Reason Labs uncovered a polymorphic malware campaign that has infected at least 300,000 Chrome and Edge users through fake download sites mimicking Roblox, YouTube, VLC, and KeePass. The trojans install browser extensions that steal search queries, cannot be removed even in developer mode, and modify the Windows registry to mark the browser as “managed by […]
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SharpRHino RAT Targets IT Admins Disguised as Angry IP Scanner | HN 35
Hunters International — a Russian-linked ransomware group that acquired the Hive ransomware after its operators were shut down by law enforcement — is deploying SharpRHino, a RAT disguised as the legitimate Angry IP Scanner network admin tool. The attack targets IT professionals specifically, betting that administrators install software with elevated privileges and are more likely […]
CapraRAT Android Spyware Targets TikTokers + AI Deepfake Detector | HN 34
Pakistani state-sponsored hackers (Transparent Tribe / APT36) are targeting TikTokers and gamers with CapraRAT spyware hidden in four fake Android apps. Meanwhile, researchers at Drexel University developed MISLNet — an AI deepfake detector that identifies AI-generated video with 98.3% accuracy, outperforming every other tool currently available. Stories Covered CapraRAT Android Spyware: Pakistani APT36 Targets TikTokers […]
CrowdStrike Chaos: Fake Hotfix Emails Drop RAT and Data Wiper | HN 33
Two stories define this episode: the US sanctioned Russian hacktivists who breached water facility SCADA systems in Texas, and threat actors wasted no time exploiting the CrowdStrike outage chaos — using fake hotfix emails to drop Remcos RAT and a data wiper against Israeli companies while businesses scrambled to recover from the mass blue screen […]
Fake Cell Tower SMS Scams + Cyber Scam Slave Camps | HN 32
Two stories this episode: London police arrested suspects running a fake cell tower to blast phishing SMS past carrier protections, and a deep look into Southeast Asian cyber scam slave camps — forced labor operations that have siphoned more than $64 billion in three years using trafficked workers running pig butchering and romance scams from […]
AI and Crime: How Criminals Are Exploiting Technology to Deceive | HN 31
Two stories this episode: scammers used AI to clone a BBC presenter’s voice and defraud an ad company out of £20,000, and threat actor TA547 deployed AI-generated PowerShell scripts to deliver the Rhadamanthus information stealer against dozens of German organizations. Stories Covered AI Voice Clone Used to Defraud Ad Company Out of £20,000 Impersonating BBC […]