New 'Sleepwalker' backdoor uses custom command language
Discovered by malware researcher Dominik Reichel, Sleepwalker impersonates Microsoft's dpapi.dll and loads via side-loading into ESET Management Agent.
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Fake OpenAI Codex download tricks macOS users into installing malware
A malware campaign using a sponsored search ad and a fake OpenAI Codex download page to trick macOS users into pasting a malicious command into Terminal has ...
E4del and PINHOLE RATs Turn FTP Banners Into Dead Drops for Malware Commands
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that employs FTP banners as dead drop resolvers (DDRs) to deliver two previously unreported...
First Malware Built Specifically for Car Head Units Fuels Botnet
Kaspersky researchers have linked the malware to the BadBox botnet, which has ensnared millions of devices. The post First Malware Built Specifically for Car...
Fake Minecraft Clients Deliver WeedHack Malware Despite Infrastructure Takedown
A threat actor keeps spreading the WeedHack malware to Minecraft players despite its original infrastructure taken down in July
The State of AI-Enabled Malware August 2026: From Brand Abuse to Agentic Execution
Explore Unit 42 research on AI-enabled malware. Learn how existing behavioral detection and endpoint analytics stop AI-authored code before execution.
PavinLoader Uses ClickFix and Fake Downloads to Deploy Amatera Stealer via Blockchain C2
PavinLoader, a multi-stage .NET malware loader, operating across ClickFix, fake software-download, and malicious game campaigns.
Fake Minecraft Sites Are Still Spreading WeedHack After C2 Takedown
WeedHack Minecraft Malware Survives C2 Takedown: Fake Client Sites Still Active, SEO Poisoning Puts Malicious Downloads at the Top of Google McAfee Labs publ...
WeedHack Malware Spreads Through SEO-Poisoned Minecraft Sites Despite C2 Disruption
A renewed distribution wave for the WeedHack malware-as-a-service operation, with threat actors continuing to push infected Minecraft clients and mods despit...
CVE-2026-69414 ShieldBreak Zero-Day: No Patch, and CISA BOD 26-04 Gives You 14 Days
Executive Summary ShieldBreak (CVE-2026-69414) is a zero-day elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine used by Microsof...
Weedhack Malware Spreads via Fake Minecraft Clients and SEO Poisoning
Cybersecurity researchers have found that several websites are still actively distributing a malware family known as Weedhack to gamers by masquerading as Mi...
Cybercriminals Turn GTA VI Leaks Into Malware Bait
A fake 113GB GTA VI build is packed with malware, using massive empty files to hide a tiny malicious payload. GTA VI hype has reached the point where people ...
Fake Codex Download Uses Google Sites to Deliver macOS Malware
Fake Codex pages used Google Sites, sponsored search and ClickFix to target Mac users
WordlistLoader Delivers Amatera via ClickFix, SynkLoader Phishes Windows Passwords
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two new malware families called WordlistLoader and SynkLoader that's used to deliver next-stage payloads and likely se...
Hackers infecting Android car systems to build proxy botnet
A malware is being used to infect Android-based car systems, turning the devices into part of a botnet.
Open VSX Unblocks 3 IDs Used in 77-Extension Evil-Twin Malware Campaign
Open VSX has removed three extension identifiers from its malicious-extension list after the legitimate projects they impersonated began reclaiming their nam...
Android car head units infected with proxy botnet malware through built-in software updaters
A newly discovered Android malware, distributed through the built-in updaters in affected Android-based car head units, turns infected devices into ad-fraud ...
New SynkLoader Malware Uses Fake Windows Lock Screen to Steal Passwords and Pivot Networks
SynkLoader, a newly identified modular malware framework that combines Python, C#, C++, PowerShell, and memory-resident payloads to evade endpoint detection....
New macOS Malware Clones Your Logged-In Browser and Gives Hackers Remote Control.
AmnesiaStealer, a multi-stage macOS infostealer written in Rust that moves beyond conventional credential theft by giving attackers covert, interactive contr...
Post-DEF CON phishing campaign delivered AMOS and NetSupport malware
A phishing campaign targeting attendees of Black Hat and DEF CON conferences involved distributing information-stealing malware and remote access malware via...