Google Says ISPs Helped Attackers Infect Targeted Smartphones with Hermit SpywareThe Hacker News
A week after it emerged that a sophisticated mobile spyware dubbed Hermit was used by the government of Kazakhstan within its borders, Google said it has notified Android users of infected devices.
Additionally, necessary changes have been implemented in Google Play Protect —...
Multiple Backdoored Python Libraries Caught Stealing AWS Secrets and KeysThe Hacker News
Researchers have discovered a number of malicious Python packages in the official third-party software repository that are engineered to exfiltrate AWS credentials and environment variables to a publicly exposed endpoint.
The list of packages includes loglib-modules, pyg-modules, pygrata, pygrata-utils, and hkg-sol-utils,...
State-Backed Hackers Using Ransomware as a Decoy for Cyber Espionage AttacksThe Hacker News
A China-based advanced persistent threat (APT) group is possibly deploying short-lived ransomware families as a decoy to cover up the true operational and tactical objectives behind its campaigns.
The activity cluster, attributed to a hacking group dubbed Bronze Starlight by Secureworks, involves the...
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New 'Quantum' Builder Lets Attackers Easily Create Malicious Windows ShortcutsThe Hacker News
A new malware tool that enables cybercriminal actors to build malicious Windows shortcut (.LNK) files has been spotted for sale on cybercrime forums.
Dubbed Quantum Lnk Builder, the software makes it possible to spoof any extension and choose from over 300...