Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2025
An international law enforcement operation shuts down Kidflix, a child sexual abuse material (CSAM) streaming platform with 1.8M users. An international operation, codenamed Operation Stream, against child sexual exploitation shuts down one of the largest streaming platforms that offered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in the world, Kidflix. The investigation was led by the State […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2025
A new Triada trojan variant comes preinstalled on Android devices, stealing data on setup, warn researchers from Kaspersky. Kaspersky researchers discovered a new Triada trojan variant preinstalled on thousands of Android devices, enabling data theft upon setup. Kaspersky detected 2,600+ infections in Russia from March 13-27, 2025. The malware was discovered on counterfeit Android devices mimicking […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 01, 2025
Sucuri researchers spotted threat actors deploying WordPress malware in the mu-plugins directory to evade security checks. In February, Sucuri warned of threat actors exploiting WordPress mu-plugins, which auto-load without activation, to maintain persistence and evade detection by hiding backdoors in the plugin directory. “Unlike regular plugins, must-use plugins are automatically loaded on every page load, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 31, 2025
Russia-linked Gamaredon targets Ukraine with a phishing campaign using troop-related lures to deploy the Remcos RAT via PowerShell downloader. Talos researchers warn that Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. Armageddon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Callisto) targets Ukraine with a phishing campaign. The cyberespionage group is behind a long series of spear-phishing attacks targeting Ukrainian entities, and organizations related […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 31, 2025
CoffeeLoader is a sophisticated malware that uses numerous techniques to bypass security solutions, Zscaler ThreatLabz warns. Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered CoffeeLoader, a malware family active since September 2024, that uses multiple techniques to evade endpoint security while downloading second-stage payloads. The advanced techniques used by the malware include GPU-based packing, call stack spoofing, sleep obfuscation, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 31, 2025
Morphing Meerkat phishing kits exploit DNS MX records to deliver spoofed login pages, targeting over 100 brands. Infoblox researchers discovered a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that generated multiple phishing kits, called Morphing Meerkat, using DNS mail exchange (MX) records to deliver fake login pages and targeting over 100 brands. Threat actors are exploiting DNS techniques […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 30, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Microsoft Trusted Signing service abused to code-sign malware Shedding light on the ABYSSWORKER driver VSCode Marketplace Removes Two Extensions Deploying Early-Stage Ransomware New Android Malware Campaigns Evading Detection Using Cross-Platform Framework .NET MAUI Raspberry Robin: Copy […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 30, 2025
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. FBI and DOJ seize $8.2 Million in romance baiting crypto fraud scheme Experts warn of the new sophisticate […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 30, 2025
The Walmart-owned membership warehouse club chain Sam’s Club is investigating claims of a Cl0p ransomware security breach. Sam’s Club is a membership warehouse club chain in the United States, owned by Walmart. Founded in 1983 by Sam Walton, Walmart’s founder, as Sam’s Wholesale Club, it was renamed Sam’s Club in 1990. These stores operate on a bulk […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 29, 2025
The U.S. DOJ seized over $8.2 million in USDT stolen through ‘romance baiting’ scams, where victims are tricked into fake investments promising high returns. On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Ohio filed a civil forfeiture complaint for $8.2M in USDT (Tether) linked to a ‘romance baiting’ scam. Fraudsters used anonymous messaging apps […]
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