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Microsoft Warns Rise in XorDdos Malware Targeting Linux Devices

A Linux botnet malware known as XorDdos has witnessed a 254% surge in activity over the last six months, according to latest research from Microsoft. The trojan, so named for carrying out denial-of-service attacks on Linux systems and its use of XOR-based encryption for communications with its command-and-control (C2) server, is known to have been active since at least 2014. "XorDdos' modular

North Korean hackers use fake news articles to spread information ransomware

The files were disgusting since they contained information about holidays and other events. According to cybersecurity firm AhnLabs, North Korean hackers attempted to disseminate malware...

Russian citizens become collateral victims of cybercriminals

The war is having disastrous consequences in all areas, including cyber. Until now, most Russian-origin threat actors have chosen to respect local organizations, with...

A famed game was hacked by North Korean hackers, making profits exceeding half a billion dollars

North Korean hackers made more than $600 million in unlawful profits in one hit! The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has convicted a group of...

Hackers Exploiting VMware Horizon to Target South Korea with NukeSped Backdoor

The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed leveraging the Log4Shell vulnerability in VMware Horizon servers to deploy the NukeSped (aka Manuscrypt) implant against targets located in its southern counterpart. "The attacker used the Log4j vulnerability on VMware Horizon products that were not applied with the security patch," AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) said in a

Massive WordPress JavaScript injection campaign redirects to ads

Krasimir Konov, a malware analyst at Sucuri, has reported a persistent crusade of malicious script injection into compromised WordPress websites. This campaign takes advantage...

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