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The Hacker News
1 month ago
Information security

New Malware Hits 300,000 Users with Rogue Chrome and Edge Extensions

Malware campaign installs rogue extensions via trojan masquerading as popular software.
Trojan malware distributes adware to sophisticated malicious scripts targeting private data theft.
Extensions can't be disabled by users and newer scripts disable browser updates, affecting at least 300,000 Chrome and Edge users. [ more ]
Theregister
6 months ago
Information security

GitHub struggles to keep up with automated malicious forks

Malware campaign started in PyPI spread to GitHub infecting 100,000 repositories.
Attackers upload altered files to GitHub, cloning legitimate repos to spread malware loaders. [ more ]
The Hacker News
1 month ago
Information security

New Malware Hits 300,000 Users with Rogue Chrome and Edge Extensions

Malware campaign installs rogue extensions via trojan masquerading as popular software.
Trojan malware distributes adware to sophisticated malicious scripts targeting private data theft.
Extensions can't be disabled by users and newer scripts disable browser updates, affecting at least 300,000 Chrome and Edge users. [ more ]
Theregister
6 months ago
Information security

GitHub struggles to keep up with automated malicious forks

Malware campaign started in PyPI spread to GitHub infecting 100,000 repositories.
Attackers upload altered files to GitHub, cloning legitimate repos to spread malware loaders. [ more ]
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Mail Online
9 months ago
Privacy professionals

Warning to Mac users over fake browser updates that steal passwords

Mac users should be wary of fake browser updates that can steal passwords.
Hackers are using ads and fake websites to trick Mac users into downloading malicious browser updates.
The malware, known as ClearFake, is a more sophisticated version of the Atomic Stealer attack. [ more ]
Securitymagazine
2 months ago
Information security

Malware campaign targets Spanish-speaking individuals

A new malware campaign named Poco RAT targets Spanish-speaking individuals in the mining sector using the POCO C++ Library. [ more ]
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