Hackers Weaponize Windows Shortcut Files to Attack Government Organizations
The Mustang Panda APT group, likely state-sponsored by China, launched a cyberespionage campaign targeting government organizations and NGOs in Vietnam. The attack used Windows...
Beware of Fake KMSPico Activators that Delivers Vidar Stealer Malware
An attack was discovered in May 2024 that used a fake KMSPico activator tool to deliver Vidar Stealer, involving a web search for KMSPico,...
Hackers Abusing StackOverflow to Trick Victims into Downloading Windows Malware
A malicious PyPI package called "pytoileur" was flagged by automated detection systems, which disguised itself as an API management tool written in Python. It...
New Ransomware is Hijacking Windows BitLocker to Encrypt & Steal files
Attackers are abusing legitimate functions within the OS for malicious purposes, as a recent incident involved ransomware leveraging BitLocker to encrypt drives.
The attackers deployed...
Cloud-Based Malware Attack Abusing Google Drive & Dropbox to Hack Windows
A new malware campaign, CLOUD#REVERSER, leverages cloud storage services like Google Drive and Dropbox to deploy malicious scripts that embed themselves within the cloud...