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New ‘ResolverRAT’ Targeting Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Organizations

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New ‘ResolverRAT’ Targeting Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Organizations 2025-04-14 at 16:49 By Ionut Arghire Organizations in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors have been targeted with ResolverRAT, a new malware family with advanced capabilities. The post New ‘ResolverRAT’ Targeting Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Organizations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to […]

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Package hallucination: LLMs may deliver malicious code to careless devs

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Package hallucination: LLMs may deliver malicious code to careless devs 2025-04-14 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz LLMs’ tendency to “hallucinate” code packages that don’t exist could become the basis for a new type of supply chain attack dubbed “slopsquatting” (courtesy of Seth Larson, Security Developer-in-Residence at the Python Software Foundation). A known occurrence Many software

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Beware fake AutoCAD, SketchUp sites dropping malware

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Beware fake AutoCAD, SketchUp sites dropping malware 2025-04-03 at 09:47 By Help Net Security Malware peddlers are saddling users with the TookPS downloader and the Lapmon and TeviRat backdoors via malicious sites that mimic official ones and ostensibly offer legitimate software for download, Kaspersky researchers have warned. Malicious websites (Source: Kaspersky) The list of impersonated

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Open-source malware doubles, data exfiltration attacks dominate

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Open-source malware doubles, data exfiltration attacks dominate 2025-04-03 at 07:02 By Help Net Security There’s been a notable shift in the types of threats targeting software developers, with a total of 17,954 open source malware packages identified in Q1 2025, according to Sonatype. Quarterly breakdown (Source: Sonatype) The Q1 figure represents a significant decrease from

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CISA reveals new malware variant used on compromised Ivanti Connect Secure devices

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CISA reveals new malware variant used on compromised Ivanti Connect Secure devices 2025-03-31 at 16:12 By Zeljka Zorz CISA has released indicators of compromise, detection signatures, and updated mitigation advice for rooting out a newly identified malware variant used by the attackers who breached Ivanti Connect Secure VPN appliances in December 2024 by exploiting the

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‘Crocodilus’ Android Banking Trojan Allows Device Takeover, Data Theft

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‘Crocodilus’ Android Banking Trojan Allows Device Takeover, Data Theft 2025-03-31 at 14:05 By Ionut Arghire The newly identified Android banking trojan Crocodilus takes over devices, enabling overlay attacks, remote control, and keylogging. The post ‘Crocodilus’ Android Banking Trojan Allows Device Takeover, Data Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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CISA Analyzes Malware Used in Ivanti Zero-Day Attacks

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CISA Analyzes Malware Used in Ivanti Zero-Day Attacks 2025-03-31 at 13:37 By Ionut Arghire CISA has published its analysis of Resurge, a SpawnChimera malware variant used in attacks targeting a recent Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day. The post CISA Analyzes Malware Used in Ivanti Zero-Day Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Fresh Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Campaigns Target Latin America, Europe

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Fresh Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Campaigns Target Latin America, Europe 2025-03-28 at 12:33 By Ionut Arghire The Grandoreiro banking trojan has reemerged in new campaigns targeting users in Latin America and Europe. The post Fresh Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Campaigns Target Latin America, Europe appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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macOS Users Warned of New Versions of ReaderUpdate Malware

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macOS Users Warned of New Versions of ReaderUpdate Malware 2025-03-26 at 13:51 By Ionut Arghire macOS users are targeted with multiple versions of the ReaderUpdate malware written in Crystal, Nim, Rust, and Go programming languages. The post macOS Users Warned of New Versions of ReaderUpdate Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Medusa Ransomware Uses Malicious Driver to Disable Security Tools

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Medusa Ransomware Uses Malicious Driver to Disable Security Tools 2025-03-24 at 13:46 By Ionut Arghire The Medusa ransomware relies on a malicious Windows driver to disable the security tools running on the infected systems. The post Medusa Ransomware Uses Malicious Driver to Disable Security Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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RansomHub affiliate leverages multi-function Betruger backdoor

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RansomHub affiliate leverages multi-function Betruger backdoor 2025-03-20 at 12:03 By Zeljka Zorz A RansomHub affiliate is leveraging a new multi-function backdoor dubbed Betruger to perform various actions during their attacks, Symantec researchers have discovered. The Betruger backdoor The malware can take screenshots, log keystroke, scan networks, dump credentials, upload files to a command and control

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Microsoft Warns of New StilachiRAT Malware

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Microsoft Warns of New StilachiRAT Malware 2025-03-19 at 12:00 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft has shared details on StilachiRAT, an evasive and persistent piece of malware that facilitates sensitive data theft. The post Microsoft Warns of New StilachiRAT Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this

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11 State-Sponsored APTs Exploiting LNK Files for Espionage, Data Theft

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11 State-Sponsored APTs Exploiting LNK Files for Espionage, Data Theft 2025-03-18 at 16:02 By Eduard Kovacs ZDI has uncovered 1,000 malicious .lnk files used by state-sponsored and cybercrime threat actors to execute malicious commands. The post 11 State-Sponsored APTs Exploiting LNK Files for Espionage, Data Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Stealthy StilachiRAT steals data, may enable lateral movement

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Stealthy StilachiRAT steals data, may enable lateral movement 2025-03-18 at 15:48 By Zeljka Zorz While still not widely distributed, a new Windows remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed StilachiRAT is a serious threat. “[The malware] demonstrates sophisticated techniques to evade detection, persist in the target environment, and exfiltrate sensitive data,” Microsoft threat analysts have warned on

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FBI: Free file converter sites and tools deliver malware

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FBI: Free file converter sites and tools deliver malware 2025-03-18 at 13:35 By Zeljka Zorz Malware peddlers are increasingly targeting users who are searching for free file converter services (websites) and tools, the FBI’s Denver Field Office has warned earlier this month. “To conduct this scheme, cyber criminals across the globe are using any type

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100 Car Dealerships Hit by Supply Chain Attack

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100 Car Dealerships Hit by Supply Chain Attack 2025-03-17 at 14:17 By Ionut Arghire The websites of over 100 auto dealerships were found serving malicious ClickFix code in a supply chain compromise. The post 100 Car Dealerships Hit by Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Microsoft Warns of Hospitality Sector Attacks Involving ClickFix

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Microsoft Warns of Hospitality Sector Attacks Involving ClickFix 2025-03-13 at 17:02 By Eduard Kovacs A cybercrime group named Storm-1865 has targeted hospitality organizations via fake Booking.com emails and the use of social engineering. The post Microsoft Warns of Hospitality Sector Attacks Involving ClickFix appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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DeepSeek’s Malware-Generation Capabilities Put to Test

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DeepSeek’s Malware-Generation Capabilities Put to Test 2025-03-13 at 15:01 By Eduard Kovacs Researchers have analyzed the ability of the Chinese gen-AI DeepSeek to create malware such as ransomware and keyloggers. The post DeepSeek’s Malware-Generation Capabilities Put to Test appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this

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New Ballista IoT Botnet Linked to Italian Threat Actor

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New Ballista IoT Botnet Linked to Italian Threat Actor 2025-03-11 at 19:05 By Eduard Kovacs Cato Networks has analyzed a new IoT botnet named Ballista, which targets TP-Link Archer routers. The post New Ballista IoT Botnet Linked to Italian Threat Actor appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Is your email or password among the 240+ million compromised by infostealers?

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Is your email or password among the 240+ million compromised by infostealers? 2025-02-26 at 18:00 By Zeljka Zorz For the second time since the start of 2025, a huge number of login credentials extracted from infostealer logs has been added to the database powering the HaveIBeenPwned (HIBP) site and breach notification service. In January 2025,

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