IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

The Hacker News

Iranian state-sponsored group OilRig deployed three new downloader malware in 2022 to maintain access to Israeli organizations.

The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a total of 116 malicious packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository.

BetaNews

New research from mobile security platform Zimperium has uncovered 29 malware families targeting 1,800 banking applications across 61 countries in the …

Security Magazine

In comparison, last year's report uncovered 10 prolific malware families targeting 600 banking apps. Banking trojans continue to evolve and succeed …

PR Newswire

There were 109 U.S. banks targeted by banking malware in 2023, compared to the next most targeted countries which were the U.K. (48 banking …

The Record by Recorded Future

A cyber-espionage group linked to the Iranian government developed several new malware downloaders over the past two years and has recently been …

Yahoo Finance

Encrypted malware and malicious content is a top threat, comprising 78% of observed attacks. Manufacturing was the most targeted industry, …

Mandiant

… malware that eventually led to DANABOT and DARKGATE backdoor malware. … malware, including backdoors, data stealers, and downloaders. Since at least …

Government Technology

A malicious QR code infects a users phone with malware, indicated by a skull and. Shutterstock/MargJohnsonVA. Among the many changes brought about …

The Hacker News

Gaza Cyber Gang, a pro-Hamas threat actor, is using an updated backdoor malware called Pierogi++ to target Palestinian entities.