An old form of trojan malware has been updated with new abilities, warn cybersecurity researchers. A phishing campaign is delivering a new variant of one of the oldest forms of remote access trojan (RAT) malware in an effort to steal usernames, passwords and other sensitive information. It also aims to steal cryptocurrency from the victim….
Tag: Malware
M1 security vulnerability ‘baked into chip,’ but researcher says it doesn’t matter
An M1 security vulnerability has been discovered that likely cannot be mitigated by Apple, but the researcher who found it says it’s not something we need to worry about … Here’s Hector Martin’s description of it: A flaw in the design of the Apple Silicon “M1” chip allows any two applications running under an OS to covertly exchange data…
Malware and ransomware gangs have found this new way to cover their tracks
Theres’s been a huge uptick in the proportion of malware using TLS or the Transport Layer Security to communicate without being spotted, cybersecurity firm Sophos reports. While HTTPS helps prevent eavesdropping, man-in-the-middle attacks, and hijackers who try to impersonate a trusted website, the protocol has also offered cover for cyber criminals to privately share information…
Hackers Targeting professionals With ‘more_eggs’ Malware via LinkedIn Job Offers
A new spear-phishing campaign is targeting professionals on LinkedIn with weaponized job offers in an attempt to infect targets with a sophisticated backdoor trojan called “more_eggs.” To increase the odds of success, the phishing lures take advantage of malicious ZIP archive files that have the same name as that of the victims’ job titles taken…
Hackers exploit websites to give them excellent SEO before deploying malware
Cyberattackers have turned to search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to deploy malware payloads to as many victims as possible. According to Sophos, the so-called search engine “deoptimization” method includes both SEO tricks and the abuse of human psychology to push websites that have been compromised up Google’s rankings. SEO optimization is used by webmasters to legitimately increase…