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PHP Infiltrated with Backdoor Malware

The server for the web-application scripting language was compromised on Sunday.
Threatpost 29 Mar 2021 787 Views

Watch Out! That Android System Update May Contain A Powerful Spyware

Researchers have discovered a new information-stealing trojan, which targets Android devices with an onslaught of data-exfiltration capabilities — from collecting browser searches to recording audio and phone calls. While malware on Android has previously taken the guise of copycat apps, which go under...
The Hacker News 27 Mar 2021 32742 Views

Exchange Cyberattacks Escalate as Microsoft Rolls One-Click Fix

Public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for ProxyLogon could be fanning a feeding frenzy of attacks even as patching makes progress.
Threatpost 17 Mar 2021 629 Views

Latest Mirai Variant Targets SonicWall, D-Link and IoT Devices

A new Mirai variant is targeting known flaws in D-Link, Netgear and SonicWall devices, as well as newly-discovered flaws in unknown IoT devices.
Threatpost 17 Mar 2021 908 Views

Is Your Browser Extension a Botnet Backdoor?

A company that rents out access to more than 10 million Web browsers so that clients can hide their true Internet addresses has built its network by paying browser extension makers to quietly include its code in their creations. This story examines the lopsided economics of extension development, ...
Krebs on Security 2 Mar 2021 771 Views

Malware Loader Abuses Google SEO to Expand Payload Delivery

Gootloader has expanded its payloads beyond the Gootkit malware family, using Google SEO poisoning to gain traction.
Threatpost 2 Mar 2021 815 Views

Accellion FTA Zero-Day Attacks Show Ties to Clop Ransomware, FIN11

The threat actors stole data and used Clop's leaks site to demand money in an extortion scheme, though no ransomware was deployed.
Threatpost 23 Feb 2021 955 Views

Brave browser leaks onion addresses in DNS traffic

The Tor mode included with the Brave web browser allows users to access .onion dark web domains inside Brave private browsing windows without having to install Tor as a separate software package.
ZDNet 22 Feb 2021 83267 Views

New Malware Found On 30,000 Macs Has Security Pros Stumped

Packet Storm 22 Feb 2021 81881 Views

Pan-Asian retail giant Dairy Farm suffers REvil ransomware attack

Massive pan-Asian retail chain operator Dairy Farm Group was attacked this month by the REvil ransomware operation. The attackers claim to have demanded a $30 million ransom.
Bleeping Computer 28 Jan 2021 1222 Views