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Pierluigi Paganini August 05, 2026
SMOKE#SCREEN Campaign Abuses ScreenConnect to Give Attackers Remote Control Access

SMOKE#SCREEN uses fake Zoom updates to install ScreenConnect RMM, giving attackers persistent remote access while bypassing defenses. Securonix Threat Research has been tracking an active multi-wave campaign they’ve named SMOKE#SCREEN, in which unknown attackers use rotating social engineering lures, fake Zoom updates, Adobe software notices, business document reviews, system maintenance utilities, to silently install ConnectWise […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2026
INC Ransomware is Calling Victims – Pressure Tactics Post SonicWall Zero-Day Exploit

INC Ransomware exploits SonicWall SMA 1000 flaws, using calls and emails to pressure victims during extortion campaigns targeting global organizations. Resecurity disclosed that INC Ransomware has emerged as the dominant threat actor exploiting the recently disclosed SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 vulnerabilities. According to the company’s research, the group has accelerated its operations since […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 03, 2026
River Bank obtained assurances from the attackers that the stolen data in the June attack was deleted

River Bank says hackers deleted data stolen in its June ransomware attack, though the investigation into the incident is still ongoing. River Financial Corporation, the parent company of River Bank & Trust, says hackers deleted data stolen during a ransomware attack that hit parts of its server environment in June. The breach began on June […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 108

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter TAG-195 Upgrades MaaS Ecosystem with Modular Tools  Inside a DPRK BlueNoroff ClickFix Kit SourTrade: Browser-Assembled Malware Delivered Through Malvertising   MedusaHVNC: A Hidden Desktop That Steals Live Windows Sessions   Unpacking “Cruciferra”: An Analysis of a […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2026
Security Affairs newsletter Round 588 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has 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 international press. Russian Hackers Hijack Hotel Wi-Fi to Steal Microsoft 365 Tokens Adobe fixed a maximum-severity vulnerability flaw in […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2026
SilverFox Targets Japanese Manufacturer With Advanced ValleyRAT Campaign

SilverFox targeted a Japanese manufacturer with new DLL sideloading techniques, kernel drivers, and resilient ValleyRAT persistence mechanisms. Cato CTRL documented a new SilverFox campaign targeting a Japanese industrial manufacturer. The attack chain adds two previously undocumented DLL-sideloading hosts, two kernel drivers not previously associated with SilverFox, and a dual-layer recovery architecture that keeps ValleyRAT running […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2026
Researchers Expose Flying Eagle Criminal Ecosystem Behind Fake Chinese Police App

Researchers linked the Flying Eagle Android RAT to fake police apps, uncovering 170 servers in a growing cybercrime ecosystem. Hunt.io researchers and independent journalist NetAskari started with a fraudulent Android app impersonating a Chinese Provincial Public Security Bureau service and ended up mapping a sprawling criminal ecosystem built around a leaked Android RAT framework called […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2026
Dysphoria Botnet Uses Blockchain Domains to Hide C2 Infrastructure

Researchers uncovered the 200,000-device Dysphoria botnet, which uses Ethereum and Solana domains to hide its command servers. QiAnXin XLab, jointly with China’s CNCERT, disclosed Dysphoria, a botnet that has compromised roughly 200,000 devices worldwide and uses Ethereum and Solana blockchain domain names to hide its command infrastructure. The botnet evolved from jackskid and fbot malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2026
New Crypter-as-a-Service Cruciferra Fuels Stealthy Malware Attacks Worldwide

Proofpoint uncovered Cruciferra, a crypter-as-a-service that helps hackers evade antivirus and deliver malware in multiple campaigns. Proofpoint’s research team traced a wave of income-tax-themed lures targeting Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams back to a crypter service called Cruciferra, and the tool turns out to be shared infrastructure used across multiple unrelated criminal […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2026
MedusaHVNC Trojan Creates Hidden Desktops to Hijack Browsers and Steal Data

MedusaHVNC RAT uses hidden Windows desktops to remotely control browsers, steal data, and evade detection through legitimate system features. Windows has always supported hidden desktops as a legitimate feature, useful for specialized software that needs a workspace the user never touches. It’s a niche capability most people never think about, buried deep in how the […]