Category: Malware

A cybercriminal infiltrating a complex banking network to authorize fraudulent money transfers. 0

BREEZE COMET Attacks Brazilian Banks

Banking trojans typically target individual retail customers. However, the BREEZE COMET group selected significantly larger targets. The Google Threat Intelligence Group recently exposed this dangerous organization. Since 2024, they successfully penetrated Brazilian banks, fintech...

A conceptual image illustrating the static deobfuscation process extracting readable pseudocode from the JSCeal compiled V8 bytecode malware 0

Static Deobfuscation Defeats JSCeal Cryptocurrency Malware Defenses

Compiled code no longer functions as an impenetrable shell protecting JSCeal. Check Point specialists recently developed a fully static deobfuscation method. This innovative technique effectively transforms the hidden malware into readable pseudocode. Crucially, it...

GoCaracal malware retrieving a backup command-and-control address from an Ethereum smart contract 0

GoCaracal Malware Uses Ethereum Smart Contract for C2 Backup

Blocking a malware’s command server is usually insufficient if a new address can be fetched straight from the blockchain. Arctic Wolf specialists have discovered a previously unknown modular malware belonging to the Dark Caracal...

Illustration of a neural network being disrupted by a prohibited comment embedded in malicious code 0

Malware Now Targets AI Analysis Systems

Malicious code no longer necessarily requires complex obfuscation to successfully evade neural network detection. Sometimes, merely inserting a specific phrase within a comment suffices. The artificial intelligence will subsequently refuse to continue its analysis...

Hydra Remote malware operating a hidden desktop to steal active browser sessions 0

Hydra Remote Malware Hijacks Browser Sessions

The malicious software known as Hydra Remote empowers an attacker to generate a covert desktop environment on an infected computer. Crucially, this secondary workspace remains entirely invisible to the legitimate device owner. The attacker...

Malicious Firefox extensions stealing cryptocurrency 0

Malicious Firefox Extensions Steal Crypto Passwords

Security experts unearthed dozens of counterfeit Firefox extensions. These malicious add-ons masqueraded as cryptocurrency wallets and standard utilities. Some programs appeared innocuous for months. Following an update, they transformed into sinister tools. They actively...