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New variants of AsyncRAT discovered

17. July, 2025 - 07:39

The infamous Trojan from 2019 is once again making headlines. Security researchers from ESET have discovered that AsyncRAT is now even more dangerous and has spread much more widely thanks to new variants.

Data from various Infostealers

16 billion login details: the data theft that nobody knew about

20. June, 2025 - 08:51

Several collections of login data reveal one of the largest data thefts in history. As cybernews reports, a total of 16 billion login credentials were exposed. The data most likely originated from various infostealers.

Incident response plan necessary

Warning about ClickFix social engineering campaign

07. April, 2025 - 09:30

ClickFix is already being used by a number of nation-state actors such as APT 28 and Kimsuky. The distribution of stealer malware such as Lumma Stealer via the social engineering campaign is particularly popular.

Germany affected

Triada Trojan discovered on counterfeit Android smartphones

02. April, 2025 - 09:51

Security researchers from Kaspersky have discovered a particularly sophisticated variant of the Triada Trojan on imitation Android smartphones. More than 2,600 users worldwide, including in Germany, are affected.

Targeted phishing campaigns

Medusa ransomware attacks escalating in 2025

28. March, 2025 - 08:45

Medusa ransomware has posed a growing threat to companies worldwide since the beginning of 2025. Check Point warns of the increasing activity of this hacker group.

New variants of SparrowDoor

New attacks from Chinese hacker group FamousSparrow

27. March, 2025 - 11:06

After a long period of dormancy, the Chinese hacker group FamousSparrow is active again. According to the IT security company ESET, the group has become increasingly dangerous and has deployed new, sophisticated espionage tools.

Cybercrime 2024

Banking malware: 3.6 times more attacks on mobile users

26. March, 2025 - 07:28

Cybercriminals have adapted their methods in 2024 and are increasingly targeting mobile devices and the cryptocurrency sector.

Thousands of TP-Link Archer routers as target

New IoT botnet “Ballista” attacks TP-Link routers

25. March, 2025 - 16:06

Security researchers from the threat research team at Cato Networks have identified a new threat: the IoT botnet “Ballista”. This malware exploits a serious vulnerability in TP-Link Archer routers to spread unhindered across the internet.

Hackers infiltrate over 330 malicious apps into Google Play

Stealth malware: Over 60 million Android users affected

22. March, 2025 - 09:52

Cyber criminals have managed to bypass Android’s security mechanisms and infect over 60 million users worldwide with malware. Experts from Bitdefender Labs discovered a large-scale malware campaign with over 330 infected apps.

Ransomware group develops brute force framework

Automated attacks: BlackBasta relies on “BRUTED”

20. March, 2025 - 09:24

The ransomware group BlackBasta has developed a powerful tool to automate brute force attacks on edge network devices such as firewalls and VPNs. The framework, called “BRUTED”, allows attackers to crack targeted credentials and scale ransomware attacks on vulnerable networks.