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A previously unknown macOS backdoor, called CloudMensis, gathers information from victims by exfiltrating documents, keystrokes and screen captures from compromised Macs. The backdoor was discovered by ESET researchers in April and disclosed on Tuesday. Researchers don’t know how the malware is initially distributed or who the targets are, but its “limited distribution” – with 51 victims observed between February and April – suggests it may be used as part of a very… Source link

Website owners are being targeted with fake copyright infringement complaints that utilize Yandex Forms to distribute the IcedID banking malware. For over a year, threat actors tracked as TA578 have been conducting these attacks where they use a website’s contact page to send legal threats to convince recipients to download a report of the offending material. These reports allegedly contain proof of DDoS attacks or copyrighted material used without permission but instead infect a target’s… Source link

Google searches are being used to spread ransomware getty Security firm Sophos has identified a new piece of malware – dubbed Gootloader – that uses niche Google searches to infect people’s computers. The Gootkit malware family has been around for five years or more, and is used to distribute code such as ransomware, which can encrypt the files on a Windows computer and only release them once a ransom is paid. What’s new about this particular… Source link

In a report last Thursday, December 10, Microsoft issued a warning to users of four major web browsers, namely, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Yandex Browser, saying that a widespread malware attack is hitting all four. (Photo : Michael Geiger from Pixabay)Microsoft warns of a “persistent malware campaign” that attacks users of four major web browsers. Widespread Malware Campaign In a report by ZDNet, the malware is… Source link

Microsoft on Thursday took the wraps off an ongoing campaign impacting popular web browsers that stealthily injects malware-infested ads into search results to earn money via affiliate advertising. “Adrozek,” as it’s called by the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team, employs an “expansive, dynamic attacker infrastructure” consisting of 159 unique domains, each of which hosts an average of 17,300 unique URLs, which in turn host more than 15,300 unique malware samples. The campaign — which… Source link

An ongoing malware campaign is blasting the Internet with malware that neuters the security of Web browsers, adds malicious browser extensions, and makes other changes to users’ computers, Microsoft said on Thursday. Adrozek, as the software maker has dubbed the malware family, relies on a sprawling distribution network comprising 159 unique domains with each one hosting an average of 17,300 unique URLs. The URLs, in turn, host an average… Source link