PirateFi game on Steam caught installing password-stealing malware
A free-to-play game named PirateFi in the Steam store has been distributing the Vidar infostealing malware to unsuspecting users.
Unpacking the BADBOX Botnet with Censys
Discover BADBOX, a new botnet pre-infecting Android devices—including TVs—via factory malware. Explore supply chain threats from one SSL certificate.
SparkCat crypto stealer in Google Play and App Store
Kaspersky experts discover iOS and Android apps infected with the SparkCat crypto stealer in Google Play and the App Store. It steals crypto wallet data using an OCR model.
macOS FlexibleFerret | Further Variants of DPRK Malware Family Unearthed
DPRK 'Contagious Interview' campaign continues to target Mac users with new variants of FERRET malware and Github devs with repo spam.
10,000 WordPress Websites Found Delivering MacOS and Windows Malware
Third-party scripts are a key part of the supply chain, giving 3rd party access to sensitive data or allowing malicious actions in the browser of your user. c/side helps you regain control over your website.
New TorNet backdoor seen in widespread campaign
Cisco Talos discovered an ongoing malicious campaign operated by a financially motivated threat actor targeting users, predominantly in Poland and Germany. The actor has delivered different payloads, including Agent Tesla, Snake Keylogger, and a new undocumented backdoor we are calling TorNet, dropped by PureCrypter malware. The actor is running a Windows scheduled task on victim machines—including on endpoints with a low battery—to achieve persistence. The actor also disconnects the victim machine from the network before dropping the payload and then connects it back to the network, allowing them to evade detection by cloud antimalware solutions. We also found that the actor connects the victim’s machine to the TOR network using the TorNet backdoor for stealthy command and control (C2) communications and detection evasion.
2024 macOS Malware Review | Infostealers, Backdoors, and APT Campaigns Targeting the Enterprise
Learn about the key macOS malware families from 2024, including tactics, IoCs, opportunities for detection, and links to further reading.
Hundreds of fake Reddit sites push Lumma Stealer malware
Hackers are distributing close to 1,000 web pages mimicking Reddit and the WeTransfer file sharing service that lead to downloading the Lumma Stealer malware.
Qbot is Back.Connect
In addition to the new backConnect malware developed by Qbot operators, research has emerged tying zloader[4] activity to that of the BlackBasta ransomware operation. It is highly likely this new side loading backConnect malware has been or is going to be utilized to further ransomware attacks.
IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024
Since the end of 2024, we have been continuously monitoring large-scale DDoS attacks orchestrated by an IoT botnet exploiting vulnerable IoT devices such as wireless routers and IP cameras.
Over 5,000 WordPress sites caught in WP3.XYZ malware attack
Third-party scripts are a key part of the supply chain, giving 3rd party access to sensitive data or allowing malicious actions in the browser of your user. c/side helps you regain control over your website.
Cracking the Code: How Banshee Stealer Targets macOS Users
Executive Summary: Since September, Check Point Research (CPR) has been monitoring a new version of the Banshee macOS Stealer, a malware that steals
Inside FireScam : An Information Stealer with Spyware Capabilities
- FireScam is an information stealing malware with spyware capabilities. It is distributed as a fake ‘Telegram Premium’ APK via a phishing website hosted on the GitHub.io domain, mimicking the RuStore app store. The phishing website delivers a dropper that installs the FireScam malware disguised as the Telegram Premium application. The malware exfiltrates sensitive data, including notifications, messages, and other app data, to a Firebase Realtime Database endpoint. FireScam monitors device activities such as screen state changes, e-commerce transactions, clipboard activity, and user engagement to gather valuable information covertly. Captures notifications across various apps, including system apps, to potentially steal sensitive information and track user activities. It employs obfuscation techniques to hide its intent and evade detection by security tools and researchers. FireScam performs checks to identify if it is running in an analysis or virtualized environment. The malware leverages Firebase for command-and-control communication, data storage, and to deliver additional malicious payloads. Exfiltrated data is temporarily stored in the Firebase Realtime Database, filtered for valuable content, and later removed. The Firebase database reveals potential Telegram IDs linked to the threat actors and contains URLs to other malware specimens hosted on the phishing site. By exploiting the popularity of messaging apps and other widely used applications, FireScam poses a significant threat to individuals and organizations worldwide.
Information Stealer Masquerades as LDAPNightmare (CVE-2024-49113) PoC Exploit
In December 2024, two critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) were addressed via Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday release. Both vulnerabilities were deemed as highly significant due to the widespread use of LDAP in Windows environments: CVE-2024-49112: A remote code execution (RCE) bug that attackers can exploit by sending specially crafted LDAP requests, allowing them to execute arbitrary code on the target system. CVE-2024-49113: A denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability that can be exploited to crash the LDAP service, leading to service disruptions. In this blog entry, we discuss a fake proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2024-49113 (aka LDAPNightmare) designed to lure security researchers into downloading and executing information-stealing malware.