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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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 it...
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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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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-2024-278...
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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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NIKKE PC game launcher hacked to spread remote access, data-stealing malware
The developers of Goddess of Victory: NIKKE have confirmed that hackers tampered with the game's PC launcher scripts in a supply-chain attack, distributing malware capable of stealing credentials and cryptocurrency wallet data.
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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). T...
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Hackers hijack cPGuard autoupdate to deploy backdoor, steal data
Attackers have compromised the update infrastructure for the cPGuard web security suite to distribute a backdoor and a data-stealing script.
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Binance says fake job interview led to $6.3 billion crypto heist
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says North Korean hackers used a fake job interview to trick an employee into installing malware that ultimately let them compromise the company's wallet infrastructure and steal about $6.34 billion in digital assets.
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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 a...
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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 justic...
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Google Dismantles XCPE Botnet of 1.3 Million Android Devices
The botnet was created and operated for financial gain by Android OEM/ODM Videostrong Technology.
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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 ...
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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 s...
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Max-severity bug in widely used OT programming tool exploited to deliver Linux malware
Your industrial IoT gateway isn't exposed to the internet, right? RIGHT?!
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Google shuts down global botnet running on certified Android devices
Videostrong sold TV set-top boxes and other devices with pre-installed malware. The yearslong operation evaded Google’s security tests and established a botnet for cybercriminals.
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Cops bust botnet of 1.3M infected Android TV boxes
Videostrong accused of shipping devices with a backdoor baked in
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Google disrupts million-device XCPE Android malware botnet, bans TV box maker
Google and industry partners have dismantled the XCPE malware botnet consisting of more than 1.3 million Android TV streaming TV boxes that Google says its manufacturer intentionally infected with malware to generate revenue through cybercrime activities.
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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 o...
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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 th...
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New VOLTA Infostealer Uses Claude, Gemini, and Kimi AI to Rank Victims by Financial Value
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Windows infostealer malware called VOLTA-AUTODOXER (aka VOLTA) that makes use of a large language model (LLM) to rank a victim's stolen data by their monetization value. Like other typical stealer families, VOLTA is equipped to harvest passwords and c...
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NetamLoader Malware Targets Government Windows 10 Systems in Asia via .NET Injection
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of what has been described as a "highly sophisticated infection chain" targeting government organizations in Asia. The activity, detailed by Kaspersky this week, targeted a custom Windows 10 build used exclusively by government entities in Asia and i...
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Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims
Named “Volta-Autodoxer,” the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card numbers to Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.
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A Supply Chain Attack Put Malicious Anthropic Claude Extensions on Thousands of Devices
Thanks to a lucky break, flawed code in a tainted Claude extension prevented the attacker from fully worming their way into some 5,000 developer machines.
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Apple notifications alert victims in 99 countries about mercenary spyware infections
The notifications come shortly before the Pall Mall Process is nearing final negotiations on guidelines for the use of commercial hacking tools.
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In Other News: Anthropic Breach Dispute, UEFI Flaw Hits Most Servers, Cloudflare AI Data Leak
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Iran eyed in military freezer hacks, Copenhagen University breach, AI-powered malware.
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Malicious Claude Code extension on Cursor planted SSH backdoors
A malicious version of Anthropic's Claude Code VS Code extension was distributed through Cursor's extension marketplace for approximately 11 hours on October 29, exposing up to 5,000 developers to malware designed to install persistent SSH backdoors.
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Official Claude Code VS Code Extension Compromised to Install Persistent SSH Backdoor
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that the official Anthropic Claude Code extension was compromised on the Open VSX registry to install a persistent SSH backdoor on infected hosts. The issue has since been traced to the compromise of the Cursor Marketplace, prompting the AI coding platform C...
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Official Claude Code Extension on Cursor Marketplace Trojanized with Persistent SSH Backdoor
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that a trojanized version of Anthropic's official Claude Code extension was distributed through the Cursor Marketplace as a legitimate update, attempting to install a persistent SSH backdoor on affected systems. The malicious update, version 2.1.313, was dis...
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Hugging Face malware campaign returns to hijack GPUs for crypto mining
A crypto-mining campaign abusing Hugging Face models returned days after takedown, hijacking GPU servers and planting backdoors, with one model downloaded over 28,000 times. Separately, a fake Solana starter kit on GitHub is positioned to trick AI coding agents into installing a NetSupport RAT. [......
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ThreatsDay: Critical Firewall Flaws, Banking Trojans Rented, Weaponized PDF, Token Theft + 26 More Stories
Some attacks take real skill. Others just need someone to leave a door open. This week has both. Exposed passwords, old bugs still getting exploited, and trusted software doing things it shouldn't. There's a strange mix of clever tricks and careless mistakes. Hackers are borrowing trust from famili...
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Hackers exploit Cisco SD-WAN flaw to deploy custom KeyDrift malware
A newly identified advanced persistent threat (APT) group tracked as UAT-11473 was observed exploiting CVE-2026-20127, an authentication-bypass flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controllers, to deploy a custom malware framework called KeyDrift.
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Fake ChatGPT and Claude Apps Abuse Signed Executables to Deploy Crypto Miners
Threat actors are delivering malicious loaders and cryptocurrency miners under the guise of artificial intelligence (AI) desktop applications for Anthropic Claude and OpenAI ChatGPT as part of a campaign dubbed Yoba. The activity involves creating fake GitHub projects that claim to be desktop appli...
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A Hacker Targeted High-Stakes Poker Players With Malware That Exposed Their Cards
Illicit software on the computers of some of the world’s best online poker players allowed the accused cheater to see what cards were in the victims’ hands—and trounce them at the tables.
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Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Exploitation Tied to Volt Typhoon’s ‘Silent Train’ Network
Cisco Talos linked SD-WAN key-stealing malware to infrastructure overlapping Volt Typhoon’s Silent Train network, which Lumen detailed.
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Hackers Exploited Cisco SD-WAN Flaw to Plant Malware Built to Steal Encryption Keys
Hackers exploited a critical Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN flaw, fixed in February, to plant custom malware inside the systems that control an organization's SD-WAN network. The malware, called KeyDrift, is designed to copy the keys that encrypt traffic between sites and store them for later use, Cisco Tal...
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Google to Allow One-Tap Android App Installs From Approved Third-Party Stores Outside U.S.
Third-party Android app stores can now apply to Google for permission to install apps with one tap, without Android's usual confirmation screens, and to update them in the background. To qualify, a store must pass identity checks and send Google its full catalog, along with every new app and update...
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Tailscale Rushes Patches After Uncoordinated Disclosure of ‘Tailworm’ Flaws
Tailscale is preparing a patch for Tailscale SSH flaws whose details went public over the weekend, before any fixes had been released.
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Lazarus Abuses South Korean Security Software to Deploy Malware Using Post-Quantum Encryption
The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been attributed to a cyber espionage campaign dubbed Operation FlashHole targeting at least three organizations in South Korea spanning the construction, software, and wire-communication equipment manufacturing sectors. According to Russian cybersecurity com...
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Australia Gets Into Amadey Malware Backend, Cuts Off Access to 180,000 Infected Computers
A criminal using the Amadey malware can no longer access or steal data from 180,000 infected computers around the world, including some in Australia, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) says. The agency's operators gained access to the criminal's operation's backend and cut it off from those co...
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Worm armed 42 GitHub repos by hiding a payload too big to fail
Payload blobs measuring 12.9 to 13.7 MB were large enough to evade GitHub code search
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Attackers Use Microsoft Teams IT Support Scams to Deploy Malware and Ransomware
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to what they say is a "recurring social engineering pattern" across hundreds of cases in which threat actors use Microsoft Teams' external chat creation feature to conduct impersonation scams or to deliver malware. "A consistent pattern of attacker be...
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953 Online Stores Infected in Long-Lasting Malware Campaign
Small loader code injected into the stores served a payload to visitors or did nothing to avoid detection.
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uCreator Android Spyware Can Steal Telegram 2FA Passwords and Clone WeChat Accounts
A rentable Android spyware kit called uCreator takes over Telegram and WeChat accounts by hiding its code inside working copies of the two apps, researcher Ovi found. It only reaches people who install one of these tampered copies, spread outside the official app stores, or who run WeChat inside the...
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Malicious File in Downloads Folder Tries to Trick AI Coding Agent Into Installing Malware
A malicious instruction file sitting in a developer's Downloads folder tried to make their AI coding agent install a known-malicious npm package, security firm Forever Security said in a report published last week. The company caught the attempt on a real customer's machine and stopped the agent be...
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Researchers Push Over 2 Million Updates to Remotely Disable Popcorn Time Updater That Could Fuel a Botnet
Between November 2025 and March 2026, the Dutch security firm Eye Security pushed more than 2 million updates to computers it did not own to switch off a background updater that it said could have allowed an outsider to take over the machine. The updater belongs to Time4Popcorn, an abandoned copy o...
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Mirai Botnet Operators Join PHP2Shell Attacks as ASLR Bypass Exploits Emerge
Researchers tie PHP2Shell attempts to a Mirai botnet and show an ASLR bypass, but no successful compromise has been confirmed yet.
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Russia-Linked Hackers Used New Mesh Network Backdoor in Destructive Ukraine Attack
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sandworm teamed up with another threat actor to carry out a destructive wiping attack targeting a Ukrainian logistics company last year. According to ESET, the attack involved UAC-0099 (aka Earth Sirrush) obtaining initial access to the target on July 16, 2...
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Russian-Linked Hackers Used New Mesh Network Backdoor in Destructive Ukraine Attack
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sandworm teamed up with another threat actor to carry out a destructive wiping attack targeting a Ukrainian logistics company last year. According to ESET, the attack involved UAC-0099 (aka Earth Sirrush) obtaining initial access to the target on July 16, 2...
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Threat actors have been observed unsuccessfully attempting to exploit the newly disclosed PHP2Shell vulnerabilities to rope infected systems into a Mirai botnet variant called Potassium, as it emerges that weaponizing the flaws may be harder than previously thought. The attacks aim to exploit CVE-2...
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