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Category: Malware

Malware

Ransomware Wars: Qilin Reigns, But New Threats are Rising

Qilin continues to dominate the ransomware landscape, outpacing all rival groups in the sheer number of documented incidents. According to a recent report from Cyble, the gang struck 104 organizations in August alone, while...

Malware

SystemBC Botnet Uncovered: 1,500 Servers Hijacked for Cybercrime

Operators of the SystemBC botnet have assembled a global fabric built on compromised commercial virtual servers, sustaining roughly 1,500 active nodes each day. These machines have been repurposed into an infrastructure for relaying malicious...

Malware

New Python Trojan “SilentSync” Found on PyPI

Experts from Zscaler ThreatLabz have uncovered two malicious packages in the PyPI repository that, upon installation and import, secretly deploy the SilentSync Python trojan—a threat capable of seizing control of developer environments and exfiltrating...

Malware

Raven Stealer: The New Infostealer Using Telegram to Steal Your Data

Researchers from the Lat61 Threat Intelligence Team have published a comprehensive analysis of Raven Stealer, a lightweight, furtive infostealer written in Delphi and C++. The report details its credential-theft capabilities, methods for clandestine exfiltration...

Malware

New Python Trojan XillenStealer Targets Windows Users

The newly discovered Python trojan XillenStealer, identified by researchers at Cyfirma, poses a grave threat to Windows users. Engineered to harvest system information, stored credentials, and cryptocurrency wallets, it also bundles an array of...

Malware

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 —...

Malware

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...

Malware

The Art of Digital Evasion: How Attackers Hide in Plain Sight

In the second quarter of 2025, experts at HP Wolf Security documented a wave of sophisticated attacks in which adversaries employed unconventional living-off-the-land (LOTL) tactics to evade detection. Multiple obscure system utilities were brought...