Tenable

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

AI-powered systems continuously refine their algorithms as new malware strains and attack techniques emerge, learning from each event and integrating new insights into their threat detection mechanisms. One of AI's significant advantages in threat detection is its ability to be proactive.

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CIO

DECEMBER 3, 2024

According to research by Palo Alto, three-quarters of industrial organisations globally have detected malicious cyber activity in their OT environments. More than ever, businesses are concerned that threat actors could place malware on their OT networks and syphon valuable data over an extended period. The threat is widespread.

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Aqua Security

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Our cyber research team detected a new type of attack that executes and runs malware straight from memory in containers, thus evading common defenses and static scanning. We found four container images in Docker Hub designed to execute fileless malware attacks.

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Lacework

DECEMBER 6, 2022

And the majority of this activity has been linked to the same python malware dubbed AndroxGh0st with at least one incident tied to an actor known as Xcatze. For AWS specifically, the malware scans for and parses AWS keys but also has the ability to generate keys for brute force attacks. AndroxGh0st options.

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Aqua Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Aqua Nautilus researchers discovered a new elusive and severe threat that has been infiltrating and residing on servers worldwide since early September 2021.

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Tenable

MAY 16, 2024

One of the most common cryptomining threats for cloud environments is the Kinsing malware. Kinsing is a notorious malware family active for several years, primarily targeting Linux-based cloud infrastructure. The Kinsing malware uses different locations to stay undetected and hides itself as a system file.

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Aqua Security

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Aqua Nautilus researchers identified a new Linux malware targeting Weblogic servers. When Hadooken is executed, it drops a Tsunami malware and deploys a cryptominer. In this blog, we explain the malware, its components, and how we detected

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The Crazy Programmer

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Working on computer science research projects can be a difficult task, partly because computer science projects are unlike research projects in any other discipline. Depending on the area of study, a research project can be defined differently. Writing a paper about the research project is a common aspect to a research project.

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Aqua Security

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In this blog post, Aqua Nautilus researchers aim to shed light on a Linux malware that, over the past 3-4 years, has actively sought more than 20,000 types of misconfigurations in order to target and exploit Linux servers. If you have a Linux server connected to the internet, you could be at risk.

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Aqua Security

AUGUST 21, 2024

Aqua Nautilus researchers have uncovered PG_MEM, a new PostgreSQL malware, that brute forces its way into PostgreSQL databases, delivers payloads to hide its operations, and mines cryptocurrency. In this blog, we explain this attack, the techniques used by the threat actor, and how to detect and protect your environments.

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Tenable

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Meanwhile, cybercriminals have amplified their use of malware for fake software-update attacks. That’s the main takeaway from the Center for Internet Security’s list of the 10 most prevalent malware used during the third quarter. Collectively, they accounted for 77% of the quarter’s malware infections.

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CIO

AUGUST 24, 2022

In recent research, IDC found that 87% of organizations impacted by ransomware in the past year had to pay a ransom to recover their data. The “sting” of a ransomware or malware attack is removed quickly, efficiently, and comprehensively.

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CIO

APRIL 28, 2025

Zscaler decrypts and inspects TLS/SSL traffic inline to block malicious content in real time, using AI-powered threat detection to identify phishing sites, malware, and zero day payloads. Suspicious websites are isolated in Zero Trust Browser sessions, shielding users from drive-by downloads, malware, and zero-day infections.

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SecureWorks

MARCH 8, 2022

Type: Blogs Excel Add-ins Deliver JSSLoader Malware The GOLD NIAGARA threat group has expanded its tactics for delivering the JSSLoader RAT, spoofing legitimate Microsoft Excel add-ins to infect systems. Learn how CTU researchers observed multiple malicious Microsoft Excel add-ins delivering JSSLoader malware.

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The Parallax

MAY 7, 2018

Malware and antivirus software usually go together like tacos and pickles. Researchers announced on May 1 that when they inspected the ingredients of the North Korean antivirus software for Windows computers, they found a mix of spyware and old code stolen from an antivirus vendor. READ MORE ON SECURITY AND GEOPOLITICS.

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SecureWorks

APRIL 20, 2023

Type: Blogs Bumblebee Malware Distributed Via Trojanized Installer Downloads Restricting the download and execution of third-party software is critically important. Learn how CTU™ researchers observed Bumblebee malware distributed via trojanized installers for popular software such as Zoom, Cisco AnyConnect, ChatGPT, and Citrix Workspace.

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Aqua Security

JANUARY 29, 2024

At the beginning of 2023, Aqua Nautilus researchers uncovered HeadCrab - an advanced threat actor utilizing a state-of-the-art, custom-made malware that compromised 1,200 Redis servers. Recently, our researchers detected a new version of the HeadCrab malware targeting our honeypots.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

Anyone can become a zero-knowledge threat actor now, thanks to AI.

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Lacework

MAY 12, 2022

Researchers industry-wide have reported opportunistic adversaries adopting this vulnerability to spread Cryptojacking ( T1496 ), and DDoS bots (Mirai). Hunting for Malware. This resulted in numerous hits for Miria variants for various architectures demonstrating how quickly malware authors can adopt PoCs to distribute their malware.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

But projects get abandoned and picked up by others who plant backdoors or malware, or, as seen recently since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a rise in “protestware,” in which open source software developers alter their code to wipe the contents of Russian computers in protest of the Kremlin’s incursion.

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The Parallax

MARCH 20, 2018

Inception Framework’s attack methodology has evolved since it was first detected in 2014 in part by Waylon Grange, senior threat researcher at computer security company Symantec. Once the group has profiled the device and tricked the target into installing the hidden malware, it can begin stealing data.

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The Parallax

JANUARY 22, 2018

Its success was predicated not on “zero-day” vulnerabilities or new forms of malicious software, but rather on older, known malware delivered via an all-too-familiar method: phishing. The malware included hacked versions of end-to-end encrypted communication apps Signal and WhatsApp.

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Palo Alto Networks

APRIL 9, 2025

This is why we are thrilled to share new research with you that provides a framework to better understand the new prompt attacks targeting AI systems and models. Understanding Emerging GenAI Prompt Attacks The research and supporting taxonomy have classified all identified prompt attacks into four categories by their impacts.

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Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

Researchers with no hacking experience jailbroke AI models to create 'infostealing malware' that can steal saved logins from Chrome.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

On Wednesday, researchers from RiskIQ described how a new Grelos […]. A new variant of a skimmer has revealed the increasingly muddy waters associated with tracking groups involved in Magecart-style attacks.

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The Parallax

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Once attained, a hacker can run malicious software in a “persistent” manner because the security software will reload it each time the antivirus is restarted, says Peleg Hadar, security researcher at SafeBreach. This way, security products can trust it, because it’s signed, and not block it,” Hadar said in an email to The Parallax.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

This leaves us vulnerable to security threats like phishing, identity theft and session hijacking, but many cybersecurity tools were created when the main threats were file viruses, worms and network attacks, said Vivek Ramachandran , the cybersecurity entrepreneur and researcher who discovered the Cafe Latte attack.

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Lacework

JULY 15, 2022

This ancient technique has found its place in the world of malware, namely hiding malicious code within other files including image formatted files ( T1027.003 ). General indicators and signatures for steg malware are provided in the hunting section. Steg malware is uncommon relative to other malware. Malware Details.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

Ax Sharma is a security researcher and reporter. His areas of interest include open source software security, malware analysis, data breaches, and scam investigations. Needless to say, the sabotaged versions of node-ipc — now effectively malware — were taken down from the npm registry. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Malware is the top threat to IoT/OT With so many vulnerabilities plaguing IoT devices, these devices are attractive and relatively easy entry points into corporate networks for attackers. In fact, two notorious botnets, Mirai and Gafgyt, are major contributors to a recent surge in IoT malware attacks.

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Palo Alto Networks

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Security researchers, analysts and organizations worldwide contribute to a pool of information about emerging threats, vulnerabilities and attack patterns. The CTA's automated threat intelligence sharing platform allows members to exchange information on malware, phishing, mobile threats and other malicious activities.

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The Parallax

JUNE 18, 2018

On May 25, the FBI issued a clarion call to a broad swath of Wi-Fi router owners: To clear out a potential botnet malware infection, reboot your router. The malware, VPNFilter, allowed hackers to snoop on all traffic passing through the router, including stealing website log-ins, as well as disable the device.

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Tenable

MARCH 14, 2025

Meanwhile, Tenable did a deep dive on DeepSeeks malware-creation capabilities. Thats a question Tenable Research set out to answer via a detailed analysis of the popular open-source product, which is owned by a Chinese AI company also called DeepSeek. Check out how to protect your org against the Medusa ransomware gang.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Two months ago, researchers at US security company AdvIntel discovered that one of the Internet’s most troublesome malware platforms, Trickbot, had started testing something rather ominous: probing UEFI firmware chips […].

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Aqua Security

JANUARY 4, 2023

The individual responsible for this attack claimed to be a security researcher whose research had gone awry. Recently, a dependency of the widely used PyTorch-nightly Python package was targeted in a dependency confusion attack, resulting in thousands of individuals downloading a malicious binary that exfiltrated data through DNS.

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The Crazy Programmer

JULY 18, 2021

Cybersecurity is more critical than ever in today’s modern world, especially with news of ransomware attacks and other forms of malware on the rise. To keep your systems secure and your files out of the hands of cybercriminals takes an increasingly comprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity technology. Zero Trust.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Its platform kicks out hackers that could shut down manufacturing lines or control energy supply systems, while its research arm keeps tabs on the hackers that can break into these highly complex and segmented industrial networks in the first place.

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