Gomir shares many similarities with GoBear and features direct command and control (C2) communication, persistence mechanisms, and support for executing a wide range of commands.

Deuterbear, while similar to Waterbear in many ways, shows advancements in capabilities such as including support for shellcode plugins, avoiding handshakes for RAT operation, and using HTTPS for C&C communication.

The May 2024 campaign, dubbed UNK_SweetSpecter, employs the SugarGh0st RAT, a remote access trojan tailored from the Gh0stRAT. This variant, historically linked to Chinese-speaking threat actors, has now been repurposed to target AI-related entities.

Researchers with the Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET published a technical analysis on Wednesday of the two backdoors by a suspected Russian threat group, which they named LunarWeb and LunarMail.

A new Android banking Trojan called “Antidot” is targeting users across multiple regions by mimicking a Google Play update app and incorporating various malicious features like overlay attacks, keylogging, and remote control capabilities.

The cryptojacking group known as Kinsing has demonstrated its ability to continuously evolve and adapt, proving to be a persistent threat by swiftly integrating newly disclosed vulnerabilities to exploit arsenal and expand its botnet. The findings come from cloud security firm Aqua, which described the threat actor as actively orchestrating illicit cryptocurrency mining

The challenges within the AI supply chain mirror those of the broader software supply chain, with added complexity when integrating large language models (LLMs) or machine learning (ML) models into organizational frameworks.

The SEC now requires certain financial institutions to have written policies for detecting, addressing, and notifying customers of data breaches involving their personal information.