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Chaosbot Using CiscoVPN and Active Directory Passwords for Network Commands

Adversaries have once again demonstrated that operational hours are irrelevant when mounting sophisticated cyberattacks. eSentire’s TRU team first observed suspicious activity within a financial services customer’s environment when legitimate CiscoVPN logins coincided with anomalous WMI calls to multiple endpoints. Investigation…

175 Malicious npm Packages Targeting Tech and Energy Firms, 26,000 Downloads

Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sprawling phishing campaign—dubbed “Beamglea”—leveraging 175 malicious npm packages that have amassed over 26,000 downloads. These packages serve solely as hosting infrastructure, redirecting victims to credential-harvesting pages. Though randomly named packages make accidental developer…

ClayRat Android Malware Masquerades as WhatsApp & Google Photos

ClayRat, a rapidly evolving Android spyware campaign, has surged in activity over the past three months, with zLabs researchers observing more than 600 unique samples and 50 distinct droppers. Primarily targeting Russian users, the malware masquerades as popular applications such…

7-Zip Vulnerabilities Allowing Remote Code Execution

Two critical vulnerabilities in 7-Zip’s handling of ZIP archives have emerged, enabling remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting directory traversal flaws. Both issues stem from improper processing of symbolic links within ZIP files, allowing crafted archives to force…