March 20, 2023
Via: Security WeekAcrobat Sign is a cloud service that allows registered users to sign, send, and track documents in real-time, as well as to send signature requests to anyone. When a signature request is sent, Acrobat Sign automatically generates and sends an […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
March 15, 2023
Via: Help Net SecurityWhile massive public data breaches rightfully raise alarms, the spike in malware designed to exfiltrate data directly from devices and browsers is a key contributor to continued user exposure, according to SpyCloud. The 2023 report identified over 22 million unique […]
March 15, 2023
Via: Help Net SecurityESET researchers have uncovered a compromise of an East Asian data loss prevention (DLP) company. The attackers utilized at least three malware families during the intrusion, compromising both the internal update servers and third-party tools utilized by the company. This […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
March 13, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsThreat actors have been increasingly observed using AI-generated YouTube Videos to spread a variety of stealer malware such as Raccoon, RedLine, and Vidar. “The videos lure users by pretending to be tutorials on how to download cracked versions of software […]
March 2, 2023
Via: Dark ReadingThe cybercrime economy centered around access to compromised systems, services, and networks has grown dramatically in the past year — with a sixfold increase in the number of credentials stolen via malware and offered for sale. With cyberattackers using information-stealing […]
March 2, 2023
Via: Tech RadarBot malware, where incidents automated malicious code capable of exfiltrating entire user profiles from target endpoints, are on the rise, a new report from NordVPN has warned. The company’s research claims that the data of five million people has been […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 27, 2023
Via: Help Net SecurityThe threat landscape and organizations’ attack surface are constantly transforming, and cybercriminals’ ability to design and adapt their techniques to suit this evolving environment continues to pose significant risk to businesses of all sizes, regardless of industry or geography. Destructive […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 27, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsGovernment entities in Asia-Pacific and North America are being targeted by an unknown threat actor with an off-the-shelf malware downloader known as PureCrypter to deliver an array of information stealers and ransomware. “The PureCrypter campaign uses the domain of a […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 27, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsA new ChromeLoader malware campaign has been observed being distributed via virtual hard disk (VHD) files, marking a deviation from the ISO optical disc image format. “These VHD files are being distributed with filenames that make them appear like either […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 23, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsAn active malware campaign has set its sights on Facebook and YouTube users by leveraging a new information stealer to hijack the accounts and abuse the systems’ resources to mine cryptocurrency. Bitdefender is calling the malware S1deload Stealer for its […]
February 23, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsTrojanized versions of legitimate applications are being used to deploy evasive cryptocurrency mining malware on macOS systems. Jamf Threat Labs, which made the discovery, said the XMRig coin miner was executed by means of an unauthorized modification in Final Cut […]
February 20, 2023
Via: Naked SecurityLate last week [2023-02-16], popular web hosting company GoDaddy filed its compulsory annual 10-K report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Under the sub-heading Operational Risks, GoDaddy revealed that: In December 2022, an unauthorized third party gained access […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 16, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsChinese-speaking individuals in Southeast and East Asia are the targets of a new rogue Google Ads campaign that delivers remote access trojans such as FatalRAT to compromised machines. The attacks involve purchasing ad slots to appear in Google search results […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 14, 2023
Via: Help Net Security“Swiss Army knife” malware – multi-purpose malware that can perform malicious actions across the cyber-kill chain and evade detection by security controls – is on the rise, according to the results of Picus Security’s analysis of over 550,000 real-world malware […]
February 13, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsA previously unknown threat actor has been targeting companies in the U.S. and Germany with bespoke malware designed to steal confidential information. Enterprise security company Proofpoint, which is tracking the activity cluster under the name Screentime, said the group, dubbed […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 9, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsThe Gootkit malware is prominently going after healthcare and finance organizations in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, according to new findings from Cybereason. The cybersecurity firm said it investigated a Gootkit incident in December 2022 that adopted a new method […]
February 8, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsA Russia-linked threat actor has been observed deploying a new information-stealing malware in cyber attacks targeting Ukraine. Dubbed Graphiron by Broadcom-owned Symantec, the malware is the handiwork of an espionage group known as Nodaria, which is tracked by the Computer […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 6, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsE-commerce industries in South Korea and the U.S. are at the receiving end of an ongoing GuLoader malware campaign, cybersecurity firm Trellix disclosed late last month. The malspam activity is notable for transitioning away from malware-laced Microsoft Word documents to […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 6, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsAn ongoing malvertising campaign is being used to distribute virtualized .NET loaders that are designed to deploy the FormBook information-stealing malware. “The loaders, dubbed MalVirt, use obfuscated virtualization for anti-analysis and evasion along with the Windows Process Explorer driver for […]
February 2, 2023
Via: The Hacker NewsAt least 1,200 Redis database servers worldwide have been corralled into a botnet using an “elusive and severe threat” dubbed HeadCrab since early September 2021. “This advanced threat actor utilizes a state-of-the-art, custom-made malware that is undetectable by agentless and […]