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Belarus-Linked Ghostwriter Uses Macropack-Obfuscated Excel Macros to Deploy Malware
2025-02-25 15:54

Opposition activists in Belarus as well as Ukrainian military and government organizations are the target of a new campaign that employs malware-laced Microsoft Excel documents as lures to deliver...

Malware variants that target operational tech systems are very rare – but 2 were found last year
2025-02-25 11:00

Fuxnet and FrostyGoop were both used in the Russia-Ukraine war Two new malware variants specifically designed to disrupt critical industrial processes were set loose on operational technology...

5 Active Malware Campaigns in Q1 2025
2025-02-25 11:00

The first quarter of 2025 has been a battlefield in the world of cybersecurity. Cybercriminals continued launching aggressive new campaigns and refining their attack methods. Below is an overview...

GitVenom Malware Steals $456K in Bitcoin Using Fake GitHub Projects to Hijack Wallets
2025-02-25 10:13

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to an ongoing campaign that's targeting gamers and cryptocurrency investors under the guise of open-source projects hosted on GitHub. The campaign,...

New Malware Campaign Uses Cracked Software to Spread Lumma and ACR Stealer
2025-02-24 16:58

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new campaign that leverages cracked versions of software as a lure to distribute information stealers like Lumma and ACR Stealer. The AhnLab Security...

SpyLend Android malware downloaded 100,000 times from Google Play
2025-02-21 18:45

An Android malware app called SpyLend has been downloaded over 100,000 times from Google Play, where it masqueraded as a financial tool but became a predatory loan app for those in India. [...]

Chinese hackers use custom malware to spy on US telecom networks
2025-02-20 16:11

The Chinese state-sponsored Salt Typhoon hacking group uses a custom utility called JumbledPath to stealthily monitor network traffic and potentially capture sensitive data in cyberattacks on U.S....

North Korean Hackers Target Freelance Developers in Job Scam to Deploy Malware
2025-02-20 13:37

Freelance software developers are the target of an ongoing campaign that leverages job interview-themed lures to deliver cross-platform malware families known as BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret....

Cybercriminals Use Eclipse Jarsigner to Deploy XLoader Malware via ZIP Archives
2025-02-20 11:12

A malware campaign distributing the XLoader malware has been observed using the DLL side-loading technique by making use of a legitimate application associated with the Eclipse Foundation. "The...

300% increase in endpoint malware detections
2025-02-20 05:00

The third quarter of 2024 saw a dramatic shift in the types of malware detected at network perimeters, according to a new WatchGuard report. The report’s key findings include a 300% increase...