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Fake job interviews target developers with new Python backdoor
2024-04-26 14:20

A new campaign tracked as "Dev Popper" is targeting software developers with fake job interviews in an attempt to trick them into installing a Python remote access trojan. The developers are asked to perform tasks supposedly related to the interview, like downloading and running code from GitHub, in an effort to make the entire process appear legitimate.

Australia’s spies and cops want ‘accountable encryption’ - aka access to backdoors
2024-04-25 00:29

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eScan Antivirus Update Mechanism Exploited to Spread Backdoors and Miners
2024-04-24 07:02

A new malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus software to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners like XMRig through a long-standing threat...

Hackers Target Middle East Governments with Evasive "CR4T" Backdoor
2024-04-19 06:16

Government entities in the Middle East have been targeted as part of a previously undocumented campaign to deliver a new backdoor dubbed CR4T. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky said it...

FIN7 Cybercrime Group Targeting U.S. Auto Industry with Carbanak Backdoor
2024-04-18 13:58

The infamous cybercrime syndicate known as FIN7 has been linked to a spear-phishing campaign targeting the U.S. automotive industry to deliver a known backdoor called Carbanak (aka Anunak). "FIN7...

Malicious Google Ads Pushing Fake IP Scanner Software with Hidden Backdoor
2024-04-18 04:48

A new Google malvertising campaign is leveraging a cluster of domains mimicking a legitimate IP scanner software to deliver a previously unknown backdoor dubbed MadMxShell. "The threat actor...

Russian APT Deploys New 'Kapeka' Backdoor in Eastern European Attacks
2024-04-17 13:32

A previously undocumented "flexible" backdoor called Kapeka has been "sporadically" observed in cyber attacks targeting Eastern Europe, including Estonia and Ukraine, since at least mid-2022. The...

Palo Alto Networks fixes zero-day exploited to backdoor firewalls
2024-04-15 12:59

Palo Alto Networks has started releasing hotfixes for a zero-day vulnerability that has been actively exploited since March 26th to backdoor PAN-OS firewalls. This maximum severity security flaw affects PAN-OS 10.2, PAN-OS 11.0, and PAN-OS 11.1 firewalls with device telemetry and GlobalProtect enabled.

Palo Alto Networks zero-day exploited since March to backdoor firewalls
2024-04-13 12:35

Suspected state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewalls tracked as CVE-2024-3400 since March 26, using the compromised devices to breach internal networks, steal data and credentials. Palo Alto Networks warned yesterday that hackers were actively exploiting an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in its PAN-OS firewall software and that patches would be available on April 14.

Hackers Deploy Python Backdoor in Palo Alto Zero-Day Attack
2024-04-13 08:25

Threat actors have been exploiting the newly disclosed zero-day flaw in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software dating back to March 26, 2024, nearly three weeks before it came to light yesterday. The...