IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

July 19, 2023
NEWS

Financial cybercrime syndicate deploys reworked backdoor malware – CyberScoop

Online Financial Security. (welcomia/Getty Images). A financially motived cybercrime group has updated its bespoke backdoor malware in a continued …

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Black Hat Hacker Exposes Real Identity After Infecting Own Computer With Malware

The threat intelligence company, which notes that it has knowledge of thousands of hackers who accidentally infected their own computers with malware, …

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How to Get Rid of Atomic Stealer Mac Malware | Trend Micro News

This insidious malware can steal the following: keychain passwords, system information, files from the desktop and documents folder, macOS passwords, …

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Sogu, SnowyDrive Malware Spreads, USB-Based Cyberattacks Surge – Dark Reading

Two separate threat actors are using poisoned USB drives to distribute malware in cyber-espionage campaigns targeting organizations across …

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WormGPT uses AI similar to ChatGPT to make spreading malware more efficient and dangerous

Generative AI language models are being used to create more sophisticated phishing emails to spread malware and boost cybercrime, and we're not …

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FIN8 deploys ALPHV ransomware using Sardonic malware variant – Bleeping Computer

The arsenal employed by this threat actor is extensive, encompassing a wide range of tools and tactics, including POS malware strains like …

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New security vulnerability detected in Microsoft Word – Deccan Herald

Hackers are misusing security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word document to implant LokiBot malware to steal sensitive information on victims PC.

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BB alerts banks of malware risks | The Daily Star

Malware like the banking Trojan TrickBot — which can steal financial details, account credentials and personally identifiable information — are …

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Pakistani Entities Targeted in Sophisticated Attack Deploying ShadowPad Malware

This raises the possibility that the threat actor obtained the legitimate installer and tampered it to include malware, and then subsequently …

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Hybrid Work, Digital Transformation Can Exploit Security Gaps, Study Finds – MSSP Alert

For its Malware Readiness & Defense report, SpyCloud surveyed 320 mid-market and large enterprise IT security professionals in the U.S. and U.K..

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