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Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2025
Hive0117 group targets Russian firms with new variant of DarkWatchman malware

Hive0117 targets Russian firms in multiple sectors with phishing attacks using a modified version of the DarkWatchman malware. A cybercrime group named Hive0117 is behind a fresh phishing campaign that targeted Russian organizations with a new version of the DarkWatchman malware, according to Russian cybersecurity firm F6. The financially-motivated group targeted organizations in the media, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2025
Earth Kurma APT is actively targeting government and telecommunications orgs in Southeast Asia

Earth Kurma APT carried out a sophisticated campaign against government and telecommunications sectors in Southeast Asia. Trend Research exposed the Earth Kurma APT campaign targeting Southeast Asia’s government and telecom sectors. Threat actors use custom malware, rootkits, and cloud storage for espionage, credential theft, and data exfiltration, posing a high business risk with advanced evasion […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2025
PoC rootkit Curing evades traditional Linux detection systems

Researchers created a PoC rootkit called Curing that uses Linux’s io_uring feature to evade traditional system call monitoring. Armo researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept (PoC) rootkit named Curing that relies on Linux asynchronous I/O mechanism io_uring to bypass traditional system call monitoring. “Curing is a POC of a rootkit that uses io_uring to perform different tasks without using any syscalls, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 43

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Inside Gamaredon’s PteroLNK: Dead Drop Resolvers and evasive Infrastructure XRP supply chain attack: Official NPM package infected with crypto stealing backdoor  SuperCard X: exposing a Chinese-speaker MaaS for NFC Relay fraud operation  New Rust Botnet “RustoBot” […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 521 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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. African multinational telco giant MTN Group disclosed a data breach CEO of cybersecurity firm charged with installing malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2025
CEO of cybersecurity firm charged with installing malware on hospital systems

Veritaco CEO Jeffrey Bowie faces charges for allegedly installing malware on hospital computers, violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act. Jeffrey Bowie, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Veritaco, is facing two counts of violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act for allegedly infecting employee computers at the Oklahoma City St. Anthony Hospital. The man is accused of having installed […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2025
JPCERT warns of DslogdRAT malware deployed in Ivanti Connect Secure

Researchers identified a new malware, named DslogdRAT, deployed after exploiting a now-patched flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS). JPCERT/CC researchers reported that a new malware, dubbed DslogdRAT, and a web shell were deployed by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability during attacks on Japanese organizations in December 2024. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0282 (CVSS score: 9.0), is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2025
Operation SyncHole: Lazarus APT targets supply chains in South Korea

The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group targeted at least six firms in South Korea in a cyber espionage campaign called Operation SyncHole. Kaspersky researchers reported that the North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus targeted at least six firms in South Korea in a cyber espionage campaign tracked as Operation SyncHole. The campaign has been active since at […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2025
Interlock ransomware gang started leaking data allegedly stolen from leading kidney dialysis firm DaVita

The Interlock ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on the leading kidney dialysis company DaVita and leaked alleged stolen data. DaVita Inc. provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 2,675 outpatient centers in the United States, serving 200,800 patients, and 367 outpatient centers in 11 other countries, serving 49,400 patients. DaVita specializes in treating end-stage renal […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2025
Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis

Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis, using public curiosity and emotion to launch scams and spread malware, an old tactic during global events. After Pope Francis’ death, cybercriminals launched scams and malware attacks, exploiting public curiosity, grief, and confusion. Cybercriminals are ready to exploit any event of global interest, it has already happened in […]