For nearly a year, a malicious module known as Plague evaded detection by Linux security solutions, despite its active proliferation and deep entrenchment within one of the system’s most critical components—the authentication stack. Its...
Researchers have uncovered a stealthy backdoor within WordPress, cunningly disguised as a system file within the mu-plugins directory—a special location designated for must-use plugins. This strategic placement enables threat actors to establish a persistent...
Cybersecurity experts at Arctic Wolf have identified a fresh wave of attacks employing SEO poisoning techniques, aimed at distributing a well-known malware loader called Oyster—also referred to as Broomstick or CleanUpLoader. Threat actors are...
Recently, cybersecurity experts successfully thwarted an attempt to hack a project on the OpenJS platform, which bears a striking resemblance to a recent incident involving a backdoor in the XZ Utils compression utility. On...
According to a recent article by 404 Media, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has accused two of the largest manufacturers of commercial safe locks, SECURAM and Sargent and Greenleaf (S&G), of embedding backdoor codes in...
The Cisco Talos research team uncovered a vast espionage campaign targeted at a non-profit charitable organization in Saudi Arabia. Commencing in March 2021, the campaign employed a previously unknown custom backdoor named Zardoor, which...
Some corporate users have discovered that Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), the Microsoft antivirus software, reports Google Chrome as a backdoor. This antivirus software is Microsoft’s endpoint protection software for enterprises. After the...
The Five Eyes Alliance is an intelligence alliance established by the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The Five Eyes Alliance issued a statement on the website of the US Department of...
