IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

The Hacker News

A new Android malware called Brokewell is disguising itself as updates for popular apps like Google Chrome and Klarna.

The Record from Recorded Future News

One of the malware's capabilities — spreading through infected USB flash drives — appears to be giving it multiple lives, according to researchers …

SecurityWeek

… malware from them. By delivering a crafted payload, any infected USB drive connected to an infected machine at the time of disinfection could also …

PCMag

'Brokewell' malware allows attackers to spy on, steal cookies from, or take control of Android mobile devices for financial gain.

Broadcom Inc.

While this malware family has been known for a relatively long time, new Amadey samples are found in the wild almost every day. Modular architecture …

Sophos News

Malware campaign attempts abuse of defender binaries. Command-and-control wares try to sneak onto systems disguised as various vendors; payloads …

TechRadar

Cybersecurity analysts Sekoia managed to obtain the IP address associated with the malware's command & control (C2) server, and observed connection …

SecurityWeek

The malware harvests all this information and sends it to a command-and-control (C&C) server, giving the threat actors a trove of stolen data. “It's …

SC Magazine

Attacks leveraging fraudulent job lures to distribute the new Kaolin RAT malware have been launched by North Korean hacking collective Lazarus …

SC Magazine

Computer Hacked, System Error, Virus, Cyber attack, Malware Concept. Danger Symbol. (Sashkin via Adobe Stock Images). Millions of devices could still …