US seizes Anyproxy, 5socks botnets and indicts alleged administrators
The long-running botnet operation used malware that infected older wireless internet routers over a 20-year period, according to federal prosecutors.
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Infostealers fueled cyberattacks and snagged 2.1B credentials last year
Inexpensive information-stealing malware surged in 2024, infecting 23 million hosts, according to Flashpoint.
Lazarus Group deceives developers with 6 new malicious npm packages
Socket researchers said the malware-ridden packages were collectively downloaded over 330 times. GitHub removed all of the malicious packages Wednesday.
New zero-day exploit targets Ivanti VPN product
After Ivanti detected the activity, Mandiant says it found malware in impacted devices associated with a Chinese-linked threat group.
PHP backdoor looks to be work of Chinese-linked APT group
Known as Glutton, researchers at QiAnXin’s XLab believe Winnti is responsible for the malware.
Treasury sanctions Chinese cyber company, employee for 2020 global firewall attack
The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Guan Tianfeng used a zero-day exploit to deploy malware on 81,000 firewalls.
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Malware linked to Salt Typhoon used to hack telcos around the world
A report from Trend Micro details the highly sophisticated ways Salt Typhoon carries out its operations.
US charges Russian national for developing RedLine infostealer
Maxim Rudometov, who is believed to reside in southern Russia, is not likely to be extradited.
Operation Magnus targets Redline, Meta infostealers
Authorities say they've gained "full access" to the hackers' servers.
Cyber firm KnowBe4 hired a fake IT worker from North Korea
The security awareness training company said in a blog post that the software engineer used stolen U.S. credentials and an AI-enhanced photo.