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By Waqas Cybersecurity researchers at Bitdefender have found a surge in malware and phishing attacks on Discord, noting 50,000 malicious… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Surge in Discord Malware Attacks as 50,000 Malicious Links Uncovered

Brazilian banking institutions are the target of a new campaign that distributes a custom variant of the Windows-based AllaKore remote access trojan (RAT) called AllaSenha. The malware is "specifically aimed at stealing credentials that are required to access Brazilian bank accounts, [and] leverages Azure cloud as command-and-control (C2) infrastructure," French cybersecurity company HarfangLab

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today unveiled sanctions against three Chinese nationals for allegedly operating 911 S5, an online anonymity service that for many years was the easiest and cheapest way to route one's Web traffic through malware-infected computers around the globe. KrebsOnSecurity identified one of the three men in a July 2022 investigation into 911 S5, which was massively hacked and then closed ten days later.

Stalkerware app pcTattleWare had its websites defaced and databases leaked after researchers found several security flaws.

By Waqas Check Point reports hackers are targeting its VPN as the company releases new security measures to prevent unauthorized… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Target Check Point VPNs, Security Fix Released

By Waqas Check Point reports hackers are targeting its VPN as the company releases new security measures to prevent unauthorized… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Target Check Point VPNs, Security Fix Released

A list of topics we covered in the week of May 20 to May 26 of 2024

Plus: US surveillance reportedly targets pro-Palestinian protesters, the FBI arrests a man for AI-generated CSAM, and stalkerware targets hotel computers.

Threat actors have been observed making use of fake websites masquerading as legitimate antivirus solutions from Avast, Bitdefender, and Malwarebytes to propagate malware capable of stealing sensitive information from Android and Windows devices. "Hosting malicious software through sites which look legitimate is predatory to general consumers, especially those who look to protect their devices

By Deeba Ahmed Russian hackers and APT groups are escalating cyberattacks, leveraging readily available malware and broadening their targets beyond governments.… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian Hackers Shift Tactics, Target More Victims with Paid Malware