Fake security tools on GitHub push backdoors and infostealers
Cybersecurity professionals are being targeted with infected security projects on GitHub that deploy a backdoor and information stealer malware. [...]
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NIKKE: PC version of the game trapped to install a formidable one
The NIKKE PC launcher has loaded a1900 from the CDN of Level Infinite: remote control, theft of secrets and cryptos. Here's what we need to check. The NIKKE post: the PC version of the game trapped to install a formidable personal,194 has been published on IT-Connect.
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Hackers Use Fake Streaming Apps to Spread Mirax Android Malware and Steal Bank Accounts
Hackers are using streaming app lures to distribute Mirax. This Android banking trojan lets operators remotely control victims’ phones and initiate fraudulent transfers. Estimated losses reach millions of dollars, although confirmed cases capture only part of the campaign’s impact. The operation remained active when Group-IB published its November 5 investigation. Researchers linked the infections
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Hackers Hide Linux Backdoor in Control Web Panel Server to Execute Commands Without Logs
A backdoor has been found hiding in the web server that runs Control Web Panel (CWP), a free panel for managing Linux hosting servers, researchers at QiAnXin's XLab said this week. The backdoored web server executes commands that attackers send via web requests, and those requests never appear in its access logs. Installing it takes root access, so the attackers must already control the server.
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Hackers backdoor Linux servers using trojanized CWP web server
A new Linux malware called CWPdoor is being distributed through a trojanized version of cwpsrv, the web server behind the Control Web Panel (CWP) management interface. [...]
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CERT-In Flags AI-Driven Attacks as Backdoored ARTEX Exposes 62 Consoles to Root Access
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has disclosed that an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted threat actor it tracks as Crafty Falcon is targeting organizations in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sectors in the country. Describing the threat as active and ongoing, the activity involves the use of publicly-available AI-driven offensive security tools
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Hackers Exploit Patched Apple Flaw to Deliver Info-Stealing Malware, CISA Says
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a medium-severity security flaw impacting multiple Apple operating systems to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-27834 (CVSS score: 5.5), a case of improper authentication that could allow an attacker with
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Vercel rolls out new protection against stolen session cookie attacks
Vercel is gradually rolling out Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) on its platform as a key defense against information stealer malware. [...]
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Google, Partners Disrupt 1.3 Million-Device-Strong XCPE Botnet
Android device manufacturer Videostrong allegedly ran the operation, which infected set-top boxes and IoT devices with a backdoor to create infrastructure for criminal activity.
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China-Aligned Hackers Hijack Sogou Input Method DNS Requests to Deploy DarkVigil Backdoor
A China-aligned threat actor known as SlippyNunchucks has been attributed to a Domain Name System (DNS) hijacking operation abusing insecure HTTP communications in Windows versions of Sogou Input Method as part of a surveillance campaign designed to deploy an implant called DarkVigil (aka FDMTP). The campaign, observed starting July 1, 2026, is assessed to have targeted organizations and
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cPGuard Update Channel Hijacked to Backdoor Linux Servers and Collect Password Hashes
An attacker broke into the update system of the cPGuard security tool on November 2 and used it to send a malicious script to customers' Linux servers. The script installed a backdoor and collected password hashes and other sensitive files from servers that ran it, cPGuard maker OPSSHIELD said in an advisory. In a later disclosure, OPSSHIELD said about 2,950 customer servers ran the script,
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Russia-Aligned Gorbag Hackers Exploit WinRAR Flaw to Deploy Data-Stealing Malware
A Russia-aligned threat actor known as Gorbag has been observed using simple information stealer malware in attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations. "Active since at least February 2025, the group has focused exclusively on Ukrainian targets, with a clear preference for law enforcement and justice entities, local administrations near the front line, and the defense sector," ESET researcher
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Attackers Exploit Critical Siemens IoT2050 Flaw to Plant Remote Command Backdoors
A maximum-severity security flaw impacting Siemens SIMATIC IoT2050 Advanced devices has come under active exploitation, VulnCheck has revealed. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-58115 (CVSS score: 10.0), is a case of missing authentication for a critical function that could be exploited by an unauthenticated remote attacker to run arbitrary code. "SIMATIC IoT2050 Advanced devices running
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Tech Firms Dismantle Botnet That Turned 1.3M TV Boxes Into Proxies
Google said today it worked with industry partners to dismantle a botnet made up of more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes that ship with malicious software which secretly rents the user's Internet connection out to strangers and conducts advertising fraud. Experts involved in the takedown say the action is likely to sever the botnet's access to more than 10 million additional compromised
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⚡ Weekly Recap: Critical CVEs, Linux DDoS Botnet, Device-Code Phishing, Android Spyware and More
Some attacks this week didn't need much of a trick. A fake support call, a trusted extension, a shared link, or a device with no password. Small things that people barely think about. Yet each was enough to cause serious trouble. Then there were the bigger messes. Billions stolen, hidden networks of hacked devices, poisoned software, and attackers finding new ways to turn normal tools against
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Google Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device Android Botnet, Says TV Box Maker Sold Criminal Access
A botnet of more than 1.3 million Android devices, mostly TV set-top boxes, lost control of its servers in late October in a takedown led by Google. Google says it is highly confident that device maker Videostrong intentionally put a backdoor in the boxes and sold access to criminals. They used the boxes for ad fraud and to pass other people's internet traffic through owners' home
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Devs Hit by Trojanized Claude Code Extension for Cursor
Two serious security issues hit Cursor on the same day, highlighting the risks for AI-powered integrated development environments (IDEs).
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External Teams Chats Anchor 15-Minute Malware Delivery
Mail bombing is getting a new look with a wide-scale, ongoing social engineering campaign that might be tied to the Black Basta ransomware gang.
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'Aokigahara' Stealer Targets 'Developer Keyrings' & AI Assistants
The malware's focus on AI tools expands the traditional infostealer playbook to expose a forest of AI sessions, sensitive business data, and developer infrastructure from a single compromised endpoint.
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Trust Is Not What It Seems — and Fraudsters Are Counting on It
Threat actors don't need to rely on malware to breach organizations anymore. They're simply calling help desks and politely asking for access, with a little help from artificial intelligence.
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