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Two novel malware binaries, including "HiatusRAT," offer unique capabilities that point to the need for better security for companies' router infrastructure.

By Waqas Currently, in its cyber espionage campaign, Sharp Panda hackers are targeting government entities in Asia. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese Sharp Panda Group Unleashes SoulSearcher Malware

** UNSUPPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED **** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability has been found in UpThemes Theme DesignFolio Plus 1.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 53f6ae62878076f99718e5feb589928e83c879a9. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-221809 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

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.