Malware

The notorious Russian-backed Sandworm threat group targeted Ukraine with a new wiper malware variant dubbed SwiftSlicer, according to ESET researchers.

BleepingComputer reports that users of different password management services have been targeted by Google ads phishing campaigns.

More than 4,500 WordPress websites have been compromised by a widespread malware campaign that may have been active for the last six years, The Hacker News reports.

BleepingComputer reports that Windows systems are being compromised in phishing attacks using the new Python-based remote access trojan PY#RATION.

On Thursday morning, the FBI said it has been in Hive's network for months, seizing servers and websites used to extort victims and leak data for non-paying businesses, while also stealing decryptors for victims and clawing back ransomware payments.

BleepingComputer reports that widespread malvertising campaigns by initial access broker DEV-0569 that exploit Google Ads are underway, facilitating malware distribution, password theft, and network breaches.