IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

April 25, 2024
NEWS

Hackers infect users of antivirus service that delivered updates over HTTP | Ars Technica

Hackers abused an antivirus service for five years in order to infect end users with malware. The attack worked because the service delivered …

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CoralRaider Malware Campaign Exploits CDN Cache to Spread Info-Stealers

A new ongoing malware campaign has been observed distributing three different stealers, such as CryptBot, LummaC2, and Rhadamanthys hosted on …

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Antivirus updates hijacked to drop dangerous malware – TechRadar

Imagine if your antivirus program infected your computer with malware – that's exactly what happened to some eScan antivirus users recently. A new …

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North Korean Hackers Hijack Antivirus Updates for Malware Delivery – SecurityWeek

As part of the malware operation, referred to as GuptiMiner, the threat actor exploited a vulnerability in the eScan antivirus update mechanism and …

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Ambient Light Sensors to Malware Threats: MIT Unveils Smartphone Privacy Risks Amid …

Moreover, this concern dovetails closely with reports on XsploitSPY malware found in Android apps masquerading as benign messaging interfaces. The …

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Antivirus updates exploited for GuptiMiner malware deployment | SC Media

… sophisticated GuptiMiner malware that would then distribute cryptocurrency mining payloads, according to BleepingComputer.

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Ukrainian documents laced with old malware exposed | SC Media

malware, which dates back to 2015 and could only spread through already compromised files and removable media devices.

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CDN network cache hacked to spread malware across the globe – TechRadar

CDN network cache hacked to spread malware across the globe … Threat actors known as CoralRaider have been using the Bynny content delivery network ( …

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CISA: Cisco and CrushFTP vulnerabilities are being actively exploited – The Record

Cisco added that it uncovered a sophisticated attack campaign that was used to implant custom malware “across a small set of customers.” The …

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Hackers have found yet another way to trick devs into downloading malware from GitHub

Cyber criminals are using the comment section for popular repositories hosted on GitHub and GitLab to trick developers into downloading malware onto …

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