Malware

Attacks with the new Mirai-based botnet dubbed "NoaBot" have been targeted at Linux-based Internet of Things devices to enable the deployment of an updated variant of the XMRig cryptocurrency mining malware since January 2023, according to Ars Technica.

Numerous phishing attacks have been launched by the Water Curupira operation to deploy the PikaBot loader malware as part of campaigns that initially ran from early to mid-2023 before reemerging in September, The Hacker News reports.

Hacked YouTube channels leveraged for Lumma Stealer distribution Several YouTube channels have been compromised to enable the distribution of the Lumma Stealer information-stealing malware via videos purporting to share cracked versions of legitimate software, reports Hackread.

BleepingComputer reports that Netgear and Hyundai Middle East & Africa had their official accounts on X, formerly Twitter, compromised to facilitate the distribution of cryptocurrency wallet drainer malware.

Newly emergent stealthy remote access trojan Silver RAT has been aggressively marketed by suspected Syrian threat operation Anonymous Arabic across various social media and hacking sites, reports The Hacker News.

Several organizations, including those managing U.S. critical infrastructure, have been targeted by an AsyncRAT malware campaign during the past 11 months, BleepingComputer reports.