted by U.S. and Australian authorities led to the arrest of two key figures behind the Firebird RAT operation. A joint law enforcement operation conducted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the FBI resulted in the arrest and charging of two individuals suspected of creating and selling the Firebird RAT, which […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2024
Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware

Researchers warn threat actors are manipulating GitHub search results to target developers with persistent malware. Checkmarx researchers reported that threat actors are manipulating GitHub search results to deliver persistent malware to developers systems. Attackers behind this campaign create malicious repositories with popular names and topics, they were observed using techniques like automated updates and fake […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2024
TA547 targets German organizations with Rhadamanthys malware

TA547 group is targeting dozens of German organizations with an information stealer called Rhadamanthys, Proofpoint warns. Proofpoint researchers observed a threat actor, tracked as TA547, targeting German organizations with an email campaign delivering the Rhadamanthys malware. TA547 is a financially motivated threat actor that has been active since at least November 2017, it was observed conducting multiple […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2024
Jackson County, Missouri, discloses a ransomware attack

Jackson County, Missouri, confirmed that a ransomware attack has disrupted several county services. A ransomware attack disrupted several services of the Jackson County, Missouri. The County Executive Frank White, Jr. declared a state of emergency. “Jackson County has confirmed a ransomware attack was responsible for the disruption of several county services today.” reads the statement […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2024
The New Version of JsOutProx is Attacking Financial Institutions in APAC and MENA via Gitlab Abuse

Resecurity researchers warn that a new Version of JsOutProx is targeting financial institutions in APAC and MENA via Gitlab abuse. Resecurity has detected a new version of JSOutProx, which is targeting financial services and organizations in the APAC and MENA regions. JSOutProx is a sophisticated attack framework utilizing both JavaScript and .NET. It employs the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2024
New Vultur malware version includes enhanced remote control and evasion capabilities

Researchers detected a new version of the Vultur banking trojan for Android with enhanced remote control and evasion capabilities. Researchers from NCC Group discovered a new version of the Vultur banking trojan for Android that includes new enhanced remote control and evasion capabilities. Some of the new features implemented in this variant include the ability […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2024
Info stealer attacks target macOS users

Experts warn of info stealer malware, including Atomic Stealer, targeting Apple macOS users via malicious ads and rogue websites. Jamf Threat Labs researchers analyzed info stealer malware attacks targeting macOS users via malicious ads and rogue websites. One of the attacks spotted by the researchers relied on sponsored ads proposed to the users while searching […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2024
DinodasRAT Linux variant targets users worldwide

A Linux variant of the DinodasRAT backdoor used in attacks against users in China, Taiwan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan, researchers from Kaspersky warn. Researchers from Kaspersky uncovered a Linux version of a multi-platform backdoor DinodasRAT that was employed in attacks targeting China, Taiwan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. DinodasRAT (aka XDealer) is written in C++ and supports a broad range of capabilities to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2024
Expert found a backdoor in XZ tools used many Linux distributions

Red Hat warns of a backdoor in XZ Utils data compression tools and libraries in Fedora development and experimental versions. Red Hat urges users to immediately stop using systems running Fedora development and experimental versions because of a backdoor in the latest versions of the “xz” tools and libraries. Red Hat Information Risk and Security and Red […]