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  • The Register: Pixel perfect Ghostpulse malware loader hides inside PNG image files

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/22/ghostpulse_malware_loader_png/ Source: The Register Title: Pixel perfect Ghostpulse malware loader hides inside PNG image files Feedly Summary: Miscreants combine it with an equally tricky piece of social engineering The Ghostpulse malware strain now retrieves its main payload via a PNG image file’s pixels. This development, security experts say, is “one of the most…

  • Schneier on Security: Perfectl Malware

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/perfectl-malware.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Perfectl Malware Feedly Summary: Perfectl in an impressive piece of malware: The malware has been circulating since at least 2021. It gets installed by exploiting more than 20,000 common misconfigurations, a capability that may make millions of machines connected to the Internet potential targets, researchers from Aqua…

  • Wired: The FBI Made a Crypto Coin Just to Catch Fraudsters

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-cryptocurrency-pump-and-dump/ Source: Wired Title: The FBI Made a Crypto Coin Just to Catch Fraudsters Feedly Summary: Plus: New details emerge in the National Public Data breach, Discord gets blocked in Russia and Turkey over alleged illegal activity on the platform, and more. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text covers significant incidents…

  • Schneier on Security: Weird Zimbra Vulnerability

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/weird-zimbra-vulnerability.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Weird Zimbra Vulnerability Feedly Summary: Hackers can execute commands on a remote computer by sending malformed emails to a Zimbra mail server. It’s critical, but difficult to exploit. In an email sent Wednesday afternoon, Proofpoint researcher Greg Lesnewich seemed to largely concur that the attacks weren’t likely…