Attacks deploying the Agent Tesla and Taskun malware strains have been launched against U.S. government agencies and educational institutions, reports Hackread.
Attacks deploying a malicious Python backdoor via fraudulent NPM packages spoofing as job interviews have been targeted at software developers by suspected North Korea-linked threat actors as part of the ongoing DEV#POPPER social engineering campaign, according to The Hacker News.
BleepingComputer reports that Android devices could have their data compromised and be eventually hijacked in attacks with the novel Brokewell banking trojan.
Attacks leveraging fraudulent job lures to distribute the new Kaolin RAT malware have been launched by North Korean hacking collective Lazarus Group against individuals across Asia last summer, reports The Hacker News.
Millions of devices could still be compromised by the abandoned PlugX USB worm with self-replicating functionality, with infections logged from almost 2.5 million IP addresses over a six-month period beginning September 2023, according to Ars Technica.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said that the agency's automated vulnerability warning program will be ready for full deployment by the end of the year, according to CyberScoop.
Organizations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia have been subjected to the ongoing FROZEN#SHADOW attack campaign that involved the distribution of the stealthy SSLoad malware alongside Cobalt Strike and ConnectWise ScreenConnect software to compromise networks, reports The Hacker News.