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New malware that uses steganography always gets my attention, but I was disappointed when I looked at the latest DOUBLECUP write-up.
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First Android Malware Targeting Car Head Units Uses Firmware Updates to Build Proxy Botnet
A multi-stage Android malware campaign that abuses the firmware-update mechanism of Android-based automotive head units to deploy ad-fraud tooling and enroll...
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 111
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Akir...
ToxicPanda Android malware uses VPN permissions to block Google Play
The ToxicPanda Android malware has evolved with new malicious functionality, expanding its targeting to 349 applications and adding support for 167 remote co...
Hackers infect Android car head units with proxy botnet malware
A supply-chain attack targeting Android-based car head units is using a legitimate device-update app to spread malware that enlists compromised devices in a ...
Malware Hijacks Android Car Head Units
Malware is abusing car infotainment updates to install proxy software, turning Android head units into nodes for the BADBOX network.
Banking Trojans Manic, Grandoreiro, ToxicPanda 2.0 in the Spotlight
The spyware-equipped Manic, a persistent Grandoreiro campaign in Latin America and Europe, and an expanded ToxicPanda 2.0 malware.
TrueConf flaws enabling attacks on meeting participants added to KEV catalog
The flaws have been used by the Head Mare APT hacktivist group to spread PhantomCore malware.
New Agent Tesla malware version uses emoji obfuscation to evade detection
The latest Agent Tesla campaign utilizes a JScript dropper that incorporates Unicode emoji characters to disrupt signature-based detection and obscure the ma...
New malware targets Android car head units for ad fraud and botnet creation
Kaspersky discovered the threat in June 2026, noting that the malware spreads through the built-in updaters of the head unit firmware.
New SynkLoader malware pushed in Microsoft Teams phishing campaign
A previously unknown malware family dubbed SynkLoader is being distributed in Microsoft Teams phishing campaigns to steal credentials via a fake lock screen. [.
Android Car Malware Spreads Through Built-In Updaters for Ad Fraud, Proxy Botnet
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware family that's specifically designed to infect Android-based vehicle head unit firmware developed by DoFu...
New Agent Tesla Malware Variant Boosts Evasion Capabilities
An Agent Tesla v4 malware campaign used novel emoji-based code obfuscation to evade detection, KnowBe4 has revealed
Attackers impersonate popular AI brands to spread malware
Attackers are impersonating popular AI brands like Perplexity, Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot to spread information stealers, backdoors, malicious browser exte...
UAT-10147 Compromises Web Servers to Deploy BadIIS for SEO Fraud and Data Theft
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group, tracked as UAT-10147, targeting vulnerable Windows and Linux web servers worldwide to deploy BadIIS malware, steal data,...
Hackers abuse FTP server banners to deliver new Windows malware
Threat actors are abusing FTP banners to hide commands that deliver two previously undocumented remote access trojans named E4del and PINHOLE. [.
Hackers Hide Agent Tesla Malware Behind Emojis to Steal Browser and Email Passwords
A business email compromise campaign is using emoji-filled JScript to conceal an Agent Tesla v4 infostealer designed to steal browser, email, and messaging c...
Backdoored Rust packages hit crates.io, exposing developers to malware at build time
Malicious versions of three Rust packages, including the widely used arrayref, were published to the crates.io registry on August 20, carrying a backdoor tha...
Head Mare APT Exploits TrueConf Server RCE Flaws to Deliver PhantomCore Malware
The Head Mare APT group has been linked to a supply chain compromise involving unpatched TrueConf Server instances, which enabled the delivery of PhantomCore...
The invisible passenger in your car
Kaspersky expert has discovered new Android malware designed to serve ads and build a proxy botnet. It's delivered through legitimate software for DoFun head...