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24 articles tagged with "malware"
INTERPOL Warns Phishing, Ransomware, and AI Scams Are Rising Across Asia-Pacific
- **Ravie Lakshmanan**Jun 22, 2026Cybercrime / Artificial Intelligence [*]($1) A new report from INTERPOL has revealed a "dramatic increase" in cybercrime in Asia and the South Pacific, fueled by ...
AryStinger Malware Infects 4,300 Legacy Routers to Build Reconnaissance Proxy Network
- **Swati Khandelwal**Jun 22, 2026IoT Security / Vulnerability [*]($1) A new malware family is turning forgotten home routers into a distributed reconnaissance and proxy network, not the DDoS botn...
Canada’s Spy Agency Used First-of-Its-Kind Warrant to Clean Botnet-Infected Devices
- **Swati Khandelwal**Jun 22, 2026Cyber Espionage / IoT Security [*]($1) Canada's spy service got a judge's permission to reach into infected servers, home routers, and IoT gear sitting on Canadia...
Google Sets Sept. 30 Deadline for Android Developer Verification in Four Countries
- **Swati Khandelwal**Jun 22, 2026Mobile Security / Open Source [*]($1) Google has set September 30, 2026, as the day it begins enforcing [Android developer verification]($1) in the first four cou...
New OXLOADER Loader Uses Malicious Google Ads to Deliver CastleStealer
- **Ravie Lakshmanan**Jun 22, 2026Malvertising / Endpoint Security [*]($1) Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that delivers CastleStealer by means of a previously u...
ShapedPlugin WordPress Pro Plugins Backdoored in Supply Chain Attack
- **Ravie Lakshmanan**Jun 22, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Malware [*]($1) Multiple WordPress plugins from [ShapedPlugin]($1) were compromised in a supply chain attack after unknown threat actors man...
WhatsApp VBScript Campaign Uses Fake Documents to Install ManageEngine RMM Tool
- **Ravie Lakshmanan**Jun 23, 2026Malware / Social Engineering [*]($1) Direct messages sent via WhatsApp are being used to distribute malicious Visual Basic Script (VBScript) files that lead to th...
Malicious npm Packages Pose as PostCSS Tools to Deliver Windows RAT
- **Ravie Lakshmanan**Jun 23, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Developer Security [*]($1) Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of malicious npm packages that are designed to deliver a Windows-...
Agentic AI: The Weapon That No Longer Needs a Warrior
- **The Hacker News**Jun 23, 2026Offensive AI / Cybersecurity Training [*]($1) Every weapon begins as an extension of the hand that holds it. The spear lengthened the reach of the arm. The bow sen...
Following user outcry, AMD reinstates memory encryption in consumer CPUs
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Junior Hacker Used Tailscale and OpenSSH to Keep Access After His C2 Went Offline
- **Swati Khandelwal**Jun 17, 2026Malware / Cyber Attack [*]($1) A French-speaking attacker broke into a small French automotive business, planted a keylogger, and stole banking and email credenti...
Microsoft Confirms RoguePlanet Defender Zero-Day, Says Patch is in Development
- **Ravie Lakshmanan**Jun 17, 2026Endpoint Security / Vulnerability [*]($1) Microsoft has formally disclosed that it's working to release a patch to address a Defender zero-day codenamed [RoguePla...
Crypto Clipper Campaign Abuses Fake Reviews, AI Narrators, and VirusTotal Comments
- **Ravie Lakshmanan**Jun 17, 2026Malware / Social Engineering [*]($1) An unknown threat actor has been observed leveraging paid or promoted posts on legitimate news websites to drum up buzz for t...
DragonForce Hackers Abuse Microsoft Teams Relays to Hide Backdoor.Turn C2 Traffic
- **Ravie Lakshmanan**Jun 18, 2026Remote Access Trojan / Ransomware [*]($1) Threat actors associated with the [DragonForce]($1) ransomware have been observed using a custom Go-based remote access ...
Microsoft Details Windows Clipper Malware Campaign Using USB LNK Worm and Tor-Based C2
- **Ravie Lakshmanan**Jun 18, 2026Malware / Cryptocurrency [*]($1) Microsoft has disclosed details of a Windows-based cryptocurrency clipper campaign codenamed **CryptoBandits** that has targeted...
Operation Endgame Disrupts SocGholish Servers, Cleans 14,971 WordPress Sites
- **Ravie Lakshmanan**Jun 19, 2026Malware / Threat Intelligence [*]($1) Dutch law enforcement authorities, along with counterparts from [ Canada ]($1) , Germany, and the U.S., have disrupted malic...
For the past four years, a sprawling Android-based botnet called **Popa** has forced millions of consumer TV boxes to relay Internet traffic linked to advertising fraud, account takeovers, and mass da...
Users cry foul after AMD stripped memory crypto from its consumer CPUs
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Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users
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Windows and Linux users: The deadline to update Secure Boot keys is near
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Massive breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks
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Apple patches eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds
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Microsoft discovers new lightweight backdoor that steals cryptocurrency
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Microsoft's Project Ire: The AI That's Changing Cybersecurity
Microsoft's Project Ire is an innovative AI system that autonomously analyzes software files to detect malware, aiming to streamline cybersecurity processes and enhance threat detection.