Category: Malware

RUBYCARP

RUBYCARP: Romanian Hackers Target Businesses

A cybercriminal group from Romania, known under the codename “RUBYCARP,” is exploiting known vulnerabilities and brute force methods to breach corporate networks and servers for financial gain, according to a recent report by Sysdig....

Silent Threat: Malware-Initiated Scans

Silent Threat: Malware-Initiated Scans

Experts at Palo Alto Networks have discovered that cybercriminals are increasingly resorting to so-called “scanning attacks,” initiated by malicious software, to detect vulnerabilities within target networks. Intriguingly, a significant majority of such attacks originate...

phishing campaign

Windows Users Beware: Phishing Threat Hits Latin America

According to Trustwave SpiderLabs, Latin America has been hit by a new phishing campaign that infects Windows systems through emails. The attack begins with the distribution of emails containing a ZIP file attachment. Upon...

Byakugan malware

New Adobe Scam Unleashes Byakugan Malware

Cybersecurity experts are alerting to a new wave of attacks targeting Portuguese-speaking countries using fake Adobe Reader installers to disseminate a multifunctional malware known as Byakugan. The attack commences with a PDF file that,...

JsOutProx

Financial Institutions Targeted: New JsOutProx Surge

Visa has issued a warning about the increased activity of a new version of the malicious software JsOutProx, targeting financial institutions and their clients. The campaign has affected institutions in South and Southeast Asia,...

Latrodectus malware

Phishing Danger: Latrodectus Malware Deployed

Specialists from Proofpoint and Team Cymru have uncovered a novel malware dubbed Latrodectus, considered an evolution of the well-known IcedID loader, which has been actively deployed in phishing campaigns since November 2023. Initially identified...

Mispadu

Mispadu Trojan Expands: Europe Now Targeted

The banking trojan Mispadu, previously known for its attacks on Latin America and Spanish-speaking users, is now targeting residents of Italy, Poland, and Sweden. According to research by Morphisec, the campaign’s targets include representatives...

Vultur trojan

Vultur Malware Returns: Beware Fake Bank Calls

Cybersecurity specialists have unearthed a new variant of the Android Trojan, code-named Vultur, endowed with sophisticated remote control capabilities and mechanisms for circumventing protection. The company ThreatFabric reported the first version of this malicious...

DinodasRAT

Multi-Platform Threat: DinodasRAT Backdoor Lands on Linux

Specialists at Kaspersky Lab have identified a Linux version of the multi-platform backdoor DinodasRAT (XDealer), targeting China, Taiwan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. This Remote Access Trojan, crafted in C++, is adept at extracting a broad...

LummaC2

Passwords Obsolete? Hackers Target Your Web Sessions

CyberArk specialists report that malefactors are mastering new methodologies to access users’ data without the necessity for passwords or multifactor authentication requests. A prevalent technique involves intercepting web sessions through the theft of cookie...