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Sophisticated new ResolverRAT malware targeting healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors
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Sophisticated new ResolverRAT malware targeting healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors

Security researchers spot a new trojan called ResolverRAT It comes with advanced obfuscation and persistence mechanisms It targets healthcare and pharma organizations around...

“Slopsquatting” attacks are using AI-hallucinated names resembling popular libraries to spread malware
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“Slopsquatting” attacks are using AI-hallucinated names resembling popular libraries to spread malware

GenAI can hallucinate open source package names, experts warn It doesn’t always hallucinate a different name Cybercriminals can use the names to register...

Russian hackers hit military mission in Ukraine with info-stealing malware on external drives
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Russian hackers hit military mission in Ukraine with info-stealing malware on external drives

Symantec says it found GammaSteel on devices belonging to a military operation in Ukraine GammaSteel is an infostealer built by Russian cyber-outfit Gamaredon...

ESET security scanner vulnerability used to deploy TCESB malware
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ESET security scanner vulnerability used to deploy TCESB malware

Kaspersky observed a threat actor called ToddyCat abusing a bug in ESET’s cybersecurity solution The group used a now-patched flaw to deploy a...

Hackers go after influencers and content creators to hit followers with malware, steal data
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Hackers go after influencers and content creators to hit followers with malware, steal data

Hackers are increasingly targeting social media influencers and content creators Their accounts have enormous reach, which crooks can use to deploy malware Followers...

Beware, these dangerous fake Microsoft Office add-ons are spreading malware
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Beware, these dangerous fake Microsoft Office add-ons are spreading malware

Kaspersky found a new malicious campaign leveraging SourceForge The campaign distributed a crypto miner and a clipboard jacker SourceForge said the attack was...

Dodgy Android smartphones are being preloaded with Triada malware
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Dodgy Android smartphones are being preloaded with Triada malware

Kaspersky uncovers counterfeit Android smartphones preloaded with Triada malware The researchers speculate the supply chain might have been compromised More than $270,000 in...

Ivanti products targeted by dangerous malware yet again
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Ivanti products targeted by dangerous malware yet again

CISA is warning of new malware targeting vulnerable Ivanti products Multiple products, vulnerable to a 2024 flaw, are being targeted The malware can...

Dangerous new CoffeeLoader malware executes on your GPU to get past security tools
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Dangerous new CoffeeLoader malware executes on your GPU to get past security tools

Security researchers Zscaler found a new loader used in different infostealing campaigns CoffeeLoader uses multiple tricks to bypass security and drop additional payloads...