Cybersecurity News

CERT-In Flags AI-Driven Attacks as Backdoored ARTEX Exposes 62 Consoles to Root Access

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has disclosed that an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted threat actor it tracks as Crafty Falcon is ta…

Daiwa Securities says info on 110,000 clients may have been leaked in vendor incident

Takashi Nakamichi and Ryo Horiuchi report that Daiwa Securities, Japan’s second-largest brokerage and investment banking firm, is responding to a breach at one…

RatHat Android Malware Console Uses Gemini to Identify Higher-Value Victims

RatHat's operators build and publish the Android banking trojan and control infected phones from a web console, according to security company Cleafy. Cleafy ha…

Android

Manic Android Malware Exfiltrates Data From Offline Phones via Nearby Infected Devices

A new Android threat codenamed Manic has been observed actively targeting Ukrainian banks, government and identity services, and messaging applications, as wel…

Android

Grandoreiro Malware and BTMOB RAT Campaigns Target Windows and Android Users

Latin America and Europe become the target of two banking trojan campaigns that are designed to infect Windows and Android devices with Grandoreiro and BTMOB m…

Windows Android

Rust-Based VENON Malware Targets 33 Brazilian Banks with Credential-Stealing Overlays

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new banking malware targeting Brazilian users that's written in Rust, marking a significant departure fro…

Windows

Android Malware FvncBot, SeedSnatcher, and ClayRat Gain Stronger Data Theft Features

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two new Android malware families dubbed FvncBot and SeedSnatcher, as another upgraded version of ClayRat ha…

Android

New Albiriox MaaS Malware Targets 400+ Apps for On-Device Fraud and Screen Control

A new Android malware named Albiriox has been advertised under a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model to offer a "full spectrum" of features to facilitate on-devi…

Android

From MostereRAT to ClickFix: New Malware Campaigns Highlight Rising AI and Phishing Risks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a phishing campaign that delivers a stealthy banking malware-turned-remote access trojan called MostereRAT.…

Fortinet

HOOK Android Trojan Adds Ransomware Overlays, Expands to 107 Remote Commands

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of an Android banking trojan called HOOK that features ransomware-style overlay screens to display exto…

Android

SuperCard X Android Malware Enables Contactless ATM and PoS Fraud via NFC Relay Attacks

A new Android malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform named SuperCard X can facilitate near-field communication (NFC) relay attacks, enabling cybercriminals to co…

Android

Silent Lynx Using PowerShell, Golang, and C++ Loaders in Multi-Stage Cyberattacks

A previously undocumented threat actor known as Silent Lynx has been linked to cyber attacks targeting various entities in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan."This th…

Exploring Snowblind: A Fresh Take on Android Malware Exploiting seccomp

Cybersecurity threats continue to emerge regularly, and Promon's security team recently identified one such novel threat, Snowblind. This malware targets Andro…

Linux Android

Cyber Criminals Exploit GitHub and FileZilla to Deliver Cocktail Malware

A "multi-faceted campaign" has been observed abusing legitimate services like GitHub and FileZilla to deliver an array of stealer malware and banking trojans s…

GitHub

Cyber Criminals Exploit GitHub and FileZilla to Deliver Malware Cocktail

A "multi-faceted campaign" has been observed abusing legitimate services like GitHub and FileZilla to deliver an array of stealer malware and banking trojans s…

GitHub

New 'Brokewell' Android Malware Spread Through Fake Browser Updates

Fake browser updates are being used to push a previously undocumented Android malware called Brokewell."Brokewell is a typical modern banking malware equipped …

Android

TimbreStealer Malware Spreading via Tax-themed Phishing Scam Targets IT Users

Mexican users have been targeted with tax-themed phishing lures at least since November 2023 to distribute a previously undocumented Windows malware called Tim…

Windows Cisco

Anatsa Android Trojan Bypasses Google Play Security, Expands Reach to New Countries

The Android banking trojan known as Anatsa has expanded its focus to include Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia as part of a new campaign observed in November 202…

Android

INTERPOL Arrests 31 in Global Operation, Identifies 1,900+ Ransomware-Linked IPs

An INTERPOL-led collaborative operation targeting phishing, banking malware, and ransomware attacks has led to the identification of 1,300 suspicious IP addres…

New JavaScript Malware Targeted 50,000+ Users at Dozens of Banks Worldwide

A new piece of JavaScript malware has been observed attempting to steal users' online banking account credentials as part of a campaign that has targeted more …

Major Cyber Attack Paralyzes Kyivstar - Ukraine's Largest Telecom Operator

Ukraine's biggest telecom operator Kyivstar has become the victim of a "powerful hacker attack,” disrupting customer access to mobile and internet services."Th…

IcedID Malware Adapts and Expands Threat with Updated BackConnect Module

The threat actors linked to the malware loader known as IcedID have made updates to the BackConnect (BC) module that's used for post-compromise activity on hac…

Hackers Exploit WebAPK to Deceive Android Users into Installing Malicious Apps

Threat actors are taking advantage of Android'sWebAPK technologyto trick unsuspecting users into installing malicious web apps on Android phones that are desig…

Android

Android Users Beware: New Hook Malware with RAT Capabilities Emerges

The threat actor behind theBlackRockandERMACAndroid banking trojans has unleashed yet another malware for rent calledHookthat introduces new capabilities to ac…

Android