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ExCobalt Cyber Gang Targets Russian Sectors with New GoRed Backdoor
2024-06-22 11:28

Russian organizations have been targeted by a cybercrime gang called ExCobalt using a previously unknown Golang-based backdoor known as GoRed. "ExCobalt focuses on cyber espionage and includes...

Oyster Backdoor Spreading via Trojanized Popular Software Downloads
2024-06-21 09:51

A malvertising campaign is leveraging trojanized installers for popular software such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Teams to drop a backdoor called Oyster (aka Broomstick and CleanUpLoader)....

Hackers Exploit Legitimate Websites to Deliver BadSpace Windows Backdoor
2024-06-17 06:28

Legitimate-but-compromised websites are being used as a conduit to deliver a Windows backdoor dubbed BadSpace under the guise of fake browser updates. "The threat actor employs a multi-stage...

New Phishing Campaign Deploys WARMCOOKIE Backdoor Targeting Job Seekers
2024-06-12 08:47

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing phishing campaign that leverages recruiting- and job-themed lures to deliver a Windows-based backdoor named WARMCOOKIE. "WARMCOOKIE...

New Warmcookie Windows backdoor pushed via fake job offers
2024-06-11 15:17

A never-before-seen Windows malware named 'Warmcookie' is distributed through fake job offer phishing campaigns to breach corporate networks. According to Elastic Security Labs, which discovered the new threat, Warmcookie is capable of extensive machine fingerprinting, screenshot capturing, and the deployment of additional payloads.

Suspected supply chain attack backdoors courtroom recording software
2024-05-24 20:29

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Kimsuky APT Deploying Linux Backdoor Gomir in South Korean Cyber Attacks
2024-05-17 08:46

The Kimsuky (aka Springtail) advanced persistent threat (APT) group, which is linked to North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), has been observed deploying a Linux version of its GoBear...

Kimsuky hackers deploy new Linux backdoor in attacks on South Korea
2024-05-16 13:28

The North Korean hacker group Kimsuki has been using a new Linux malware called Gomir that is a version of the GoBear backdoor delivered via trojanized software installers. In early February 2024, researchers at the SW2 threat intelligence company reported about a campaign where Kimsuky used trojanized versions of various software solutions, e.g. TrustPKI and NX PRNMAN from SGA Solutions, Wizvera VeraPort, to infect South Korean targets with Troll Stealer and the Go-based Windows malware GoBear.

Kimsuky hackers deploy new Linux backdoor via trojanized installers
2024-05-16 13:28

The North Korean hacker group Kimsuki has been using trojanized software packages to deliver a new Linux malware called Gomir in cyberespionage campaigns against targets in South Korea. In early February 2024, researchers at the SW2 threat intelligence company reported about a campaign where Kimsuky used trojanized versions of various software solutions, e.g. TrustPKI and NX PRNMAN from SGA Solutions, Wizvera VeraPort, to infect targets with the Troll Stealer variant of the Go-based Windows malware GoBear.

Turla Group Deploys LunarWeb and LunarMail Backdoors in Diplomatic Missions
2024-05-15 12:29

An unnamed European Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and its three diplomatic missions in the Middle East were targeted by two previously undocumented backdoors tracked as LunarWeb and LunarMail....