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Chinese APT Gelsemium Targets Linux Systems with New WolfsBane Backdoor
2024-11-21 15:50

The China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Gelsemium has been observed using a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane as part of cyber attacks likely targeting East and...

Researchers unearth two previously unknown Linux backdoors
2024-11-21 09:59

ESET researchers have identified multiple samples of two previously unknown Linux backdoors: WolfsBane and FireWood. The goal of the backdoors and tools discovered is cyberespionage that targets...

Malicious npm Packages Target Developers' Ethereum Wallets with SSH Backdoor
2024-10-22 09:33

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a number of suspicious packages published to the npm registry that are designed to harvest Ethereum private keys and gain remote access to the machine via...

Intel hits back at China's accusations it bakes in NSA backdoors
2024-10-18 05:32

Chipzilla says it obeys the law wherever it is, which is nice Intel has responded to Chinese claims that its chips include security backdoors at the direction of America's NSA.…

Intel robustly refutes China's accusations it bakes in NSA backdoors
2024-10-18 05:32

Chipzilla uses WeChat post to defend record of following local laws Intel has roundly rebutted Chinese accusations that its chips include security backdoors at the direction of the US National...

China’s infosec leads accuse Intel of NSA backdoor, cite chip security flaws
2024-10-16 18:30

Uncle Sam having a secret way into US tech? Say it ain't so A Chinese industry group has accused Intel of backdooring its CPUs, in addition to other questionable security practices while calling...

China Possibly Hacking US “Lawful Access” Backdoor
2024-10-08 11:00

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Chinese hackers (Salt Typhoon) penetrated the networks of US broadband providers, and might have accessed the backdoors that the federal government uses...

North Korean Hackers Using New VeilShell Backdoor in Stealthy Cyber Attacks
2024-10-03 13:00

Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed delivering a previously undocumented backdoor and remote access trojan (RAT) called VeilShell as part of a campaign targeting Cambodia and...

Critical Zimbra RCE flaw exploited to backdoor servers using emails
2024-10-02 14:15

Hackers are actively exploiting a recently disclosed RCE vulnerability in Zimbra email servers that can be triggered simply by sending specially crafted emails to the SMTP server. [...]

GeoServer Vulnerability Targeted by Hackers to Deliver Backdoors and Botnet Malware
2024-09-06 15:14

A recently disclosed security flaw in OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools has been exploited as part of multiple campaigns to deliver cryptocurrency miners, botnet malware such as Condi and JenX, and a known...