The scam involved the developer downloading npm packages from a GitHub repository, which potentially allowed the attackers to gain access to his machine and drain his wallet.
The fake Ledger Live app on the Microsoft Store deceived users into downloading malware, which stole their Bitcoin and Ethereum funds. Hackread.com has been actively following the cryptocurrency space as it has lately been a prominent target of scams and cyberattacks. Hackers are eyeing the crypto industry to steal valuable assets and even NFTs. For […]
The process for viewing webpages is a matter of downloading files that a browser then interprets. From that perspective, HTTP is just another file transfer function, like FTP. If that’s true, what other tools support similar file transfers from web servers or other remote systems? The answer includes cURL and Wget. Both cURL and Wget […]
A recent malvertising campaign has been found focusing on corporate users who are downloading the widely used web conferencing application, Webex. In this campaign, malicious actors have purchased an advertisement that mimics Cisco’s branding, and it appears as the top result when conducting a Google search. Diving into details The ad appears completely legitimate at […]
A new malvertising campaign is targeting corporate users who are downloading the popular web conferencing software Webex. Threat actors have bought an advert that impersonates Cisco’s brand and is displayed first when performing a Google search. We are releasing this blog to warn users about this threat as the malicious ad has been online for almost […]
Summary Malicious ads for Google searches are targeting Mac users Phishing sites trick victims into downloading what they believe is the app they want The malware is bundled in an ad-hoc signed app so it cannot be revoked by Apple The payload is a new version of the recent Atomic Stealer for OSX Introduction The majority […]