Category: Malware

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish Malware Infects Routers, Steals Data

A new type of malware named “Cuttlefish” has been discovered in routers within major enterprises and small offices, monitoring all information passing through the infected devices and stealing credentials. Black Lotus Labs reports that...

Wpeeper backdoor

Wpeeper Android Backdoor Hides Behind Hacked Websites

Specialists at QAX XLab have identified a new type of Android malware—a backdoor named Wpeeper, which is disseminated through APK files from unofficial app stores posing as the popular alternative marketplace Uptodown. Wpeeper is...

malware repositories

Docker Hub Under Siege: Millions of Repos Harbor Malware

Over the past several years, Docker Hub, a platform for hosting software repositories, has been targeted by three major fraudulent campaigns. Researchers from JFrog identified that approximately 20% of the 15 million hosted repositories...

AgentTesla malware

Fileless Attack: AgentTesla Strikes with .NET Injection

In a recent campaign involving the dissemination of the AgentTesla malware, as meticulously analyzed by experts at SonicWall, perpetrators employed VBA macros in Word documents to conduct a fileless injection attack, where the malicious...

PlugX worm

2.5 Million Infected: PlugX Malware Network Revealed

Researchers from Sekoia have revealed alarming details about the malicious worm PlugX, which, having been abandoned by its creators many years ago, continues to autonomously spread and infect millions of computers worldwide. PlugX, believed...

Brokewell

Fake Chrome Update Hides Android Brokewell Spyware

ThreatFabric has identified a new malicious application named Brokewell, capable of recording every action on a device, from keystrokes to text input and application launches. The Trojan is distributed through a counterfeit Google Chrome...

GuptiMiner

eScan Update Delivers Backdoors & Cryptominers

North Korean hackers exploited the eScan antivirus update mechanism to embed backdoors into corporate networks and disseminate cryptocurrency miners using the malicious software, GuptiMiner. Cybersecurity firm Avast reports that the perpetrators conducted an adversary-in-the-middle...

malicious package Discord

PyPI Package Exposed: Fortinet Warns of Discord Data Theft

Cybersecurity experts from Fortinet have identified a new malicious package in the PyPI registry for developers, aimed at stealing user data from Discord. The package, named “discordpy_bypass-1.7,” was published on March 10, 2024, and...

Akira Ransomware

Cybercrime Trend: Fewer Firms Pay Ransoms

In the first quarter of 2024, the percentage of companies that agreed to pay ransoms to cybercriminals reached a record low of 28%. This statistic was provided by Coveware, a firm specializing in cybersecurity....