Banana Squad Hides Data-Stealing Malware in Fake GitHub Repositories
Banana Squad hid data-stealing malware in fake GitHub repos posing as Python tools, tricking users and targeting sensitive info like browser and wallet data.
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New Campaigns Distribute Malware via Open Source Hacking Tools
Trend Micro and ReversingLabs uncovered over 100 GitHub accounts distributing malware embedded in open source hacking tools.
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Threat Actor Exploit GitHub and Hosted 60 GitHub Repositories with 100s of Malware
A threat actor group known as Banana Squad has been found exploiting GitHub, a cornerstone platform for developers worldwide, by hosting over 60 malicious repositories containing hundreds of trojanized Python files. Discovered by the ReversingLabs thre…
MITRE and Splunk Expose Critical Vulnerabilities in Open Source GitHub Actions
The Sysdig TRT has uncovered critical vulnerabilities in the GitHub Actions workflows of several high-profile open source projects, including those maintained by MITRE and Splunk. GitHub Actions, a popular platform for automating CI/CD pipelines, offer…
35 open-source security tools to power your red team, SOC, and cloud security
This article showcases free, open-source security tools that support your organization’s teams in red teaming, threat hunting, incident response, vulnerability scanning, and cloud security. Autorize: Burp Suite extension for automatic authorization enf…
Water Curse Hacker Group Uses 76 GitHub Accounts to Spread Multistage Malware
A newly identified threat actor known as Water Curse has been linked to a sprawling campaign utilizing at least 76 GitHub accounts to distribute weaponized repositories packed with multistage malware. This financially motivated group leverages the inhe…
MDEAutomator: Open-source endpoint management, incident response in MDE
Managing endpoints and responding to security incidents in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) can be time-consuming and complex. MDEAutomator is an open-source tool designed to make that easier. MDEAutomator is a modular, serverless solution for IT …
Developers Beware – Sophisticated Phishing Scams Exploit GitHub Device Code Flow to Hijack Tokens
A sophisticated and increasing wave of cyberattacks now targets software developers through a little-known yet legitimate GitHub feature: the OAuth 2.0 Device Code Flow. Security experts, notably from Praetorian, have warned that threat actors are leve…
OWASP Nettacker: Open-source scanner for recon and vulnerability assessment
OWASP Nettacker is a free, open-source tool designed for network scanning, information gathering, and basic vulnerability assessment. Built and maintained by the OWASP community, Nettacker helps security pros automate common tasks like port scanning, s…
fiddleitm: Open-source mitmproxy add-on identifies malicious web traffic
fiddleitm is an open-source tool built on top of mitmproxy that helps find malicious web traffic. It works by checking HTTP requests and responses for known patterns that might point to malware, phishing, or other threats. fiddleitm features “I c…