North Korean Hackers Deploy OtterCookie Malware in Contagious Interview Campaign North Korean threat actors behind the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign have been observed dropping a new JavaScript malware called OtterCookie. Contagious Interview (aka DeceptiveDevelopment) refers to a persistent attack campaign that employs social engineering lures, with the hacking crew often Read more…
North Korean Hackers Pull Off $308M Bitcoin Heist from Crypto Firm DMM Bitcoin Japanese and U.S. authorities have formerly attributed the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million from cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to North Korean cyber actors. “The theft is affiliated with TraderTraitor threat activity, which is Read more…
Hackers Exploiting Critical Fortinet EMS Vulnerability to Deploy Remote Access Tools A now-patched critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiClient EMS is being exploited by malicious actors as part of a cyber campaign that installed remote desktop software such as AnyDesk and ScreenConnect. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2023-48788 (CVSS score: Read more…
APT29 Hackers Target High-Value Victims Using Rogue RDP Servers and PyRDP The Russia-linked APT29 threat actor has been observed repurposing a legitimate red teaming attack methodology as part of cyber attacks leveraging malicious Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configuration files. The activity, which has targeted governments and armed forces, think tanks, Read more…
Hackers Use Microsoft MSC Files to Deploy Obfuscated Backdoor in Pakistan Attacks A new phishing campaign has been observed employing tax-themed lures to deliver a stealthy backdoor payload as part of attacks targeting Pakistan. Cybersecurity company Securonix, which is tracking the activity under the name FLUX#CONSOLE, said it likely starts Read more…
Hackers Exploit Webview2 to Deploy CoinLurker Malware and Evade Security Detection Bogus software update lures are being used by threat actors to deliver a new stealer malware called CoinLurker. “Written in Go, CoinLurker employs cutting-edge obfuscation and anti-analysis techniques, making it a highly effective tool in modern cyber attacks,” Morphisec Read more…
Hackers Weaponize Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnels for Cyber Espionage A suspected China-nexus cyber espionage group has been attributed to an attacks targeting large business-to-business IT service providers in Southern Europe as part of a campaign codenamed Operation Digital Eye. The intrusions took place from late June to mid-July 2024, Read more…
Hackers Using Fake Video Conferencing Apps to Steal Web3 Professionals' Data Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new scam campaign that leverages fake video conferencing apps to deliver an information stealer called Realst targeting people working in Web3 under the guise of fake business meetings. “The threat actors behind the Read more…
Hackers Leveraging Cloudflare Tunnels, DNS Fast-Flux to Hide GammaDrop Malware The threat actor known as Gamaredon has been observed leveraging Cloudflare Tunnels as a tactic to conceal its staging infrastructure hosting a malware called GammaDrop. The activity is part of an ongoing spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian entities since at least Read more…
Hackers Target Uyghurs and Tibetans with MOONSHINE Exploit and DarkNimbus Backdoor A previously undocumented threat activity cluster dubbed Earth Minotaur is leveraging the MOONSHINE exploit kit and an unreported Android-cum-Windows backdoor called DarkNimbus to facilitate long-term surveillance operations targeting Tibetans and Uyghurs. “Earth Minotaur uses MOONSHINE to deliver the DarkNimbus Read more…