Antino Backdoor Hides Its Entire Command Channel Inside Microsoft 365
A China-linked espionage campaign has deployed a Rust backdoor whose native command-and-control workflow runs through Outlook and OneDrive. Cisco Talos found roughly 350 compromised endpoints across eight countries,...
North Korea-Linked Malware Uses Ethereum Transfers to Rotate Command Servers
A North Korea-linked campaign is encoding command-server locations in Ethereum recipient addresses, giving cross-platform malware a resilient recovery channel. The operation targets developers with fake recruitment tasks and...
Konni-Linked Espionage Campaign Uses Fake PDFs to Target Ukraine-Focused Groups
A campaign dubbed Operation Conflict Compass uses PDF-themed Windows shortcuts and a downloader called VelvetCake against people working on Ukraine-related issues. Researchers link the operation to the North...
HEAVYGRAM Backdoor Uses Telegram to Spy on Journalists and Iranian Dissidents
Researchers have expanded the known scope of HEAVYGRAM, a Windows surveillance backdoor that uses Telegram bots and groups for command and control. The campaign targets journalists and Iranian...
NodeStealer Adds Keylogging and Screenshots to Its Account-Theft Arsenal
A new NodeStealer variant adds continuous keylogging, clipboard monitoring and screenshots to its browser and Facebook data theft. Financial services were the most affected sector in recent activity...
APT28’s New HOOKEDGE Backdoor Targets European Defense and Diplomatic Networks
The Russia-linked APT28 group is using a lightweight backdoor called HOOKEDGE against defense, government and diplomatic targets in Europe. The campaign combines malicious Word macros, scheduled tasks, hidden...
Iran-Linked Tortoiseshell Expands Espionage With TWOSTROKE Backdoor and Reverse SSH Tunnels
Researchers have linked new Windows malware and reverse SSH infrastructure to the Iran-associated Tortoiseshell threat group. The tools masquerade as a legitimate Windows library and support covert tunneling,...
Patchwork Espionage Group Uses Fake PDFs and Romance-Themed Chat Apps to Spy on PCs and Phones
The long-running Patchwork espionage group, also tracked as Dropping Elephant, is running parallel campaigns against Windows machines and Android phones — one built around a PDF-disguised shortcut file,...