Malware

According to a report released last week by Trend Micro BAT files hidden by BatCloak demonstrate “a remarkable ability to persistently evade security solutions.”   

Novel PowerDrop malware attacks have been launched against U.S. aerospace defense organizations, with a U.S. defense contractor's network discovered to have already been compromised, BleepingComputer reports.

Windows and Linux systems are being targeted by a new information-stealing malware peddled by the Cyclops ransomware operation, The Hacker News reports.

The Network Threat Trends Research Report also highlights how quickly threat actors adopted interest in ChatGPT into their scams.

Ninety-two more apps, nearly half of which are on Google Play, that have cumulatively amassed more than 30 million installations were discovered to be compromised with the SpinOk malware, which has been distributed through a malicious software development kit supply chain attack, BleepingComputer reports.

Activity of the TrueBot downloader trojan botnet, which is associated with the Silence threat operation linked with Evil Corp, has significantly increased last month, reports The Hacker News.