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Russian APT Deploys New ‘Kapeka’ Backdoor in Eastern European Attacks

Apr 17, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Espionage A previously undocumented “flexible” backdoor called Kapeka has been “sporadically” observed in cyber attacks targeting Eastern Europe, including Estonia and Ukraine, since at least mid-2022. The findings come from Finnish cybersecurity firm WithSecure, which attributed the malware to the Russia-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group tracked as Sandworm (aka […]

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New APT Group ‘Lotus Bane’ Behind Recent Attacks on Vietnam’s Financial Entities

Mar 06, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware A financial entity in Vietnam was the target of a previously undocumented threat actor called Lotus Bane that was first detected in March 2023. Singapore-headquartered Group-IB described the hacking outfit as an advanced persistent threat group that’s believed to have been active since at least 2022. The exact specifics […]

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New Backdoor Targeting European Officials Linked to Indian Diplomatic Events

Feb 29, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed SPIKEDWINE has been observed targeting officials in European countries with Indian diplomatic missions using a new backdoor called WINELOADER. The adversary, according to a report from Zscaler ThreatLabz, used a PDF file in emails that purported to come from the Ambassador of India, […]

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Glupteba Botnet Evades Detection with Undocumented UEFI Bootkit

Feb 13, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Rootkit The Glupteba botnet has been found to incorporate a previously undocumented Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit feature, adding another layer of sophistication and stealth to the malware. “This bootkit can intervene and control the [operating system] boot process, enabling Glupteba to hide itself and create a stealthy persistence that […]

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China-backed Hackers Hijack Software Updates to Implant “NSPX30” Spyware

A previously undocumented China-aligned threat actor has been linked to a set of adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks that hijack update requests from legitimate software to deliver a sophisticated implant named NSPX30. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET is tracking the advanced persistent threat (APT) group under the name Blackwood. It’s said to be active since at least 2018. […]

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Malware Using Google MultiLogin Exploit to Maintain Access Despite Password Reset

Jan 03, 2024NewsroomMalware / Data Theft Information stealing malware are actively taking advantage of an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named MultiLogin to hijack user sessions and allow continuous access to Google services even after a password reset. According to CloudSEK, the critical exploit facilitates session persistence and cookie generation, enabling threat actors to maintain access […]

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New Threat Actor ‘AeroBlade’ Emerges in Espionage Attack on U.S. Aerospace

Dec 05, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Analysis A previously undocumented threat actor has been linked to a cyber attack targeting an aerospace organization in the U.S. as part of what’s suspected to be a cyber espionage mission. The BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence team is tracking the activity cluster as AeroBlade. Its origin is currently […]

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Socks5Systemz Proxy Botnet Infects Around 10,000 Systems Worldwide | Cyware Hacker News

A previously undocumented proxy botnet called Socks5Systemz is being distributed via PrivateLoader and Amadey malware loaders to infect computers worldwide. According to researchers, the botnet has been around since 2016 but remained under the radar only to be discovered recently.  Since October, Socks5Systemz has infected approximately 10,000 systems across the globe, including India, Brazil, Colombia, […]