Pierluigi Paganini
November 26, 2024
Banshee Stealer, a MacOS Malware-as-a-Service, shut down after its source code leaked online. The code is now available on GitHub. In August 2024, Russian hackers promoted BANSHEE Stealer, a macOS malware targeting x86_64 and ARM64, capable of stealing browser data, crypto wallets, and more. BANSHEE Stealer supports basic evasion techniques, relies on the sysctl API […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2024
Threat actors exploit an outdated Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to evade detection, disable security tools, and compromise the target systems. Trellix researchers uncovered a malware campaign that abused a vulnerable Avast Anti-Rootkit driver (aswArPot.sys) to gain deeper access to the target system, disable security solutions, and gain system control. This alarming tactic corrupts trusted kernel-mode drivers, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2024
Russia-linked threat actors TAG-110 employed custom malware HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY to target organizations in Asia and Europe. Insikt Group researchers uncovered an ongoing cyber-espionage campaign by Russia-linked threat actor TAG-110 that employed custom malware tools HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY. The campaign primarily targeted government entities, human rights groups, and educational institutions in Central Asia, East Asia, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2024
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Fake AI video generators infect Windows, macOS with infostealers How Italy became an unexpected spyware hub Babble Babble Babble Babble Babble Babble BabbleLoader One Sock Fits All: The use and abuse of the NSOCKS botnet Helldown […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 24, 2024
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. A cyberattack on gambling giant IGT disrupted portions of its IT systems China-linked APT Gelsemium uses a new Linux […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 23, 2024
China-linked APT Gelsemium has been observed using a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane in attacks targeting East and Southeast Asia. China-linked APT Gelsemium has deployed a previously unknown Linux backdoor, WolfsBane, in attacks targeting East and Southeast Asia, according to ESET. Victims include entities in Taiwan, the Philippines, and Singapore, as seen in VirusTotal samples from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 21, 2024
Mexico is investigating a ransomware attack targeting its legal affairs office, as confirmed by the president amidst growing cybersecurity concerns. Mexico’s president announced the government is investigating an alleged ransomware hack that targeted the administration’s legal affairs office. “Today they are going to send me a report on the supposed hacking.” President Claudia Sheinbaum said […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 19, 2024
Russian Phobos ransomware operator Evgenii Ptitsyn, accused of managing attacks, was extradited from South Korea to the US to face cybercrime charges. Russian Phobos ransomware operator Evgenii Ptitsyn, suspected of playing a key role in the ransomware operations, was extradited from South Korea to the US to face cybercrime charges. According to the DoJ, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 19, 2024
Chinese threat actors use custom post-exploitation toolkit ‘DeepData’ to exploit FortiClient VPN zero-day and steal credentials. Volexity researchers discovered a vulnerability in Fortinet’s Windows VPN client that China-linked threat actor BrazenBamboo abused in their DEEPDATA malware. BrazenBamboo is known to be the author of other malware families, including LIGHTSPY, DEEPDATA, and DEEPPOST. DEEPDATA is a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 17, 2024
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. New Campaign Uses Remcos RAT to Exploit Victims Bengal cat lovers in Australia get psspsspss’d in Google-driven […]
