APKPure, one of the largest alternative app stores outside of the Google Play Store, was infected with malware this week, allowing threat actors to distribute Trojans to Android devices. In an incident that's similar to that of German telecommunications equipment manufacturer Gigaset, the APKPure client version 3.17.18 is said to have been tampered with in an attempt to trick … [Read more...] about Hackers Tampered With APKPure Store to Distribute Malware Apps
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Chinese Hackers Used Facebook to Hack Uighur Muslims Living Abroad
Facebook may be banned in China, but the company on Wednesday said it has disrupted a network of bad actors using its platform to target the Uyghur community and lure them into downloading malicious software that would allow surveillance of their devices. "They targeted activists, journalists and dissidents predominantly among Uyghurs from Xinjiang in China primarily living … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Used Facebook to Hack Uighur Muslims Living Abroad
New Bugs Could Let Hackers Bypass Spectre Attack Mitigations On Linux Systems
Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed two new vulnerabilities in Linux-based operating systems that, if successfully exploited, could let attackers circumvent mitigations for speculative attacks such as Spectre and obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. Discovered by Piotr Krysiuk of Symantec's Threat Hunter team, the flaws — tracked as CVE-2020-27170 and … [Read more...] about New Bugs Could Let Hackers Bypass Spectre Attack Mitigations On Linux Systems
Mimecast Finds SolarWinds Hackers Stole Some of Its Source Code
Email security firm Mimecast on Tuesday revealed that the state-sponsored SolarWinds hackers who broke into its internal network also downloaded source code out of a limited number of repositories. "The threat actor did access a subset of email addresses and other contact information and hashed and salted credentials," the company said in a write-up detailing its investigation, … [Read more...] about Mimecast Finds SolarWinds Hackers Stole Some of Its Source Code
Iranian Hackers Using Remote Utilities Software to Spy On Its Targets
Hackers with suspected ties to Iran are actively targeting academia, government agencies, and tourism entities in the Middle East and neighboring regions as part of an espionage campaign aimed at data theft. Dubbed "Earth Vetala" by Trend Micro, the latest finding expands on previous research published by Anomali last month, which found evidence of malicious activity aimed at … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Using Remote Utilities Software to Spy On Its Targets
Hackers Now Hiding ObliqueRAT Payload in Images to Evade Detection
Cybercriminals are now deploying remote access Trojans (RATs) under the guise of seemingly innocuous images hosted on infected websites, once again highlighting how threat actors quickly change tactics when their attack methods are discovered and exposed publicly. New research released by Cisco Talos reveals a new malware campaign targeting organizations in South Asia that … [Read more...] about Hackers Now Hiding ObliqueRAT Payload in Images to Evade Detection
North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms with ThreatNeedle Malware
A prolific North Korean state-sponsored hacking group has been tied to a new ongoing espionage campaign aimed at exfiltrating sensitive information from organizations in the defense industry. Attributing the attacks with high confidence to the Lazarus Group, the new findings from Kaspersky signal an expansion of the APT actor's tactics by going beyond the usual gamut of … [Read more...] about North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms with ThreatNeedle Malware
Chinese Hackers Had Access to a U.S. Hacking Tool Years Before It Was Leaked Online
On August 13, 2016, a hacking unit calling itself "The Shadow Brokers" announced that it had stolen malware tools and exploits used by the Equation Group, a sophisticated threat actor believed to be affiliated to the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) unit of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Although the group has since signed off following the unprecedented disclosures, … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Had Access to a U.S. Hacking Tool Years Before It Was Leaked Online
Iranian Hackers Utilize ScreenConnect to Spy On UAE, Kuwait Government Agencies
UAE and Kuwait government agencies are targets of a new cyberespionage campaign potentially carried out by Iranian threat actors, according to new research. Attributing the operation to be the work of Static Kitten (aka MERCURY or MuddyWater), Anomali said the "objective of this activity is to install a remote management tool called ScreenConnect (acquired by ConnectWise 2015) … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Utilize ScreenConnect to Spy On UAE, Kuwait Government Agencies
Here’s How Iran Spies on Dissidents with the Help of Hackers
Twin cyber operations conducted by state-sponsored Iranian threat actors demonstrate their continued focus on compiling detailed dossiers on Iranian citizens that could threaten the stability of the Islamic Republic, including dissidents, opposition forces, and ISIS supporters, and Kurdish natives. Tracing the extensive espionage operations to two advanced Iranian cyber-groups … [Read more...] about Here’s How Iran Spies on Dissidents with the Help of Hackers