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South Korean hackers exploited WPS Office zero-day to deploy malware
2024-08-28 22:50

The South Korea-aligned cyberespionage group APT-C-60 has been leveraging a zero-day code execution vulnerability in the Windows version of WPS Office to install the SpyGlace backdoor on East...

New Tickler malware used to backdoor US govt, defense orgs
2024-08-28 18:36

The APT33 Iranian hacking group has used new Tickler malware to backdoor the networks of organizations in the government, defense, satellite, oil and gas sectors in the United States and the...

New Tickler malware used to backdoor US govt, defense orgs
2024-08-28 18:36

The APT33 Iranian hacking group has used new Tickler malware to backdoor the networks of organizations in the government, defense, satellite, oil and gas sectors in the United States and the...

Malware infiltrates Pidgin messenger’s official plugin repository
2024-08-27 17:25

The Pidgin messaging app removed the ScreenShareOTR plugin from its official third-party plugin list after it was discovered that it was used to install keyloggers, information stealers, and...

Microsoft mistake blows up admins' inboxes with fake malware alerts
2024-08-26 19:45

Legitimate emails misclassified in software snafu Many administrators have had a trying Monday after getting spammed out with false malware reports by Microsoft.…

Microsoft: Exchange Online mistakenly tags emails as malware
2024-08-26 16:53

Microsoft is investigating an Exchange Online false positive issue causing emails containing images to be wrongly tagged as malicious and sent to quarantine. [...]

New Android Malware NGate Steals NFC Data to Clone Contactless Payment Cards
2024-08-26 04:46

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered new Android malware that can relay victims' contactless payment data from physical credit and debit cards to an attacker-controlled device with the goal of...

New Linux Malware 'sedexp' Hides Credit Card Skimmers Using Udev Rules
2024-08-25 05:37

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new stealthy piece of Linux malware that leverages an unconventional technique to achieve persistence on infected systems and hide credit card skimmer...

Stealthy 'sedexp' Linux malware evaded detection for two years
2024-08-24 14:36

A stealthy Linux malware named 'sedexp' has been evading detection since 2022 by using a persistence technique not yet included in the MITRE ATT&CK framework. [...]

Cybercriminals Deploy New Malware to Steal Data via Android’s Near Field Communication (NFC)
2024-08-23 19:35

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...