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A suspected Pakistan-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Transparent Tribe has been linked to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting Indian and Pakistani Android users with a backdoor called CapraRAT. "Transparent Tribe distributed the Android CapraRAT backdoor via trojanized secure messaging and calling apps branded as MeetsApp and MeetUp," ESET said in a report

By Deeba Ahmed The new MQTTang backdoor is capable of evading detection, making it an even bigger threat to victims. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Hackers Unleashes MQsTTang Backdoor Against Govt Entities

The China-aligned Mustang Panda actor has been observed using a hitherto unseen custom backdoor called MQsTTang as part of an ongoing social engineering campaign that commenced in January 2023. "Unlike most of the group's malware, MQsTTang doesn't seem to be based on existing families or publicly available projects," ESET researcher Alexandre Côté Cyr said in a new report. Attack chains

Serious sanctions and legal consequences may be slowing ransomware groups down, but it's still unclear if this is a permanent shift.

The same "sophisticated" threat actor has pummeled the domain host on an ongoing basis since 2020, making off with customer logins, source code, and more. Here's what to do.

The threat actor known as Lucky Mouse has developed a Linux version of a malware toolkit called SysUpdate, expanding on its ability to target devices running the operating system. The oldest version of the updated artifact dates back to July 2022, with the malware incorporating new features designed to evade security software and resist reverse engineering. Cybersecurity company Trend Micro said

The flaw, which drew attention in October when it was found in ConnectWise products, could pose a significant risk to the supply chain if not patched immediately.

As more businesses shift away from running workloads on dedicated virtual machines to running them inside containers using workload orchestrators like Kubernetes, adversaries have become more interested in them as targets. Moreover, the benefits Kubernetes provides for managing workloads are also extended to adversaries. As adversaries leverage Kubernetes to run their workloads, their understanding of how these platforms work and can be exploited increases.

Separate attacks on two subsidiaries of an Asian conglomerate reflect a surge of cyber-espionage activity in the region in the last 12 months.

By Waqas At this moment, it is unclear which group is responsible for the ransomware attack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Marshals Service Hit By Major Ransomware Attack