New DEEP#GOSU Malware Campaign Targets Windows Users with Advanced Tactics A new elaborate attack campaign has been observed employing PowerShell and VBScript malware to infect Windows systems and harvest sensitive information. Cybersecurity company Securonix, which dubbed the campaign DEEP#GOSU, said it’s likely associated with the North Korean state-sponsored group tracked Read more…
RedCurl Cybercrime Group Abuses Windows PCA Tool for Corporate Espionage The Russian-speaking cybercrime group called RedCurl is leveraging a legitimate Microsoft Windows component called the Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA) to execute malicious commands. “The Program Compatibility Assistant Service (pcalua.exe) is a Windows service designed to identify and address compatibility issues with older Read more…
Researchers Detail Kubernetes Vulnerability That Enables Windows Node Takeover Details have been made public about a now-patched high-severity flaw in Kubernetes that could allow a malicious attacker to achieve remote code execution with elevated privileges under specific circumstances. “The vulnerability allows remote code execution with SYSTEM privileges on all Windows Read more…
Lazarus Hackers Exploited Windows Kernel Flaw as Zero-Day in Recent Attacks The notorious Lazarus Group actors exploited a recently patched privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Kernel as a zero-day to obtain kernel-level access and disable security software on compromised hosts. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-21338 (CVSS score: 7.8), which can Read more…
Meta Warns of 8 Spyware Firms Targeting iOS, Android, and Windows Devices Meta Platforms said it took a series of steps to curtail malicious activity from eight different firms based in Italy, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) operating in the surveillance-for-hire industry. The findings are part of its Adversarial Read more…
Microsoft Rolls Out Patches for 73 Flaws, Including 2 Windows Zero-Days Microsoft has released patches to address 73 security flaws spanning its software lineup as part of its Patch Tuesday updates for February 2024, including two zero-days that have come under active exploitation. Of the 73 vulnerabilities, 5 are rated Critical, 65 Read more…
Microsoft Introduces Linux-Like ‘sudo’ Command to Windows 11 Feb 12, 2024NewsroomOperating System / Technology Microsoft said it’s introducing Sudo for Windows 11 as part of an early preview version to help users execute commands with administrator privileges. “Sudo for Windows is a new way for users to run elevated commands Read more…
New Mispadu Banking Trojan Exploiting Windows SmartScreen Flaw Feb 05, 2024NewsroomMalware / Financial Security The threat actors behind the Mispadu banking Trojan have become the latest to exploit a now-patched Windows SmartScreen security bypass flaw to compromise users in Mexico. The attacks entail a new variant of the malware that Read more…
New ZLoader Malware Variant Surfaces with 64-bit Windows Compatibility Jan 30, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Threat Threat hunters have identified a new campaign that delivers the ZLoader malware, resurfacing nearly two years after the botnet’s infrastructure was dismantled in April 2022. A new variant of the malware is said to have Read more…
Malicious PyPI Packages Slip WhiteSnake InfoStealer Malware onto Windows Machines Jan 29, 2024NewsroomPyPI Repository / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have identified malicious packages on the open-source Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that deliver an information stealing malware called WhiteSnake Stealer on Windows systems. The malware-laced packages are named nigpal, figflix, telerer, Read more…