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Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2025
Crypto mining campaign targets Docker environments with new evasion technique

New malware campaign targets Docker environments using unknown methods to secretly mine cryptocurrency, researchers warn. Researchers from Darktrace and Cado Security have spotted a malware campaign that targets Docker environments with a novel technique to mine cryptocurrency. The malware campaign targets Docker environments to deploy a malicious node connected to Teneo, a decentralized infrastructure network. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2025
The popular xrpl.js Ripple cryptocurrency library was compromised in a supply chain attack

The xrpl.js Ripple cryptocurrency library was compromised in a supply chain attack aimed at stealing users’ private keys. Threat actors compromised the Ripple cryptocurrency npm JavaScript library xrpl.js to harvest users’ private keys. xrpl.js is the recommended library for integrating a JavaScript/TypeScript app with the XRP, it has more than 140.000 weekly downloads. Hundreds of thousands of […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2025
Millions of SK Telecom customers are potentially at risk following USIM data compromise

SK Telecom warned that threat actors accessed customer Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) info through a malware attack. SK Telecom is South Korea’s largest wireless telecom company, a major player in the country’s mobile and tech landscape. It holds about 48% of the market share for mobile services, meaning around 34 million subscribers use its […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2025
New sophisticated malware SuperCard X targets Androids via NFC relay attacks

‘SuperCard X’ – a new MaaS – targets Androids via NFC relay attacks, enabling fraudulent POS and ATM transactions with stolen card data. Cleafy researchers discovered a new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) called SuperCard X targeting Android devices with NFC relay attacks for fraudulent cash-outs. Attackers promote the MaaS through Telegram channels, analysis shows SuperCard X builds […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 21, 2025
Russia-linked APT29 targets European diplomatic entities with GRAPELOADER malware

Russia-linked group APT29 targeted diplomatic entities across Europe with a new malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADER. Check Point Research team reported that Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT29 (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, BlueBravo, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes) is behind a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting European diplomatic entities, using a new WINELOADER variant and a previously unknown malware called GRAPELOADER. “While the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2025
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 42

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malicious NPM Packages Targeting PayPal Users New Malware Variant Identified: ResolverRAT Enters the Maze       Nice chatting with you: what connects cheap Android smartphones, WhatsApp and cryptocurrency theft?   BPFDoor’s Hidden Controller Used Against Asia, Middle East […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 20, 2025
Security Affairs newsletter Round 520 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. Attackers exploited SonicWall SMA appliances since January 2025 ASUS routers with AiCloud vulnerable to auth bypass exploit U.S. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2025
China-linked APT Mustang Panda upgrades tools in its arsenal

China-linked APT group Mustang Panda deployed a new custom backdoor, MQsTTang, in recent attacks targeting Europe, Asia, and Australia. China-linked APT group Mustang Panda (aka Camaro Dragon, RedDelta or Bronze President). deployed a new custom backdoor, tracked as MQsTTang, in recent attacks targeting entities in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Mustang Panda has been active since […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2025
Node.js malvertising campaign targets crypto users

Microsoft warns of a malvertising campaign using Node.js to deliver info-stealing malware via fake crypto trading sites like Binance and TradingView. Microsoft has observed Node.js increasingly used in malware campaigns since October 2024, including an ongoing crypto-themed malvertising attack as of April 2025. Threat actors are increasingly using Node.js to deploy malware, shifting from traditional […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2025
Chinese Android phones shipped with malware-laced WhatsApp, Telegram apps

Cheap Chinese Android phones ship with trojanized WhatsApp and Telegram clones hiding crypto clippers, active since June 2024. Since June 2024, Doctor Web researchers found cheap Android phones preloaded with fake WhatsApp and Telegram apps designed to steal crypto via clipping. These clippers swap copied wallet addresses with the attackers’ own. The campaign targeted low-end […]