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Over 1 Million WordPress Sites Infected by Balada Injector Malware Campaign

10

Apr

2023

Over one million WordPress websites are estimated to have been infected by an ongoing campaign to deploy malware called Balada Injector since 2017. The massive campaign, per GoDaddy’s Sucuri, “leverages all known and recently discovered theme and plugin vulnerabilities” to breach WordPress sites. The attacks are known to play out in waves once every few […]

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Arid Viper Hacking Group Using Upgraded Malware in Middle East Cyber Attacks

04

Apr

2023

The threat actor known as Arid Viper has been observed using refreshed variants of its malware toolkit in its attacks targeting Palestinian entities since September 2022. Symantec, which is tracking the group under its insect-themed moniker Mantis, said the adversary is “going to great lengths to maintain a persistent presence on targeted networks.” Also known […]

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ChatGPT is being used to lure victims into downloading malware

28

Mar

2023

Hackers are trying to capitalize on the enormous popularity of ChatGPT to distribute malware, security experts have warned. A report from cybersecurity researchers CloudSEK has detailed an elaborate scheme that includes stolen Facebook accounts, groups, and pages, malicious Facebook ads, and fake ChatGPT software. As per the report, threat actors are using stolen Facebook accounts […]

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