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Android malware creates a hidden copy of your banking app
The Gigabud banking Trojan can clone a banking app into a separate work profile on an Android device to help hide fraudulent transactions.
Researchers Uncover 10,000+ Malware Loaders Behind YouTube and SEO Poisoning Campaign
A long-running pay-per-install (PPI) operation that used YouTube gaming channels and SEO-poisoned software downloads to distribute malware at scale. The…
Global public-private operation disrupts Sality botnet active for two decades
An international operation supported by Europol has disrupted the Sality peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet, a long-running criminal infrastructure used to…
Hackers Weaponize AI Safety Guardrails to Hide Malware From LLM-Powered Security Scanners
Threat actors are adapting malware not only for conventional endpoint defenses and sandboxes, but also for large language model-powered tools increasingly…
New IoT Malware Uses Public Linux Exploits to Gain Root and Launch DDoS Attacks
A newly observed IoT malware family dubbed KATARU targets internet-exposed devices through Telnet credential brute-forcing, then attempts to gain root…
Peer Pressure: Inside the Sality Botnet Disruption Operation
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Anthropic Says Russian Hackers Used Claude AI to Automate Malware Evasion
Anthropic reveals how criminal groups are increasingly targeting AI vendors’ own infrastructure, including to steal a pre-release Claude model.
F5 BIG-IP APM Malware Injects a PHP Web Shell Into Memory, Evading Disk Scans
Malware linked to break-ins at F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager appliances hides a PHP web shell in memory instead of in a file on disk, Sophos said in an…
NetScaler vulnerability exploited, AdaptHealth suffers breach, new Android malware
Critical NetScaler vulnerability exploited in attacks AdaptHealth data breach impacts 4.1 million people MantaxOtax Android malware delivers ransomware…
Critical Cisco FMC Flaws Actively Exploited to Gain Root Access and Deploy Malware
Cisco Talos has warned that threat actors are actively exploiting two vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software. These…
Hackers Exploit Critical Cisco Firewall Flaw to Gain Root Access and Deploy Malware
Cisco Talos has confirmed active exploitation of two vulnerabilities affecting Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software, with…
Hackers Use Fake GTA 6 Downloads to Deploy RATs, Infostealers and Data-Wiping Malware
Cybercriminals are exploiting intense interest in Grand Theft Auto VI by pushing fake game downloads that install several types of malware instead of a…
REVSTEALER Malware Disables Windows Security to Run a Crypto Miner
A new malware campaign associated with the REVSTEALER information stealing malware has been discovered using another four additional malicious programs to…
MantaxOtax Android Malware Combines Ransomware With Spyware
MantaxOtax Android malware combines ransomware with extensive spyware capabilities
Gigabud Creates Android Work Profiles to Hide From Banking App Malware Checks
The Gigabud banking trojan now installs a second Android app that creates a work profile on an infected phone and drops a tampered banking app inside it,…
F5 BIG-IP APM Malware Installs a PHP Web Shell Into Memory, Escaping Disk Scans
Sophos X-Ops has found an advanced Linux rootkit that can conceal a PHP web shell completely in server memory, which makes it harder for traditional…
Hackers Use Fake Claude and ChatGPT Installers to Infect Mac Users With Password-Stealing Malware
Mac users seeking AI tools face a malware trap. Attackers are using fake Claude and ChatGPT installers and sponsored search results to push MacSync, a…
Fake GTA 6 download delivers malware-packed bundle to impatient gamers
Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) is still three months from release, but cybercriminals are not waiting for the launch date. Security firm Huntress found…
JSCeal Malware Can Bypass Google Authentication Using Stolen Session Cookies
Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked JSCeal, a sophisticated compiled V8 JavaScript (JSC) malware with credential harvesting, surveillance, and…