Researchers have attributed six separate phishing campaigns targeting South Koreans in either 2017 or 2018 to a single threat actor called "Group123," including multiple operations designed to infect victims with the remote administration tool ROKRAT.
An independent security researcher has done a quick analysis of a new Mac OS X DNS hijacker that is closely related to a previously uncovered Windows-only version that is capable of allowing man-in-the-middle attacks.
More than a half-million workstations at major global organizations were reportedly found infected with malicious Chrome web browser extensions that were likely used to commit click fraud and search engine optimization manipulation.
The cyberespionage gang Pawn Storm had an extremely active second half of 2017 with targets ranging from the Olympic Wintersports Federations to various political targets.
Cybercriminals have been spiking game apps, including several aimed at children, with malware that displays pornographic ads, pushes fake security apps, and registers users for premium services with permission.
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