'Purple Fox' Hackers Spotted Using New Variant of FatalRAT in Recent Malware Attacks

The Hacker News Daily Updates Get Hands-on with Intelligent Document Processing See how fast and easy it is to incorporate AI-driven document processing into any business process. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Mar 28, 2022 Hackers Hijack Email Reply Chains on Unpatched Exchange Servers to Spread Malware A new email phishing campaign has been spotted leveraging the tactic of conversation hijacking to deliver the IceID info-stealing malware onto infected machines by making use of unpatched and publicly-exposed Microsoft Exchange servers. "The emails use a social engineering technique of ... Read More Of Cybercriminals and IP Addresses You don't like having the FBI knocking on your door at 6 am in the morning. Surprisingly, nor does your usual cybercriminal. That is why they hide (at least the good ones), for example, behind layers of proxies, VPNs, or TOR nodes. Their IP address will never be exposed directly to the target's ... Read More 'Purple Fox' Hackers Spotted Using New Variant of FatalRAT in Recent Malware Attacks The operators of the Purple Fox malware have retooled their malware arsenal with a new variant of a remote access trojan called FatalRAT, while also simultaneously upgrading their evasion mechanisms to bypass security software. "Users' machines are targeted via trojanized software packages ... Read More Muhstik Botnet Targeting Redis Servers Using Recently Disclosed Vulnerability Muhstik, a botnet infamous for propagating via web application exploits, has been observed targeting Redis servers using a recently disclosed vulnerability in the database system. The vulnerability relates to CVE-2022-0543, a Lua sandbox escape flaw in the open-source, in-memory, key-value data ... Read More FCC Adds Kaspersky and Chinese Telecom Firms to National Security Threat List The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday moved to add Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab to the "Covered List" of companies that pose an "unacceptable risk to the national security" of the country. The development marks the first time a Russian entity has been added to ... Read More Accelerate Value Creation with Modernization AWS Cloud Migration Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to myemailku.ghdbrevo2018@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India