The Outlaw cybergang, also known as “Dota,” has intensified its global assault on Linux environments, exploiting weak or default SSH credentials to deploy a Perl-based crypto mining botnet. Detailed insights from a recent incident response case in Braz…
A formidable new information-stealing malware dubbed Gremlin Stealer has surfaced in the cybercrime underground, actively promoted since mid-March 2025 on platforms like the Telegram channel CoderSharp. Discovered by Unit 42 researchers at Palo Alto Ne…
Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging legitimate file-sharing platforms like GetShared to bypass enterprise email security systems. A recent case involving a former colleague, previously employed at Kaspersky, highlights this emerging threat. The …
Earth Kurma APT carried out a sophisticated campaign against government and telecommunications sectors in Southeast Asia. Trend Research exposed the Earth Kurma APT campaign targeting Southeast Asia’s government and telecom sectors. Threat actors use custom malware, rootkits, and cloud storage for espionage, credential theft, and data exfiltration, posing a high business risk with advanced evasion […]
The eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU) in early March 2025, a sophisticated cyberattack leveraging SocGholish malware, also known as FakeUpdates, was uncovered targeting corporate networks. This attack, orchestrated by affiliates of RansomHub-a noto…
A multi-stage carding attack has been uncovered targeting a Magento eCommerce website running an outdated version 1.9.2.4. This version, unsupported by Adobe since June 2020, left the site vulnerable due to unpatched security flaws. The malware employe…
A new cyber threat, dubbed Hannibal Stealer, has surfaced as a rebranded and cracked variant of the Sharp and TX stealers, originally promoted by the reverse engineering group ‘llcppc_reverse.’ Developed in C# and leveraging the .NET Framework, this in…
Researchers created a PoC rootkit called Curing that uses Linux’s io_uring feature to evade traditional system call monitoring. Armo researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept (PoC) rootkit named Curing that relies on Linux asynchronous I/O mechanism io_uring to bypass traditional system call monitoring. “Curing is a POC of a rootkit that uses io_uring to perform different tasks without using any syscalls, […]
Obfuscation stands as a powerful weapon for attackers seeking to shield their malicious code from defenders. This technique, which deliberately makes code hard to understand while preserving its functionality, is a cornerstone of the ongoing struggle b…
Cybercriminals have begun openly marketing a powerful new variant of the HiddenMiner malware on underground dark web forums, raising alarms within the cybersecurity community. The malware, a heavily modified Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency miner, attracts …