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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > gigabud-creates-android-work-profiles.html

Gigabud Creates Android Work Profiles to Hide From Banking App Malware Checks

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (921+ words) A work profile is a separate space that Android typically reserves for employer apps, and what's inside it is kept separate from everything in the personal space. That split hides the trojan from the banking app's own malware checks, Group-IB…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > four-spy-groups-used-same-chrome-and.html

Four Spy Groups Used the Same Chrome and Windows Exploit Kit Within a Week

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (594+ words) The first in-the-wild use of BlueMoon has been attributed to the China-aligned state-sponsored group tracked as APT31 (aka Bronze Vinewood, Judgement Panda, JungleBamboo, PerplexedGoblin, RedBravo, TA412, Tide Castle, and Violet Typhoon) on August 28, 2026. "Within days, several other espionage-motivated clusters began using BlueMoon,…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > f5-big-ip-apm-malware-injects-php-web.html

F5 BIG-IP APM Malware Injects a PHP Web Shell Into Memory, Evading Disk Scans

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (887+ words) Malware linked to break-ins at F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager appliances hides a PHP web shell in memory instead of in a file on disk, Sophos said in an analysis published on September 7. When Apache loads any of the three appliances…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > bengalseo-poisons-bing-search-results.html

BengalSEO Poisons Bing Search Results to Deliver MayaBot and Tech Support Scams

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1052+ words) Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a sprawling search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that paves the way for malware deployment and tech support scams. The campaign, discovered by the DFIR Report in March 2026, has been codenamed BengalSEO. It has…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > rogue-screenconnect-clients-spread-four.html

Rogue ScreenConnect Clients Spread Four-Stage VBScript Chain to Newly Connected Hosts

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (384+ words) According to Huntress, three unrelated incidents have been found to use diverse initial access methods, namely a Quick Assist tech-support scam, a phishing-delivered MSI installer, and a fake Geek Squad refund form lure, to activate a four-stage VBScript chain that…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > jsceal-malware-can-bypass-google.html

JSCeal Malware Can Bypass Google Authentication Using Stolen Session Cookies

6+ day, 49+ min ago   (494+ words) Malvertising campaigns distributing the malware make use of two ZIP archives delivered via PowerShell: one containing the Node.js runtime and the other containing the main payload and other auxiliary components. As recently as last month, ad security platform Confiant…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > attackers-turn-trusted-nodejs-runtime.html

Attackers Turn Trusted Node.js Runtime Into Malware Delivery Tool in Targeted Attacks

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (665+ words) Threat actors are leveraging the trusted Node.js JavaScript runtime in multiple cyber attacks as a way to deploy malicious payloads. According to a new report published by the Symantec Threat Hunter Team today, the attack method has been put…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > fake-software-installers-disable.html

Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (599+ words) An active malware campaign is using bogus software-download websites to impersonate trusted vendors and distribute malicious installers. The websites observed as part of the campaign are hosted on the.com.cn and.hl.cn infrastructure and use Chinese-language lure content…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > meta-ads-push-streamrat-android-trojan.html

Meta Ads Push StreamRat Android Trojan That Can Gain Near-Complete Device Control

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (523+ words) Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android banking trojan called StreamRat that was promoted to Spanish-speaking users through a fake television-streaming campaign on Meta and can give operators near-complete control of infected devices. ThreatFabric said the campaign's advertisement…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > 13-malicious-packagist-packages-target.html

13 Malicious Packagist Packages Target Unpatched iPhones to Steal Crypto Wallet Seeds

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (571+ words) Cybersecurity researchers have identified a set of 13 malicious Composer theme packages on Packagist that are designed to inject JavaScript into Vietnamese movie and comic streaming sites that install those libraries and initiate the deployment of spyware aimed at unpatched iOS…...