IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

June 15, 2023
NEWS

Chinese hackers use DNS-over-HTTPS for Linux malware communication

The link between ChamelGang and the new Linux malware is based on a domain previously associated with the threat actor and a custom privilege …

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New Golang-based Skuld Malware Stealing Discord and Browser Data from Windows PCs

“This new malware strain tries to steal sensitive information from its victims,” Trellix researcher Ernesto Fernández Provecho said in a Tuesday …

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Massive distribution of malware exposes gamers to theft and data breaches | Fox News

Instead, it's a real-world threat of infostealing malware distributed by hackers who've craftily used Minecraft, which has a community of over 140 …

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Fake zero-day PoC exploits on GitHub push Windows, Linux malware – Bleeping Computer

In all cases, the malicious repositories host a Python script ('poc.py') that acts as a malware downloader for Linux and Windows systems.

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Windows 10 pirate downloads hide money-stealing malware | PCWorld

This cryptocurrency hijacker malware, however, is even worse. Actually hijacking your cryptocurrency. According to Bleeping Computer, this malware …

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Fake Researcher Profiles Spread Malware through GitHub Repositories as PoC Exploits

Several fake researcher GitHub accounts are pushing malicious code, claiming to exploit zero-day flaws in Discord, Google Chrome.

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JPL Creates World's Largest PDF Archive to Aid Malware Research – NASA

As part of DARPA's SafeDocs program, JPL data scientists have amassed 8 million PDFs that can now be used for further study in order to make the …

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Attackers set up rogue GitHub repos with malware posing as zero-day exploits | CSO Online

“The attacker has made a lot of effort to create all these fake personas, only to deliver very obvious malware,” researchers from security firm …

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Govt prepares new cyber security policy to beat malware attacks – Mint

NEW DELHI : The government has formulated a new policy on cyber security amid growing incidents of malware attacks on critical sectors such as …

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Hackers advertise bogus zero day exploits laced with malware – Tech Monitor

The criminals are trying to dupe legitimate researchers into downloading malware disguised as zero day exploits in popular apps.

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