Malware

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2025
Electronics manufacturer Data I/O took offline operational systems following a ransomware attack

Electronics manufacturer Data I/O reports a ransomware attack to SEC, the company was forced to take offline operational systems. Electronics manufacturer Data I/O reported a ransomware attack to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company was forced to take offline operational systems following the attack. Data I/O is a leading provider of manual […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2025
IoT under siege: The return of the Mirai-based Gayfemboy Botnet

Mirai-based Gayfemboy botnet resurfaces, evolving to target systems worldwide; Fortinet researchers provided details about the new campaign. FortiGuard Labs researchers tracked a new Gayfemboy botnet campaign, the malware exploits known flaws in DrayTek, TP-Link, Raisecom, and Cisco, showing evolved tactics and renewed activity. The Gayfemboy botnet was first identified in February 2024, it borrows the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 59

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Hunt.io Exposes and Analyzes ERMAC V3.0 Banking Trojan Full Source Code Leak   Evolution of the PipeMagic backdoor: from the RansomExx incident to CVE-2025-29824 Supply Chain Risk in Python: Termncolor and Colorinal Explained       Noodlophile […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2025
China-linked Silk Typhoon APT targets North America

China-linked Silk Typhoon APT group ramp up North America attacks, exploiting n-day and zero-day flaws for system access, CrowdStrike warns. China-linked Silk Typhoon APT group (aka Murky Panda) targets organizations in North America exploiting n-day and zero-day flaws for system access, CrowdStrike warns. This Chinese APT has one of the widest targeting scopes. In March, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2025
Over 300 entities hit by a variant of Atomic macOS Stealer in recent campaign

Over 300 entities hit by the Atomic macOS Stealer via malvertising campaign between June and August, CrowdStrike warns. From June and August, over 300 entities were hit by a variant of the Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) called SHAMOS, reports CrowdStrike. The Atomic macOS Stealer lets operators steal diverse information from infected machines. This includes Keychain […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2025
Colt Discloses Breach After Warlock Ransomware Group Puts Files Up for Sale

Colt Technology Services confirmed a data breach by the WarLock ransomware group; the company is working to restore disrupted systems. Colt Technology Services confirmed that threat actors breached its systems and stole some data. The telecoms company is working to restore disrupted systems. Colt, officially known as Colt Technology Services Group Limited, is a multinational telecommunications […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2025
Hackers deploy DripDropper via Apache ActiveMQ flaw, patch systems to evade detection

Hackers exploit Apache ActiveMQ flaw to install DripDropper on Linux, then patch it to block rivals and hide their tracks. Red Canary researchers observed attackers exploit a 2-year-old Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-46604 (CVSS score of 10.0), to gain persistence on cloud Linux systems and deploy DripDropper malware. Uniquely, they patch the flaw post-exploit […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2025
DOJ takes action against 22-year-old running RapperBot Botnet

DOJ charges 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Oregon for running RapperBot, a DDoS botnet behind 370K+ attacks in 80+ countries since 2021. The U.S. DOJ charged 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Oregon for running the RapperBot botnet, used in over 370,000 DDoS-for-hire attacks since 2021. The criminal service is active in over 80 countries, RapperBot enabled large-scale […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2025
Noodlophile Stealer evolution

Noodlophile malware spreads via copyright phishing, targeting firms in the U.S., Europe, Baltics & APAC with tailored spear-phishing lures. The Noodlophile malware campaign is expanding globally, using spear-phishing emails disguised as copyright notices. Threat actors tailor lures with details like Facebook Page IDs and company ownership data. Active for over a year, it now targets […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2025
Analyzing evolution of the PipeMagic malware

Hackers exploited Windows flaw CVE-2025-29824 to deploy PipeMagic malware in RansomExx attacks, Kaspersky revealed. A joint report from Kaspersky and BI.ZONE analyzed the evolution of PipeMagic malware from its first detection in 2022 to new infections observed in 2025. The researchers identified key changes in its operators’ tactics. BI.ZONE experts focused on a technical analysis of the CVE-2025-29824 vulnerability […]