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MintsLoader Malware Evades Detection with Sandbox and VM Evasion Techniques
The cyber threat landscape in 2024 and early 2025 has been notably shaped by the emergence of MintsLoader, a highly obfuscated malware loader known...
Threat Actors Deploy New Malware to Attack Critical National Infrastructure
A sophisticated and long-term cyber espionage campaign, attributed to an Iranian state-sponsored threat group, has compromised critical national infrastructure (CNI) across the Middle East,...
Seven Malicious Packages Exploit Gmail SMTP to Execute Harmful Commands
A recent investigation by Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sophisticated campaign using malicious Python packages to establish covert tunnels via Gmail’s SMTP...
Malicious WordPress Plugins Drive 1.4 Billion Ad Requests Daily in Ad Fraud Scheme
A sprawling ad fraud operation, codenamed "Scallywag," has been disrupted after generating a staggering 1.4 billion fraudulent ad requests per day at its peak,...
BPFDoor Malware Uncovered: Stealthy Rootkit Uses Reverse Shell for Deep Infiltration
A newly discovered controller linked to the state-sponsored BPFDoor malware has been used in cyber espionage campaigns targeting the telecommunications, finance, and retail sectors...
