OBSCURE#BAT Malware Highlights Risks of API Hooking
Researchers discovered an attack chain that uses several layers of obfuscated batch files and PowerShell scripts to deliver an advanced and persistent rootkit.
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Researchers discovered an attack chain that uses several layers of obfuscated batch files and PowerShell scripts to deliver an advanced and persistent rootkit.
Medusa developers have been targeting a wide variety of critical infrastructure sectors, from healthcare and technology to manufacturing and insurance, racking up its victim count as it seemingly adds to its numbers of affiliates.
Just like with any regular computer, researchers figured out how to crack into, force restart, and upload malware to an aftermarket in-vehicle infotainment system.
Microsoft has shed light on an ongoing phishing campaign that targeted the hospitality sector by impersonating online travel agency Booking.com using an increasingly popular social engineering technique called ClickFix to deliver credential-stealing malware. The activity, the tech giant said, started in December 2024 and operates with the end goal of conducting financial fraud and theft….
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as ScarCruft is said to have been behind a never-before-seen Android surveillance tool named KoSpy targeting Korean and English-speaking users. Lookout, which shared details of the malware campaign, said the earliest versions date back to March 2022. The most recent samples were flagged in March 2024. It’s not clear…
The Salt Typhoon attacks underscored the need for unity, innovation, and resilience in the face of an increasingly sophisticated cyber-threat landscape.
The new The F5 Application Delivery Controller and Security Platform combines BIG-IP, NGNIX and Distributed Cloud Services and new AI Gateway and AI Assistants.
Two high-severity security flaws have been disclosed in the open-source ruby-saml library that could allow malicious actors to bypass Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) authentication protections. SAML is an XML-based markup language and open-standard used for exchanging authentication and authorization data between parties, enabling features like single sign-on (SSO), which allows
As IT environments grow more complex, IT professionals are facing unprecedented pressure to secure business-critical data. With hybrid work the new standard and cloud adoption on the rise, data is increasingly distributed across different environments, providers and locations, expanding the attack surface for emerging cyberthreats. While the need for a strong data protection strategy has…
Researchers from Symantec showed how OpenAI’s Operator agent, currently in research preview, can be used to construct a basic phishing attack from start to finish.