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PlayPraetor Android Trojan Infects 11,000+ Devices via Fake Google Play Pages and Meta Ads

PlayPraetor Android Trojan Infects 11,000+ Devices via Fake Google Play Pages and Meta Ads

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a nascent Android remote access trojan (RAT) called PlayPraetor that has infected more than 11,000 devices, primarily across Portugal, Spain, France, Morocco, Peru, and Hong Kong. “The botnet’s rapid growth, which… 

CL-STA-0969 Installs Covert Malware in Telecom Networks During 10-Month Espionage Campaign

CL-STA-0969 Installs Covert Malware in Telecom Networks During 10-Month Espionage Campaign

Telecommunications organizations in Southeast Asia have been targeted by a state-sponsored threat actor known as CL-STA-0969 to facilitate remote control over compromised networks. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it observed multiple incidents in the… 

New ‘Plague’ PAM Backdoor Exposes Critical Linux Systems to Silent Credential Theft

New ‘Plague’ PAM Backdoor Exposes Critical Linux Systems to Silent Credential Theft

Aug 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Detection / SSH Security Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux backdoor dubbed Plague that has managed to evade detection for a year. “The implant is built as a malicious…