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  1. Microsoft uses AI to link two malware operations in racketeering suit

    The Register · · Medium severity

    Microsoft, its friends, and international law enforcement - with an AI assist - disrupted two widely used pieces of malware and their infrastructure, in what Redmond describes as a novel approach to cybercrime disruption that targets...

  2. Law enforcement hits StealC and Amadey malware networks

    Help Net Security · · High severity

    Operation Endgame, the largest international law enforcement operation aimed at disrupting ransomware and cybercrime infrastructure across the world, has claimed its latest targets: StealC and Amadey. The notice on disrupted websites...

  3. Watch out for renewal scams pretending to be Malwarebytes

    Malwarebytes Labs · · Medium severity

    Fake subscription renewal notices are doing the rounds again. Some of these scams impersonate Malwarebytes, and we’ve also seen them reach our customers. You’re more likely to trust the message if you’re already a customer of the...

  4. Inside the dark web: Stolen identities for 95¢, malware, and scams-for-hire

    Malwarebytes Labs · · Medium severity

    Most people have heard of the dark web, but few understand what it actually looks like or what goes on there. To separate fact from fiction, our research team spent 48 hours exploring it firsthand and documenting what we found. The dark...

  5. Thousands of D-Link routers under control of AryStinger botnet

    Malwarebytes Labs · · Medium severity

    Researchers have found that the recently discovered AryStinger botnet has quietly hijacked thousands of end‑of‑life D‑Link routers and some network-attached storage (NAS) devices, turning them into a distributed scanning and proxy...

  6. Gizmodo readers hit with ClickFix malware prompts after account compromise

    The Register · · Medium severity

    Veteran tech website Gizmodo confirmed a compromise on Saturday after readers reported ClickFix malware prompts appearing on article pages. Users posted screenshots of fake CAPTCHA windows appearing on Gizmodo's site. The attack aims to...

  7. Retro gaming fans are the new target for fake GitHub malware

    Malwarebytes Labs · · Medium severity

    Retro gaming fans should be careful with GitHub projects that claim to be tools or plugins for their consoles. Attackers can disguise ordinary computer malware as homebrew software, and the technique works against any retro platform...

  8. Attackers abuse Google Ads, GitLab, and Claude to deliver malware

    CSO Online Security · · Medium severity

    Threat actors are abusing trusted platforms, including Google Ads, GitLab pages, and Claude’s shared chat feature, to trick users into executing malicious commands on their systems. Disguised as popular AI developer tools, the threat...

  9. ‘Popa’ Botnet Linked to Publicly-Traded Israeli Firm

    Krebs on Security ·

    For the past four years, a sprawling Android-based botnet called Popa has forced millions of consumer TV boxes to relay Internet traffic linked to advertising fraud, account takeovers, and mass data-scraping efforts. This week,...

  10. 15,000 WordPress Websites Cleaned Up in SocGholish Botnet Takedown

    SecurityWeek ·

    Law enforcement and private partners took down 106 SocGholish C&C servers and domains as part of Operation Endgame. The post 15,000 WordPress Websites Cleaned Up in SocGholish Botnet Takedown appeared first on SecurityWeek .

  11. CryptoBandits Malware Doubles as a Backdoor, Abuses Tor

    SecurityWeek · · Critical severity

    CryptoBandits uses a local SOCKS5 proxy for traffic routing, blending data theft with remote code execution. The post CryptoBandits Malware Doubles as a Backdoor, Abuses Tor appeared first on SecurityWeek .

  12. 124M Passwords Exposed as Infostealer Malware Hits Millions of Devices

    TechRepublic · · Medium severity

    Have I Been Pwned has added 124 million passwords and 56 million email addresses from infostealer logs tied to infected devices. The post 124M Passwords Exposed as Infostealer Malware Hits Millions of Devices appeared first on...

  13. Roblox developers are losing entire games to malware attacks

    Malwarebytes Labs · · Medium severity

    Account theft usually ends with someone losing a password. This one ends with hackers walking off with the entire game. Developers behind some of Roblox’s millions of games told 404 Media that attackers persuaded them to run a single file.

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