Miles de servidores Linux infectados con el malware Ebury

Miles de servidores Linux infectados con el malware Ebury

Miles de servidores Linux todavía están infectados con Ebury, un malware que roba información desde hace décadas y que se creía extinto. Ebury es un sofisticado malware diseñado para comprometer los sistemas basados ​​en Linux, especialmente los servidores. Es un tipo de malware que opera como puerta trasera y roba credenciales, lo que permite a … Read more

El malware de Android se hace pasar por las principales aplicaciones para el robo de datos, falsificando a Google, Instagram y WhatsApp

El malware de Android se hace pasar por las principales aplicaciones para el robo de datos, falsificando a Google, Instagram y WhatsApp

Se han detectado varias aplicaciones maliciosas de Android haciéndose pasar por algunas de las herramientas más populares de la plataforma, pero a cualquiera que instale los estafadores se le podrían robar sus credenciales de inicio de sesión u otra información altamente confidencial de su dispositivo. Un informe de los investigadores de ciberseguridad SonicWall Capture Labs … Read more

Malware attacks on Docker Hub spread millions of malicious repositories

Malware attacks on Docker Hub spread millions of malicious repositories

Cybersecurity researchers from JFrog recently discovered three malicious campaigns in Docker Hub – Docker’s cloud-based registry service for storing and sharing container images. These campaigns contained millions of repositories that pushed generic trojan malware to the developers.  The conclusion of JFrog’s findings is that with open-source repositories such as Docker Hub, keeping them clean of … Read more

Millions of devices still connect to this dangerous malware, despite the creators ditching it years ago

Millions of devices still connect to this dangerous malware, despite the creators ditching it years ago

Millions of devices are still connected to the PlugX malware, despite its creators abandoning it months ago, experts have warned. Cybersecurity analysts Sekoia managed to obtain the IP address associated with the malware’s command & control (C2) server, and observed connection requests over a six-month period. During the course of the analysis, infected endpoints attempted … Read more

Antivirus updates hijacked to drop dangerous malware

Antivirus updates hijacked to drop dangerous malware

Imagine if your antivirus program infected your computer with malware – that’s exactly what happened to some eScan antivirus users recently. A new report from Avast has explained how a threat actor, possibly of North Korean affiliation, used a vulnerability in the antivirus program to sideload a backdoor called GuptiMiner.  Apparently, after obtaining an adversary-in-the-middle … Read more

TP-Link routers are still being bombarded with botnet and malware threats

TP-Link routers are still being bombarded with botnet and malware threats

More than a year after a patch was released, hackers are still competing to compromise vulnerable TP-Link Wi-Fi routers. A report from Fortinet claims half a dozen botnet operators are scanning for vulnerable TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) routers after cybersecurity researchers discovered a high-severity unauthenticated command injection flaw in the endpoints early last year. The … Read more

Hackers are loading SVG files with multi-stage malware in new phishing attack

Hackers are loading SVG files with multi-stage malware in new phishing attack

A sophisticated new phishing attack was spotted in the wild, leveraging a wide variety of tools to bypass antivirus protections and ultimately deliver different Remote Access Trojan (RAT) malware. According to cybersecurity researchers at Fortinet, an unidentified threat actor was seen sending phishing emails, stating a shipment has been delivered, and attaching an invoice. This … Read more

Visa warns dangerous new malware is attacking financial firms

Visa warns dangerous new malware is attacking financial firms

Visa is warning its partners, clients, and customers, of an ongoing phishing attack that aims to deliver a banking trojan.  The Visa Payment Fraud Disruption (PDF) unit sent out a security alert to card issuers, processors, and acquirers, noting it had observed a new phishing campaign that started in late March this year.  The campaign … Read more

This previously unknown malware has some crafty tricks for avoiding antivirus

Hackers are loading SVG files with multi-stage malware in new phishing attack

Cybersecurity researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a brand new piece of malware that uses an unusual method of hiding from antivirus programs. The malware is called UNAPIMON, and is apparently being used by Winnti, an established Chinese state-sponsored threat actor that was behind some of the most devastating attacks against governments, hardware and software … Read more

Stay alert — this dangerous Android malware is pretending to be a McAfee security tool

El malware de Android se hace pasar por las principales aplicaciones para el robo de datos, falsificando a Google, Instagram y WhatsApp

A new version of a known Android banking trojan is making rounds on the internet, stealing sensitive data, and possibly even money, from its victims. Cybersecurity researchers from NCC Group’s Fox-IT sounded the alarm of a new, upgraded version of the Vultur banking trojan, first spotted in early 2021 but having received a number of … Read more