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Hackers are targeting other hackers with a fake OnlyFans tool that claims to help steal accounts but instead infects threat actors with the Lumma stealer information-stealing malware. [...]
Cybercriminals are capitalizing on the travel and hospitality industry’s peak season, using increased traffic as cover for their attacks, according to Cequence Security. Researchers investigated...
A new malware called NGate allows cybercriminals to steal near field communication data from Android phones via sophisticated social engineering. The data is relayed to the fraudsters before being...
A file-sharing phishing attack is a unique type of phishing threat in which a cybercriminal poses as a known colleague or familiar file-hosting or e-signature solution and sends a target a malicious email containing a link to what appears to be a shared file or document. File-sharing phishing attacks would be a pressing issue regardless of volume, as one single successful attack can have costly consequences.
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a surge in malware infections stemming from malvertising campaigns distributing a loader called FakeBat. Attack chains propagating the malware make use of drive-by download techniques to push users searching for popular software toward bogus lookalike sites that host booby-trapped MSI installers.
Ransomware remained the leading cause of loss since January 2023, with 64% of ransomware-related claims resulting in a loss. The financial severity of claims related to ransomware attacks increased 411% from 2022 to 2023.
The sophistication of cyber threats has escalated dramatically, with malicious actors' deploying advanced tactics, techniques, and procedures to exploit vulnerabilities and evade detection, according to Darktrace. "The threat landscape continues to evolve, but new threats often build upon old foundations rather than replacing them. While we have observed the emergence of new malware families, many attacks are carried out by the usual suspects that we have seen over the last few years, still utilizing familiar techniques and malware variants," comments Nathaniel Jones, Director of Strategic Threat and Engagement at Darktrace.
"A key element of their strategy was using direct syscalls to bypass security monitoring tools, decrypting layers of shellcode, and deploying the Early Bird APC queue injection to stealthily execute code and evade detection effectively." The exploitation of TryCloudflare for malicious ends was first recorded last year, when Sysdig uncovered a cryptojacking and proxyjacking campaign dubbed LABRAT that weaponized a now-patched critical flaw in GitLab to infiltrate targets and obscure their command-and-control servers using Cloudflare tunnels.
At least two Russian cybercriminals are among those being returned to their motherland as part of a multinational prisoner exchange deal announced Thursday. Videos circulating online today showed Seleznev and other freed Russian prisoners shaking hands with President Vladimir Putin upon disembarking the plane that carried them back to their country.
A new malicious campaign has been observed making use of malicious Android apps to steal users' SMS messages since at least February 2022 as part of a large-scale campaign. Once installed, the app requests permission to access incoming SMS messages, following which it reaches out to one of the 13 command-and-control servers to transmit stolen SMS messages.