Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Carbanak Banking Malware Resurfaces with New Ransomware Tactics

The banking malware Carbanak has been observed in ransomware attacks with updated tactics. It has adapted to incorporate new attack vendors and techniques, making it more effective.

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Stealth Android Backdoor Xamalicious Found Actively Infecting Devices

The Xamalicious backdoor, implemented with Xamarin, targets Android devices by gaining accessibility privileges and communicating with a C2 server to download a second-stage payload, potentially enabling fraudulent actions without user consent.

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Nim-based Malware Distributed Using Microsoft Word Docs Impersonating the Nepali Government

The Nim-based backdoor communicates with command and control servers, evades analysis tools, and establishes persistence on the compromised machine through startup folders and scheduled tasks.

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Operation RusticWeb Targets Indian Government Entities With Rust-Based Malware

The phishing emails trick victims into interacting with malicious PDF files that drop Rust-based payloads or PowerShell scripts, enabling the collection of confidential documents and system information.

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The Rising Threat of Phishing Attacks with Crypto Drainers

The "Angel Drainer" phishing group is notorious for draining cryptocurrency wallets through sophisticated schemes, charging a percentage of the stolen amount from hackers.

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Carbanak Banking Malware Resurfaces with New Ransomware Tactics

The banking malware known as Carbanak has been observed being used in ransomware attacks with updated tactics. "The malware has adapted to incorporate attack vendors and techniques to diversify its effectiveness," cybersecurity firm NCC Group said in an analysis of ransomware attacks that took place in November 2023. "Carbanak returned last month through new

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Cloud Atlas' Spear-Phishing Attacks Target Russian Agro and Research Companies

The threat actor referred to as Cloud Atlas has been linked to a set of spear-phishing attacks on Russian enterprises. Targets included a Russian agro-industrial enterprise and a state-owned research company, according to a report from F.A.C.C.T., a standalone cybersecurity company formed after Group-IB's formal exit from Russia earlier this year. Cloud Atlas, active since at

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British LAPSUS$ Teen Members Sentenced for High-Profile Attacks

Two British teens part of the LAPSUS$ cyber crime and extortion gang have been sentenced for their roles in orchestrating a string of high-profile attacks against a number of companies. Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old from Oxford, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order due to his intent to get back to cybercrime "as soon as possible," BBC reported. Kurtaj, who is autistic, was

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UAC-0099 Using WinRAR Exploit to Target Ukrainian Firms with LONEPAGE Malware

The LONEPAGE malware, deployed through phishing messages and malicious attachments, can contact a command-and-control server to retrieve additional payloads and carry out activities like keylogging and stealing screenshots.

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ESET Fixed a High-Severity Bug in the Secure Traffic Scanning Feature of Several Products

The vulnerability was due to improper validation of server certificates, allowing browsers to trust sites with certificates signed with outdated algorithms. ESET has released security patches and is not aware of any attacks exploiting this flaw.

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Real Estate Agency Exposes Details of 690K Customers in Dubai

The leaked data included personal information such as names, emails, phone numbers, and scanned copies of receipts, checks, contracts, and IDs, increasing the likelihood of targeted scams and unauthorized access to sensitive accounts.

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Bandook - A Persistent Threat That Keeps Evolving

Bandook malware, a remote access trojan, has evolved with a new variant that uses a PDF file to distribute its payload and injects it into msinfo32.exe, allowing remote attackers to gain control of infected systems.

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Experts Detail Multi-Million Dollar Licensing Model of Predator Spyware

A new analysis of the Predator spyware reveals that it now has the ability to persist between reboots on infected Android systems. Predator, developed by the Intellexa Alliance, is a sophisticated commercial spyware sold on a licensing model.

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Ukrainian Hackers Claim Attack on Popular Russian CRM Provider

A group of Ukrainian hackers known as the IT Army claimed responsibility for disrupting the operations of Bitrix24, a Russian provider of customer relationship management (CRM) services.

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Online Platform Carousell Violated Hong Kong Privacy Laws, Watchdog Finds

The violation comes after the personal data of over 320,000 local users was discovered being sold on the dark web. Carousell reported the incident last year, attributing it to a loophole exploited by hackers in its system migration process.

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Cyber-Espionage Group Cloud Atlas Targets Russian Companies With War-Related Phishing Attacks

The hacker group known as Cloud Atlas has recently targeted a Russian agro-industrial enterprise and a state-owned research company in an espionage campaign. The group, believed to be state-backed, primarily attacks Russia and surrounding countries.

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Crypto Drainer Steals $59 Million From 63K People in Twitter Ad Push

The MS Drainer operates through phishing websites, tricking users into approving malicious contracts and transferring their money to the attacker's wallet address without their consent.

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Rogue WordPress Plugin Exposes E-Commerce Sites to Credit Card Theft

Threat hunters have discovered a rogue WordPress plugin that's capable of creating bogus administrator users and injecting malicious JavaScript code to steal credit card information. The skimming activity is part of a Magecart campaign targeting e-commerce websites, according to Sucuri. "As with many other malicious or fake WordPress plugins it contains some deceptive information at

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Android Banking Trojan Chameleon can Now Bypass Any Biometric Authentication

The Chameleon banking trojan has evolved with new advanced features, including the ability to bypass biometric prompts and display HTML pages for enabling Accessibility Services on Android 13, making it a potent threat to mobile banking security.

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Operation RusticWeb: Rust-Based Malware Targets Indian Government Entities

Indian government entities and the defense sector have been targeted by a phishing campaign that's engineered to drop Rust-based malware for intelligence gathering. The activity, first detected in October 2023, has been codenamed Operation RusticWeb by enterprise security firm SEQRITE. "New Rust-based payloads and encrypted PowerShell commands have been utilized to exfiltrate