Author: Nam Phong

New FileFix Attack: Hiding Malware in Plain Sight

Acronis researchers have reported a fresh campaign that employs a modified FileFix technique to deliver the StealC data stealer. The attackers staged a convincing, multilingual phishing operation that forges pages for various services —...

Poisoned Packages: A New Attack Hits the npm Ecosystem

Researchers at Socket have disclosed a new attack against the npm ecosystem, in which more than 40 packages were discovered to be laced with embedded malicious code. The compromise mechanism was meticulously engineered: it...

The Hidden Danger of Plain-Text Backup Codes

Huntress has published a detailed account of an incident in which attackers, having exploited a vulnerable SonicWall VPN, gained access to the management console and nearly stripped the organization of its defensive capabilities by...