Hackers Exploiting VMware Horizon to Target South Korea with NukeSped Backdoor

The Hacker News Daily Updates 8 Ways to Prevent a Security or Data Breach Securing your business’s sensitive data -- along with the information it handles on behalf of customers -- is a necessary function of doing business in our tech-based world. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS May 20, 2022 Microsoft Warns Rise in XorDdos Malware Targeting Linux Devices A Linux botnet malware known as XorDdos has witnessed a 254% surge in activity over the last six months, according to latest research from Microsoft. The trojan, so named for carrying out denial-of-service attacks on Linux systems and its use of XOR-based encryption for communications with its ... Read More Cytrox's Predator Spyware Targeted Android Users with Zero-Day Exploits Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday pointed fingers at a North Macedonian spyware developer named Cytrox for developing exploits against five zero-day (aka 0-day) flaws, four in Chrome and one in Android, to target Android users. "The 0-day exploits were used alongside n-day exploits ... Read More Researchers Uncover Rust Supply-Chain Attack Targeting Cloud CI Pipelines A case of software supply chain attack has been observed in the Rust programming language's crate registry that leveraged typosquatting techniques to publish a rogue library containing malware. Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne dubbed the attack "CrateDepression." Typosquatting attacks take ... Read More Hackers Exploiting VMware Horizon to Target South Korea with NukeSped Backdoor The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed leveraging the Log4Shell vulnerability in VMware Horizon servers to deploy the NukeSped (aka Manuscrypt) implant against targets located in its southern counterpart. "The attacker used the Log4j vulnerability on VMware Horizon products that ... Read More Hackers Trick Users with Fake Windows 11 Downloads to Distribute Vidar Malware Fraudulent domains masquerading as Microsoft's Windows 11 download portal are attempting to trick users into deploying trojanized installation files to infect systems with the Vidar information stealer malware. "The spoofed sites were created to distribute malicious ISO files which lead to a Vidar ... Read More 4 Security Tips to Keep Your Business Safe These days, it's not just internet security. Here are four ways businesses can protect themselves from the latest potential threats. 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