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eScan Antivirus Update Mechanism Exploited to Spread Backdoors and Miners

eScan Antivirus Update Mechanism Exploited to Spread Backdoors and Miners

A new malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus software to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners like XMRig through a long-standing threat codenamed GuptiMiner targeting large corporate networks. Cybersecurity firm… 

CoralRaider Malware Campaign Exploits CDN Cache to Spread Info-Stealers

CoralRaider Malware Campaign Exploits CDN Cache to Spread Info-Stealers

Apr 24, 2024NewsroomMalware / Data Security A new ongoing malware campaign has been observed distributing three different stealers, such as CryptBot, LummaC2, and Rhadamanthys hosted on Content Delivery Network (CDN) cache domains since at least… 

Apache Cordova App Harness Targeted in Dependency Confusion Attack

Apache Cordova App Harness Targeted in Dependency Confusion Attack

Apr 23, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain Attack / Application Security Researchers have identified a dependency confusion vulnerability impacting an archived Apache project called Cordova App Harness. Dependency confusion attacks take place owing to the fact that package… 

Police Chiefs Call for Solutions to Access Encrypted Data in Serious Crime Cases

Police Chiefs Call for Solutions to Access Encrypted Data in Serious Crime Cases

Apr 23, 2024NewsroomEnd-to-End Encryption / Privacy European Police Chiefs said that the complementary partnership between law enforcement agencies and the technology industry is at risk due to end-to-end encryption (E2EE). They called on the industry… 

German Authorities Issue Arrest Warrants for Three Suspected Chinese Spies

German Authorities Issue Arrest Warrants for Three Suspected Chinese Spies

Apr 23, 2024NewsroomCounterintelligence / National Security German authorities said they have issued arrest warrants against three citizens on suspicion of spying for China. The full names of the defendants were not disclosed by the Office… 

Russia’s APT28 Exploited Windows Print Spooler Flaw to Deploy ‘GooseEgg’ Malware

Russia’s APT28 Exploited Windows Print Spooler Flaw to Deploy ‘GooseEgg’ Malware

Apr 23, 2024NewsroomNational Security Agency / Threat Intelligence The Russia-linked nation-state threat actor tracked as APT28 weaponized a security flaw in the Microsoft Windows Print Spooler component to deliver a previously unknown custom malware called… 

Russian Hacker Group ToddyCat Uses Advanced Tools for Industrial-Scale Data Theft

Russian Hacker Group ToddyCat Uses Advanced Tools for Industrial-Scale Data Theft

Apr 22, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Endpoint Security The threat actor known as ToddyCat has been observed using a wide range of tools to retain access to compromised environments and steal valuable data. Russian cybersecurity firm…