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Moscow-adjacent GoldenJackal gang strikes air-gapped systems with custom malware
2024-10-09 23:31

USB sticks help, but it's unclear how tools that suck malware from them are delivered A cyberespionage APT crew named GoldenJackal hacked air-gapped PCs belonging to government and diplomatic...

Crypto-stealing malware campaign infects 28,000 people
2024-10-09 21:22

Over 28,000 people from Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and other countries in the Eurasian region were impacted by a large-scale cryptocurrency-stealing malware campaign. [...]

N. Korean Hackers Use Fake Interviews to Infect Developers with Cross-Platform Malware
2024-10-09 13:33

Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed targeting job seekers in the tech industry to deliver updated versions of known malware families tracked as BeaverTail and...

YARA: Open-source tool for malware research
2024-10-09 05:00

YARA is a powerful tool designed primarily to aid malware researchers in identifying and categorizing malware samples, though its applications are broader. The tool enables users to create...

Gamers Tricked Into Downloading Lua-Based Malware via Fake Cheating Script Engines
2024-10-08 16:26

Users searching for game cheats are being tricked into downloading a Lua-based malware that is capable of establishing persistence on infected systems and delivering additional payloads. "These...

European govt air-gapped systems breached using custom malware
2024-10-08 15:54

An APT hacking group known as GoldenJackal has successfully breached air-gapped government systems in Europe using two custom toolsets to steal sensitive data, like emails, encryption keys,...

GoldenJackal Target Embassies and Air-Gapped Systems Using Malware Toolsets
2024-10-08 10:58

A little-known threat actor tracked as GoldenJackal has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting embassies and governmental organizations with an aim to infiltrate air-gapped systems...

Ukrainian pleads guilty to operating Raccoon Stealer malware
2024-10-07 21:10

Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) cybercrime operation. [...]

Linux systems targeted with stealthy “Perfctl” cryptomining malware
2024-10-07 12:34

Thousands of Linux systems are likely infected with the highly elusive and persistent “perfctl” (or “perfcc“) cryptomining malware and many others still could be at risk of getting compromised,...

Linux malware “perfctl” behind years-long cryptomining campaign
2024-10-03 14:33

A Linux malware named "perfctl" has been targeting Linux servers and workstations for at least three years, remaining largely undetected through high levels of evasion and the use of rootkits. [...]