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Hackers Abuse Blockchain Smart Contracts to Spread Malware via Infected WordPress Sites

Hackers Abuse Blockchain Smart Contracts to Spread Malware via Infected WordPress Sites

A financially motivated threat actor codenamed UNC5142 has been observed abusing blockchain smart contracts as a way to facilitate the distribution of information stealers such as Atomic (AMOS), Lumma, Rhadamanthys (aka RADTHIEF), and Vidar, targeting… 

LinkPro Linux Rootkit Uses eBPF to Hide and Activates via Magic TCP Packets

LinkPro Linux Rootkit Uses eBPF to Hide and Activates via Magic TCP Packets

Oct 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Malware An investigation into the compromise of an Amazon Web Services (AWS)-hosted infrastructure has led to the discovery of a new GNU/Linux rootkit dubbed LinkPro, according to findings from Synacktiv.… 

Hackers Deploy Linux Rootkits via Cisco SNMP Flaw in “Zero Disco’ Attacks

Hackers Deploy Linux Rootkits via Cisco SNMP Flaw in “Zero Disco’ Attacks

Oct 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Linux Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that exploited a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Cisco IOS Software and IOS XE Software to deploy Linux rootkits on…