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Organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. have been targeted by an unknown threat actor to distribute a new backdoor called Agent Racoon. "This malware family is written using the .NET framework and leverages the domain name service (DNS) protocol to create a covert channel and provide different backdoor functionalities," Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researcher Chema Garcia 

Agent Racoon Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations

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By Owais Sultan The financial industry is undergoing a digital transformation. Digital technology has been around for decades, but it’s only… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Digital Transformation in the Financial Industry: The Role of Fintech

Hackers use Remote Access Trojans (RATs) to gain unauthorized access and control over a victim’s computer remotely.  RATs allow threat actors to execute the following malicious actions while remaining hidden from the victim:- Recently, cybersecurity researchers at Cisco Talos discovered a malicious campaign that was found to be delivering a new RAT that’s been dubbed […] The post New SugarGh0st RAT Delivered via Malicious Windows Shortcut & JavaScript appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Malicious Windows RAT Delivered Windows Shortcut

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI recently collaborated in a multinational operation to dismantle the notorious Qakbot malware and botnet. While the operation was successful in disrupting this long-running threat, concerns have arisen as it appears that Qakbot may still pose a danger in a reduced form. This article discusses the aftermath of the takedown, provides mitigation

Future Threats Qakbot Takedown Takedown Aftermath

A suspected Chinese-speaking threat actor has been attributed to a malicious campaign that targets the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and South Korean users with a remote access trojan called SugarGh0st RAT. The activity, which commenced no later than August 2023, leverages two different infection sequences to deliver the malware, which is a customized variant of Gh0st RAT 

Target South Uzbekistan Ministry

Mobile threat statistics for Q3 2023 include data on malware, adware, banking Trojans and ransomware for Android devices.

Attacks on a critical infrastructure target in South Africa, supply-chain attack on Linux machines, Telegram doppelganger used to target people in China.

PC malware statistics for Q3 2023 include data on miners, ransomware, banking Trojans and other threats to Windows, macOS and IoT equipment.

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Notepad++ has been discovered with an uncontrolled search path vulnerability, which could allow threat actors to search an untrusted search path. This vulnerability has been disclosed to Notepad++, and a patch has yet to be provided. Notepad++ is a simple text editor for Windows with many more capabilities and can be used to open or […] The post Notepad++ Input Validation Flaws Leads to uncontrolled Search Path Vulnerability appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Validation Flaws

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