Malware

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 76

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CyberVolk | A Deep Dive into the Hacktivists, Tools and Ransomware Fueling Pro-Russian Cyber Attacks Operation MoneyMount-ISO — Deploying Phantom Stealer via ISO-Mounted Executables     Inside GhostPoster: How a PNG Icon Infected 50,000 Firefox Users […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2025
Massive Android botnet Kimwolf infects millions, strikes with DDoS

The Kimwolf Android botnet has infected 1.8M+ devices, launching massive DDoS attacks and boosting its C&C domain, says XLab. Kimwolf is a newly discovered Android botnet linked to the Aisuru botnet that has infected over 1.8 million devices and issued more than 1.7 billion DDoS attack commands, according to XLab. On October 24, 2025, XLab […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2025
ATM Jackpotting ring busted: 54 indicted by DoJ

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 54 individuals over a multi-million-dollar ATM jackpotting fraud scheme. U.S. DoJ indicted 54 people for a nationwide ATM jackpotting scheme that stole millions via malware. The case links the crimes to the cybercrime group Tren de Aragua, including charges of fraud, money laundering, and material support to a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2025
CLOP targets Gladinet CentreStack servers in large-scale extortion campaign

The Clop ransomware group is targeting Gladinet CentreStack file servers in a new large-scale extortion campaign. The Clop ransomware group is targeting Gladinet CentreStack file servers in a new large-scale extortion campaign aimed at stealing sensitive data from organizations worldwide. Gladinet CentreStack is a software platform that allows organizations to turn their existing file servers, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 75

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter UDPGangster Campaigns Target Multiple Countries Ransomware Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Data Between 2022 and 2024  Return of ClayRat: Expanded Features and Techniques  SEEDSNATCHER : Dissecting an Android Malware Targeting Multiple Crypto Wallet Mnemonic […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 12, 2025
Elastic detects stealthy NANOREMOTE malware using Google Drive as C2

Elastic found a new Windows backdoor, NANOREMOTE, similar to FINALDRAFT/REF7707, using the Google Drive API for C2. Elastic Security Labs researchers uncovered NANOREMOTE, a new Windows backdoor that uses the Google Drive API for C2. Elastic says it shares code with the FINALDRAFT (Squidoor) implant, which uses Microsoft Graph API and is linked to threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2025
Critical Gogs zero-day under attack, 700 servers hacked

Hackers exploited an unpatched Gogs zero-day, allowing remote code execution and compromising around 700 Internet-facing servers. Gogs is a self-hosted Git service, similar to GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, but designed to be lightweight and easy to deploy. It allows individuals or organizations to host their own Git repositories on their servers, offering features like version […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2025
New EtherRAT backdoor surfaces in React2Shell attacks tied to North Korea

NK-linked hackers are likely exploiting the React2Shell flaw to deploy a newly discovered remote access trojan, dubbed EtherRAT. North Korea–linked threat actors are likely exploiting the new critical React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to deploy a previously unknown remote access trojan called EtherRAT, Sysdig researchers warn. The vulnerability CVE-2025-55182, is a pre-authentication remote code execution issue in React […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2025
Broadside botnet hits TBK DVRs, raising alarms for maritime logistics

Mirai-based Broadside botnet targets vulnerable TBK Vision DVRs, posing a potential threat to the maritime logistics sector, Cydome warns. Cydome researchers have identified a new Mirai botnet variant dubbed Broadside that is targeting the maritime logistics sector by exploiting the command injection vulnerability CVE-2024-3721 in TBK DVR devices used on vessels. “Cydome’s Cybersecurity Research Team has identified […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2025
FinCEN data shows $4.5B in ransomware payments, record spike in 2023

Ransomware payments reported to FinCEN exceeded $4.5B by 2024, with 2023 marking a record year at $1.1B across 1,512 incidents. FinCEN analyzed ransomware trends using Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports filed from January 2022 to February 2025. During this period, organizations reported 4,194 ransomware incidents and more than $2.1 billion in payments. For comparison, from […]