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Weaponizing Microsoft's own services for command-and-control is simple and costless, and it helps attackers better avoid detection.

A recent campaign targeting Middle Eastern government organizations plays standard detection tools like a fiddle. With cyberattackers getting more creative, defenders must start keeping pace.

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented malware targeting Android devices that uses compromised WordPress sites as relays for its actual command-and-control (C2) servers for detection evasion. The malware, codenamed Wpeeper, is an ELF binary that leverages the HTTPS protocol to secure its C2 communications. "Wpeeper is a typical backdoor Trojan for Android

By Deeba Ahmed New Android malware alert! Brokewell steals data, takes over devices & targets your bank. Learn how this sneaky malware works & what you can do to protect yourself. Stop Brokewell before it stops you! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Chrome Updates Hide Android Brokewell Malware Targeting Your Bank

By Deeba Ahmed Beware! Agent Tesla & Taskun Malware are targeting US Education & Gov. This cyberattack steals data & exploits vulnerabilities. Learn how to protect schools & government agencies from this double threat! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Agent Tesla and Taskun Malware Targeting US Education and Govt Entities

An ongoing social engineering campaign is targeting software developers with bogus npm packages under the guise of a job interview to trick them into downloading a Python backdoor. Cybersecurity firm Securonix is tracking the activity under the name DEV#POPPER, linking it to North Korean threat actors. "During these fraudulent interviews, the developers are often asked

Plus, new details emerge on the Scattered Spider cybercrime network and ArcaneDoor.

Attacks by a previously unknown threat actor leveraged two bugs in firewall devices to install custom backdoors on several government networks globally.

Unlike the SolarWinds and CodeCov incidents, all that it took for an adversary to nearly pull off a massive supply chain attack was some slick social engineering and a string of pressure emails.

ArcaneDoor is a campaign that is the latest example of state-sponsored actors targeting perimeter network devices from multiple vendors. Coveted by these actors, perimeter network devices are the perfect intrusion point for espionage-focused campaigns.