Malware

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BleepingComputer reports that the Hive ransomware gang has launched an attack against French clothing firm Damart, from which it has demanded a $2 million ransom.

Info-stealing malware Prynt Stealer has been found to feature a private Telegram channel-based backdoor with the ability to exfiltrate data that was stolen by other threat actors, The Hacker News reports.

Security researchers say while Worok has focused its attacks on bank and local governments in Asia and Africa, the threat group could change course at any time.

Supply chain attacks against the Python Package Index repository last week that resulted in the compromise of at least two PyPi projects were only part of a bigger campaign aimed at spreading the JuiceStealer credential-stealing malware since late last year, according to Ars Technica.

International Centre for Migration Policy Development, which operates across 90 countries, had its servers breached in an attack claimed by the Karakurt ransomware group, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.