Pierluigi Paganini
November 16, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter 9 Malicious NuGet Packages Deliver Time-Delayed Destructive Payloads GlassWorm Returns: New Wave Strikes as We Expose Attacker Infrastructure Gootloader Returns: What Goodies Did They Bring? Active Water Saci Campaign Spreading Via WhatsApp Features Multi-Vector […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2025
Malicious Chrome extension “Safery: Ethereum Wallet” steals users’ seed phrases while posing as a legit crypto wallet still available online. Socket’s Threat Research Team discovered a malicious Chrome extension called “Safery: Ethereum Wallet,” posing as a legitimate crypto wallet but designed to steal users’ seed phrases. The Chrome extension was uploaded to the Chrome Web […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 13, 2025
Europol’s Operation Endgame dismantles Rhadamanthys, Venom RAT, and Elysium botnet in a global crackdown on cybercriminal infrastructures. Europol and Eurojust have launched a new phase of Operation Endgame, carried out between November 10 and 13, 2025, dismantling major malware families including Rhadamanthys Stealer, Venom RAT, and the Elysium botnet as part of a global effort […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 12, 2025
DanaBot returns after 6 months with a new Windows variant (v669), marking its comeback after being disrupted by Operation Endgame in May. DanaBot has resurfaced with a new variant (version 669) targeting Windows systems, six months after Operation Endgame disrupted its activity in May, according to Zscaler ThreatLabz. The researchers identified a set of command […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2025
Researchers found Fantasy Hub, a Russian MaaS Android RAT that lets attackers spy, steal data, and control devices via Telegram. Zimperium researchers uncovered Fantasy Hub, a Russian-sold Android RAT offered as Malware-as-a-Service, enabling spying, device control, and data theft via Telegram. The malware allows operators to take over infected devices, gathering SMS messages, contacts, call […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 11, 2025
North Korea-linked APT Konni posed as counselors to steal data and wipe Android phones via Google Find Hub in Sept 2025. Genians Security Center researchers warn that the North Korea-linked Konni APT group (aka Kimsuky, Earth Imp, TA406, Thallium, Vedalia, and Velvet Chollima) posed as counselors to hack Android and Windows, stealing data and wiping phones […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2025
GlassWorm malware resurfaces in Open VSX and GitHub, infecting VS Code extensions weeks after its removal from the official marketplace. GlassWorm malware has resurfaced on the Open VSX registry and newly appeared in GitHub repositories, infecting three more VS Code extensions just weeks after its removal from the official marketplace, Koi Security researchers warn. In […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2025
Nine NuGet packages by “shanhai666” can deploy delayed payloads to disrupt databases and industrial systems. Socket’s Threat Research Team discovered nine malicious NuGet packages, published between 2023 and 2024 by “shanhai666,” that can deploy time-delayed payloads to disrupt databases and industrial control systems. Scheduled to trigger in August 2027 and November 2028, the packages were […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter SesameOp: Novel backdoor uses OpenAI Assistants API for command and control Weaponized Military Documents Deliver Advanced SSH-Tor Backdoor to Defense Sector Gootloader Returns: What Goodies Did They Bring? Ransomvibing appears in VS Code extensions […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2025
A China-linked group targeted a U.S. non-profit to gain long-term access, part of wider attacks on U.S. entities tied to policy matters. China-linked hackers breached a U.S. policy-focused nonprofit in April 2025, maintaining weeks of access. They used DLL sideloading via vetysafe.exe, a tactic used by other Chinese APT groups like Space Pirates, Kelp, and […]
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