A new influence campaign that has gained substantial traction is pushing pro-China and anti-United States narratives on YouTube, researchers have found. According to a report released this week by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), the videos garnered substantial views and subscribers — a rarity in the world of social media influence operations. Named Shadow […]
Stream-jacking attacks have gained significant traction on large streaming services in recent months, with cybercriminals targeting high-profile accounts (with a large follower count) to send their fraudulent ‘messages’ across to the masses. Starting from the fact that various takeovers in the past resulted in channels morphing into impersonations of known public figures (e.g. Elon Musk, […]
Sep 11, 2023THNCyber Crime / Malware A new malware loader called HijackLoader is gaining traction among the cybercriminal community to deliver various payloads such as DanaBot, SystemBC, and RedLine Stealer. “Even though HijackLoader does not contain advanced features, it is capable of using a variety of modules for code injection and execution since it uses […]