Intrusions involving counterfeit versions of widely used software have been launched to target Chinese-speaking users with various malicious payloads as part of separate campaigns, The Hacker News reports.
The Maranhão Stealer campaign uses deceptive websites to distribute malicious files like DerelictSetup.zip, targeting victims for credential theft and cryptocurrency data extraction.
Chinese advanced persistent threat group Mustang Panda, also known as Hive0154, has launched highly sophisticated attacks involving an updated Toneshell backdoor and the novel SnakeDisk USB malware against Southeast Asia, GBHackers News reports.
Advanced UEFI-based systems could be infiltrated by the newly emergent HybridPetya ransomware strain, which is similar to Petya and NotPetya, through a nefarious EFI app injected into the EFI System Partition, according to The Hacker News.
France's Computer Emergency Response Team has confirmed that Apple's warning of a spyware campaign against its users across the country earlier this month, reports The Hacker News.
