IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

July 14, 2023
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PicassoLoader Malware Used in Ongoing Attacks on Ukraine and Poland

The intrusion set, which stretches from April 2022 to July 2023, leverages phishing lures and decoy documents to deploy a downloader malware …

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Fake Linux vulnerability exploit drops data-stealing malware – Bleeping Computer

… and threat actors are targeted by a fake proof of concept (PoC) CVE-2023-35829 exploit that installs a Linux password-stealing malware.

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Source code for BlackLotus Windows UEFI malware leaked on GitHub – Bleeping Computer

The source code for the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit has leaked online, allowing greater insight into a malware that has caused great concern among the …

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USB drive malware attacks spiking again in first half of 2023 – Bleeping Computer

What's old is new again, with researchers seeing a threefold increase in malware distributed through USB drives in the first half of 2023.

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Lumen discovers new malware that fueled one of the largest SOHO-router botnets ever seen

For the third time in the past year, Black Lotus Labs® – the threat research arm of Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) – has discovered a new malware …

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20% of malware attacks bypass antivirus protection – Help Net Security

Organizations are struggling with routine responses to malware infections, and 36% fail to reset passwords for potentially exposed apps.

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Malicious Microsoft Office docs drop LokiBot malware | SC Media

FortiGuard Labs said malicious Microsoft Office documents exploited known remote code execution vulnerabilities, patches for which have been …

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Small and home office router malware discovered by researchers – Security Magazine

A new malware that targets small and home office (SOHO) routers has been discovered by Lumen Technologies. The malware has been named “AVrecon”.

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Security Report Details Alarming Rise In Malware Attacks Using USB Drives – HotHardware

security researchers note uptick in malicious usb drive malware campaigns … certainly don't run anything on them as it could be malware.

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New macOS malware is stealing password, credit card info and other sensitive data, here is …

The malware named 'ShadowValut' can reportedly be used by the hackers to access logins, banking details, and more personal data of the users.

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