Chaos RAT is back and causing trouble on Linux and Windows systems. This open source remote access tool was once […]
Tag: Malware
Destructive malware available in NPM repo went unnoticed for 2 years
Some of the payloads were limited to detonate only on specific dates in 2023, but in some cases a phase […]
Hundreds of e-commerce sites hacked in supply-chain attack
Hundreds of e-commerce sites, at least one owned by a large multinational company, were backdoored by malware that executes malicious […]
New Android spyware is targeting Russian military personnel on the front lines
Russian military personnel are being targeted with recently discovered Android malware that steals their contacts and tracks their location. The […]
Network-based malware detections increase 94 percent
A new report from WatchGuard Technologies shows a 94 percent increase in network-based malware detections in the last quarter of […]
Gotcha CAPTCHAs being used to spread malware
We’ve all become used to completing tests to prove we’re not robots, but a new report from HP Wolf Security […]
Android apps laced with North Korean spyware found in Google Play
Researchers have discovered multiple Android apps, some that were available in Google Play after passing the company’s security vetting, that […]
Nearly 1 million Windows devices targeted in advanced “malvertising” spree
A broad overview of the four stages. Credit: Microsoft The campaign targeted “nearly” 1 million devices belonging both to individuals […]
Malware-as-a-Service accounts for 57 percent of all threats
A new report from Darktrace reveals that Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) is now responsible for 57 percent of all cyber threats to […]
Microsoft warns that the powerful XCSSET macOS malware is back with new tricks
“These enhanced features add to this malware family’s previously known capabilities, like targeting digital wallets, collecting data from the Notes […]