Malware

Dubbed Sandman, the threat group is likely to be a private contractor or mercenary gang focused on espionage.

More than 30 email phishing campaigns have been launched to deploy various malware strains against Chinese users since early this year, The Hacker News reports.

Widely used cross-platform download manager Free Download Manager has released a script to help determine information-stealing malware compromise in Linux computers as part of a years-long supply chain attack recently reported by Kaspersky researchers, BleepingComputer reports.

A joint FBI/CISA advisory highlighting Snatch’s evolving tactics coincided with the group alleging it had compromised the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Novel threat actor ShroudedSnooper has targeted Middle Eastern telecommunications firms in new attacks with the stealthy HTTPSnoop malware, reports The Hacker News.

Cado Security Labs report they’ve observed a 600x increase in P2Pinfect traffic since August 28.

Fake YouTube apps leveraged for CapraRAT malware distribution Malicious Android apps impersonating YouTube have been used by Pakistan-linked hacking operation APT36, also known as Transparent Tribe, to facilitate the deployment of its CapraRAT backdoor in its cyberespionage operations against India and Pakistan, BleepingComputer reports.