WhatsApp Financial Lure Installs VulcanRAT With SYSTEM Control on Windows
A WhatsApp-delivered ZIP file posing as a financial document launches a multi-stage Windows infection that installs VulcanRAT with SYSTEM privileges. The campaign combines sandbox evasion, PoolParty injection, a...
NeedyMantis Malware Gives Espionage Operators a Modular Foothold in Sensitive Networks
Microsoft has detailed NeedyMantis, a modular implant used after attackers gain access to selected organizations. Its covert loading chain, encrypted communications and downloadable modules make it a durable...
ValleyRAT Campaign Turns Fake Adware Installers Into a Persistent Espionage Backdoor
A ValleyRAT campaign is disguising its infection chain as adware and familiar software installers, with most observed victims in China and India. The backdoor uses DLL sideloading and...
SilverFox Malware Deploys New Kernel Drivers to Blind Antivirus Before Installing ValleyRAT
Researchers at CATO Networks have caught the SilverFox threat group hiding behind trusted PDF software while quietly loading vulnerable, signed kernel drivers to knock out endpoint protection. The...
Sloppy Server Configuration Unmasks JadeProx Espionage Campaign and Its TriBack Malware Loader
Researchers at Group-IB stumbled onto an active espionage operation, now tracked as JadeProx, after its operators left a staging server's directory listing wide open. The exposed files revealed...
Cavern Manticore: Iranian-Linked APT Abuses SysAid RMM and DLL Sideloading to Deploy Modular C2 Framework
A newly identified Iranian-linked group, Cavern Manticore, is abusing the SysAid RMM platform and DLL sideloading via WinDirStat to deploy a modular C2 framework against Israeli organizations. Check...
Researchers Chain DLL Sideloading and an RPC Flaw to Gain Root Access Inside Claude Cowork’s Sandbox
Security researchers at Armadin found a way to chain DLL sideloading with a flaw in an internal RPC protocol to escalate privileges and execute commands as root inside...
AsyncRAT Trojan Hidden in 90+ Fake Software Download Sites via DLL Sideloading and ScreenConnect
A stealthy campaign is hiding the AsyncRAT trojan inside fake installers for popular free software, using DLL sideloading and the legitimate ScreenConnect remote-access tool to slip past security...