#botnet

The remote access trojan (RAT) known as Remcos RAT has been found being propagated via webhards by disguising it as adult-themed games in South Korea. WebHard, short for web hard drive, is a popular online file storage system used to upload, download, and share files in the country. While webhards have been used in the past to deliver njRAT, UDP RAT, and DDoS botnet malware, the

By Deeba Ahmed The attacks, potentially linked to Russian APT Sandworm, exploited vulnerabilities in Zyxel firewalls. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Forescout Report Uncovers New Details in Danish Energy Hack

The cyber attacks targeting the energy sector in Denmark last year may not have had the involvement of the Russia-linked Sandworm hacking group, new findings from Forescout show. The intrusions, which targeted around 22 Danish energy organizations in May 2023, occurred in two distinct waves, one which exploited a security flaw in Zyxel firewall (CVE-2023-28771) and a

By Deeba Ahmed Another day, another malware threat against Linux systems! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mirai-based NoaBot Botnet Targeting Linux Systems with Cryptominer

Cybersecurity researchers have developed a proof-of-concept (PoC) code that exploits a recently disclosed critical flaw in the Apache OfBiz open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to execute a memory-resident payload. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2023-51467 (CVSS score: 9.8), a bypass for another severe shortcoming in the same software (

A new Mirai-based botnet called NoaBot is being used by threat actors as part of a crypto mining campaign since the beginning of 2023. “The capabilities of the new botnet, NoaBot, include a wormable self-spreader and an SSH key backdoor to download and execute additional binaries or spread itself to new victims,” Akamai security researcher Stiv Kupchik said in a report shared with The

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. All four pleaded guilty to conspiracy and racketeering charges. But there is a fascinating and untold backstory behind the two Russian men involved, who co-ran Russia's most popular spam forum for years.

By Deeba Ahmed Undetected for Over 11 Months, AsyncRAT Lurked on Systems of Sensitive US Agencies with Critical Infrastructures, reports the… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: AsyncRAT Infiltrates Key US Infrastructure Through GIFs and SVGs

Ransomware gangs don't always win, and when they don't, it feels pretty great.

By Deeba Ahmed From NFTs to Sextortion: AI & Deepfakes Fuel New Scams Exposed in Interpol Cyber Sting - The global arrests were part of Interpol's operation HAECHI IV. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Interpol Nets $300 Million, Arrests 3,500 in Major Cyber Crime Bust