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Malicious PyPI package ‘soopsocks’ acted as SOCKS5 proxy and Windows backdoor, researchers say
Researchers say a PyPI package called soopsocks posed as a SOCKS5 proxy but included Windows backdoor capabilities, downloaded 2,653 times before removal; analysis attributes reconnaissance, privilege elevation, firewall changes and data exfiltration to a compiled executable and accompanying scripts.
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ESET: Gamaredon and Turla Coordinating Campaign Targets Ukrainian Institutions, Deploying Kazuar Backdoor
Security researchers have identified a coordinated campaign between Gamaredon and Turla targeting Ukrainian entities, with Kazuar backdoor deployments signaling active collaboration and evolving tactics across multiple campaigns in early 2025.
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FileFix: New Facebook security alert spoof hijacks victims into downloading StealC infostealer, researchers warn
Security researchers have uncovered a campaign dubbed FileFix that masquerades as a Facebook security alert to trick users into executing a malicious payload, culminating in the StealC infostealer. The operation, a variant of the ClickFix social-engineering technique, shows global reach, steganography-based delivery, and a Go-based loader that drops StealC v2, with researchers noting evolving infrastructure…
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Noisy Bear Linked to Kazakh Energy Sector in Operation BarrelFire, Seqrite Says
Security researchers attribute a new campaign, Operation BarrelFire, to the Noisy Bear group, targeting Kazakhstan’s KazMunayGas with phishing lures and a DLL-based implant designed to deliver a reverse shell, amid broader regional cyberactivity and training-misinterpreted reports.
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ScarCruft Uses RokRAT in HanKook Phantom Campaign Targeting South Korea
Researchers have uncovered a targeted phishing campaign by North Korea-linked ScarCruft (APT37), dubbed Operation HanKook Phantom, delivering RokRAT to South Korean academics, former officials, and researchers via a manipulated LNK attack chain and PowerShell-based payloads, with exfiltration to multiple cloud services and a willingness to use decoy documents tied to high-profile statements.
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ZipLine phishing campaign uses public contact forms to drop in-memory MixShell malware, researchers say
Cybersecurity researchers warn of ZipLine, a social-engineering campaign that uses public-facing Contact Us forms to seed weeks-long conversations before delivering in-memory MixShell malware via a weaponized ZIP file, with DNS tunneling as the primary command-and-control channel.
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State-sponsored XenoRAT campaign targets South Korean embassies, researchers say
A Trellix-led analysis describes a multi-phase, state-sponsored XenoRAT espionage campaign targeting South Korean embassies, with links to North Korea’s Kimsuky and indications of possible China-based sponsorship. The operation has conducted at least 19 spearphishing attacks since March, delivering XenoRAT via password-protected ZIP archives and complex, multilingual lures.
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New Campaign Uses Fake DocuSign and Gitcode Sites to Spread Malware
A new cyber campaign is using fake websites masquerading as DocuSign and Gitcode to spread the NetSupport RAT malware through deceptive PowerShell scripts. This strategy incorporates social engineering techniques and clipboard poisoning to execute malicious actions on unsuspecting users’ systems.
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Cybersecurity Experts Uncover New PowerShell Attack Leveraging Remcos RAT
Qualys Threat Research Unit reveals a new cyberattack method leveraging PowerShell to deploy Remcos RAT on systems, allowing hackers to operate undetected and carry out unauthorized surveillance and data theft.
