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Konni Deploys EndRAT Through Phishing, Uses KakaoTalk to Propagate Malware

North Korean threat actors have been observed sending phishing to compromise targets and obtain access to a victim's KakaoTalk desktop application to distribut…

From MostereRAT to ClickFix: New Malware Campaigns Highlight Rising AI and Phishing Risks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a phishing campaign that delivers a stealthy banking malware-turned-remote access trojan called MostereRAT.…

Fortinet

Emojis as Weapons: Dissecting DISGOMOJI's Malware Assault on Government Security

DISGOMOJI malware represents an innovative development in cyber espionage tactics, particularly its refined approach to targeting government agencies in India.…

Linux

Unmasking the Multi-Stage AiTM Phishing and BEC Attack on Financial Institutions

Recently, Microsoft’s Defender Experts uncovered a sophisticated multi-stage adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing and business email compromise…Unmasking th…

AstraLocker 2.0 Ransomware Spreads Via Phishing Campaigns Including Malicious Microsoft Word Files

Researchers have reverse-engineered AstraLocker 2.0 ransomware targeting users via phishing campaigns. The attackers spread the…AstraLocker 2.0 Ransomware Spre…

Hackers Compromise Special Olympics New Yorks Email Platform and Send Out Phishing Emails

Hackers employed a new strategy to phish users. This time, they hacked Special Olympics New York to execute their phishingHackers Compromise Special Olympics N…

HollowFrame Loader Deploys Matryoshka Backdoor in Spear-Phishing Attack on Law Firm

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a previously undocumented Go-based loader framework called HollowFrame and a Rust-based malware family tracked as …

Windows

BlueNoroff Zoom Phishing Kit Profiles Crypto Wallets Before Malware Delivery

The North Korean threat actors behind the ClickFix-style campaigns that employ typosquatted Zoom and Microsoft Teams domains have been found to operate an acti…

INTERPOL Warns Phishing, Ransomware, and AI Scams Are Rising Across Asia-Pacific

A new report from INTERPOL has revealed a "dramatic increase" in cybercrime in Asia and the South Pacific, fueled by rapid digitalization, internet penetration…

Ghostwriter Targets Ukraine Government Entities with Prometheus Phishing Malware

The Belarus-aligned threat actor known as Ghostwriter (aka UAC-0057 and UNC1151) has been observed using lures related to Prometheus, a Ukrainian online learni…

Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign Targets Russia with Amnesia RAT and Ransomware

A new multi-stage phishing campaign has been observed targeting users in Russia with ransomware and a remote access trojan called Amnesia RAT."The attack begin…

Fortinet

Large-Scale ClickFix Phishing Attacks Target Hotel Systems with PureRAT Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a massive phishing campaign targeting the hospitality industry that lures hotel managers to ClickFix-style p…

Malware Injected into 6 npm Packages After Maintainer Tokens Stolen in Phishing Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have alerted to a supply chain attack that has targeted popular npm packages via a phishing campaign designed to steal the project ma…

GitHub

Malware Injected into 5 npm Packages After Maintainer Tokens Stolen in Phishing Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have alerted to a supply chain attack that has targeted popular npm packages via a phishing campaign designed to steal the project ma…

GitHub

Malware Injected into 7 npm Packages After Maintainer Tokens Stolen in Phishing Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have alerted to a supply chain attack that has targeted popular npm packages via a phishing campaign designed to steal the project ma…

GitHub

Ongoing Phishing and Malware Campaigns in December 2024

Cyber attackers never stop inventing new ways to compromise their targets. That's why organizations must stay updated on the latest threats. Here's a quick run…

Harnessing Proxies for Enhanced Threat Intelligence: A Guide with Open Source Tools

Sensitive corporate data can be stolen at this very second; unfortunately, breaches can be invisible. As cyber threats multiply at an exponential rate, reactin…

Linux

Bumblebee and Latrodectus Malware Return with Sophisticated Phishing Strategies

Two malware families that suffered setbacks in the aftermath of a coordinated law enforcement operation called Endgame have resurfaced as part of new phishing …

OneDrive Phishing Scam Tricks Users into Running Malicious PowerShell Script

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a new phishing campaign that targets Microsoft OneDrive users with the aim of executing a malicious PowerShell scri…

Cybercriminals Combine Phishing and EV Certificates to Deliver Ransomware Payloads

The threat actors behind RedLine and Vidar information stealers have been observed pivoting to ransomware through phishing campaigns that spread initial payloa…

New SuperBear Trojan Emerges in Targeted Phishing Attack on South Korean Activists

A new phishing attack likely targeting civil society groups in South Korea has led to the discovery of a novel remote access trojan calledSuperBear.The intrusi…

Hackers Using Device Registration Trick to Attack Enterprises with Lateral Phishing

Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale, multi-phase phishing campaign that uses stolen credentials to register devices on a victim's network to furth…

Ongoing Phishing Attack Targets IKEA Employee Mailboxes To Spread Trojan

Homeware and furniture giant IKEA has suffered a cyberattack on its internal mailboxes. IKEA has…Ongoing Phishing Attack Targets IKEA Employee Mailboxes To Spr…

Hackers Increasingly Using HTML Smuggling in Malware and Phishing Attacks

Threat actors are increasingly banking on the technique ofÂHTML smugglingÂin phishing campaigns as a means to gain initial access and deploy an array of threat…

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