Malware

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2025
GitVenom campaign targets gamers and crypto investors by posing as fake GitHub projects

GitVenom malware campaign targets gamers and crypto investors by posing as open-source projects on GitHub. Kaspersky researchers warn of a malware campaign, dubbed GitVenom, targeting GitHub users. The threat actors behind this campaign created hundreds of fake GitHub repositories with malicious code, disguising them as automation tools, crypto bots, and hacking utilities. The attackers used […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2025
A large botnet targets M365 accounts with password spraying attacks

A botnet of 130,000+ devices is attacking Microsoft 365 accounts via password-spraying, bypassing MFA by exploiting basic authentication. SecurityScorecard researchers discovered a botnet of over 130,000 devices that is conducting password-spray attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts worldwide. The attackers targeted accounts protected with basic authentication bypassing multi-factor authentication. The experts pointed out that organizations […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2025
SpyLend Android malware found on Google Play enabled financial cyber crime and extortion

CYFIRMA researchers discovered that the SpyLend Android malware was downloaded 100,000 times from the official app store Google Play. CYFIRMA researchers discovered an Android malware, named SpyLend, which was distributed through Google Play as Finance Simplified. The malware targets Indian users with unauthorized loan apps, enabling predatory lending, blackmail, and extortion. The Finance Simplified app […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2025
Leaked Black Basta chat logs reveal the gang’s operations

Leaked Black Basta chat logs reveal internal conflicts, exposing member details and hacking tools as the gang reportedly falls apart. An unknown actor, named ExploitWhispers, leaked Matrix chat logs of the Black Basta ransomware gang revealing internal conflicts, and exposing member details and hacking tools as the gang reportedly collapses. ExploitWhispers first uploaded the chat […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2025
Salt Typhoon used custom malware JumbledPath to spy U.S. telecom providers

China-linked cyber espionage group Salt Typhoon uses custom malware JumbledPath to on spy U.S. telecom providers. Cisco Talos researchers reported that China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon uses a custom-built utility, dubbed JumbledPath, to spy on network traffic of U.S. telecommunication providers. China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon (also known as FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor) and has been active since at least 2019 and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2025
NailaoLocker ransomware targets EU healthcare-related entities

NailaoLocker ransomware is a new threat that targeted European healthcare organizations from June to October 2024. Orange Cyberdefense CERT uncovered a malware campaign, tracked as The Green Nailao campaign, that targeted European organizations, including healthcare, in late 2024, using ShadowPad, PlugX, and the previously undocumented NailaoLocker ransomware. The Orange Cyberdefense CERT investigated four attackers with […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2025
China-linked APT group Winnti targets Japanese organizations since March 2024

China-linked threat actor Winnti targeted Japanese companies in the manufacturing, materials, and energy sectors in March 2024 as part of a campaign dubbed RevivalStone. Researchers from cybersecurity firm LAC uncovered a new cyberespionage campaign, tracked as RevivalStone, carried out by the China-linked APT group Winnti in March 2024. Threat actors targeted Japanese companies in the manufacturing, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2025
New XCSSET macOS malware variant used in limited attacks

Microsoft discovered a new variant of the Apple macOS malware XCSSET that was employed in limited attacks in the wild. Microsoft Threat Intelligence discovered a new variant of the macOS malware XCSSET in attacks in the wild. XCSSET is a sophisticated modular macOS malware that targets users by infecting Xcode projects, it has been active since at […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2025
New Golang-based backdoor relies on Telegram for C2 communication

Netskope Threat Labs researchers discovered a Golang-based backdoor using Telegram for C2 communication, possibly of Russian origin. Netskope Threat Labs found a Golang-based backdoor using Telegram for C2. The malware, still in development but functional, exploits cloud apps to evade detection. The experts believe the new Go backdoor could have a Russian origin. Upon executing […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 16, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 33

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Mobile Indian Cyber Heist: FatBoyPanel And His Massive Data Breach Google Tag Manager Skimmer Steals Credit Card Info From Magento Site  From South America to Southeast Asia: The Fragile Web of REF7707  Analyzing DEEP#DRIVE: North Korean […]