IT Sec News updates – Malware Attacks

April 6, 2024
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New Wave of JSOutProx Malware Targeting Financial Firms in APAC and MENA

Once executed, the malware enables the framework to load various plugins, which conduct additional malicious activities on the target.” First …

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From PDFs to Payload: Bogus Adobe Acrobat Reader Installers Distribute Byakugan Malware

Watch out for FAKE Adobe Acrobat Reader installers. They carry a nasty malware called Byakugan that steals your data.

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Visa warns dangerous new malware is attacking financial firms – TechRadar

“While PFD could not confirm the ultimate goal of the recently identified malware campaign, this eCrime group may have previously targeted financial …

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Fake Facebook MidJourney AI page promoted malware to 1.2 million people

Information-stealing malware focuses on stealing data from a victim's browser, including stored credentials, cookies, cryptocurrency wallet …

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Bing ad posing as NordVPN aims to spread SecTopRAT malware | SC Media

This executable included both a real NordVPN installer and a malware payload that is injected into MSBuild.exe and connects to the attacker's command- …

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Hackers Can Use AI Hallucinations to Spread Malware – GovInfoSecurity

Hackers Can Use AI Hallucinations to Spread Malware Generative artificial intelligence can hallucinate its way into providing an opportunity for …

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1.2 million people fooled by fake MidJourney Facebook page used to spread malware

Hackers are taking over Facebook profiles to impersonate Midjourney and other AI tools in a massive malware campaign.

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Sophisticated Latrodectus Malware Linked to 2017 Strain – GovInfoSecurity

Security researchers are warning about a relatively new malware called Latrodectus, believed to be an evolutionary successor to the IcedID loader.

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Security Bite: iCloud Mail, Gmail, others shockingly bad at detecting malware, study finds

It sounds like the early 2000s, but email attachments are still one of the primary ways through which malware, such as viruses, trojans, ransomware, …

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Alert for Android users: This malware posing as security app can steal your data

Researchers claim that the latest version of the malware includes more advanced remote control capabilities and an improved evasion mechanism. A …

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