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China-Linked APT Aquatic Panda: 10-Month Campaign, 7 Global Targets, 5 Malware Families
2025-03-21 11:01

The China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group. known as Aquatic Panda has been linked to a "global espionage campaign" that took place in 2022 targeting seven organizations. These...

YouTube Game Cheats Spread Arcane Stealer Malware to Russian-Speaking Users
2025-03-20 15:39

YouTube videos promoting game cheats are being used to deliver a previously undocumented stealer malware called Arcane likely targeting Russian-speaking users. "What's intriguing about this...

Malware campaign 'DollyWay' breached 20,000 WordPress sites
2025-03-19 23:12

A malware operation dubbed 'DollyWay' has been underway since 2016, compromising over 20,000 WordPress sites globally to redirect users to malicious sites. [...]

Scam Alert: FBI ‘Increasingly Seeing’ Malware Distributed In Document Converters
2025-03-19 19:11

FBI warns computer users to keep an eye out for malware, including ransomware, distributed through working document converters.

FBI: Free file converter sites and tools deliver malware
2025-03-18 11:26

Malware peddlers are increasingly targeting users who are searching for free file converter services (websites) and tools, the FBI’s Denver Field Office has warned earlier this month. “To conduct...

Microsoft: New RAT malware used for crypto theft, reconnaissance
2025-03-17 18:59

​Microsoft has discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) that employs "sophisticated techniques" to avoid detection, ensure persistence, and extract sensitive information data. [...]

New MassJacker Malware Targets Piracy Users, Hijacking Cryptocurrency Transactions
2025-03-14 06:08

Users searching for pirated software are the target of a new malware campaign that delivers a previously undocumented clipper malware called MassJacker, according to findings from CyberArk....

OBSCURE#BAT Malware Uses Fake CAPTCHA Pages to Deploy Rootkit r77 and Evade Detection
2025-03-14 05:37

A new malware campaign has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics to deliver an open-source rootkit called r77. The activity, condemned OBSCURE#BAT by Securonix, enables threat actors...

North Korea’s ScarCruft Deploys KoSpy Malware, Spying on Android Users via Fake Utility Apps
2025-03-13 14:23

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as ScarCruft is said to have been behind a never-before-seen Android surveillance tool named KoSpy targeting Korean and English-speaking users. Lookout,...

DeepSeek can be gently persuaded to spit out malware code
2025-03-13 13:00

It might need polishing, but a useful find for any budding cybercrooks out there DeepSeek's flagship R1 model is capable of generating a working keylogger and basic ransomware code, just as long...