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EncryptHub Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Deploy Rhadamanthys and StealC Malware

The threat actor known as EncryptHub exploited a recently-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day to deliver a wide range of malware families, including backdoors and information stealers such as Rhadamanthys and StealC. “In this attack, the threat actor manipulates .msc files and the Multilingual User Interface Path (MUIPath) to download and execute […]

RedCurl Shifts from Espionage to Ransomware with First-Ever QWCrypt Deployment

The Russian-speaking hacking group called RedCurl has been linked to a ransomware campaign for the first time, marking a departure in the threat actor’s tradecraft. The activity, observed by Romanian cybersecurity company Bitdefender, involves the deployment of a never-before-seen ransomware strain dubbed QWCrypt. RedCurl, also called Earth Kapre and Red Wolf, has a history of […]

Malicious npm Package Modifies Local ‘ethers’ Library to Launch Reverse Shell Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages on the npm registry that are designed to infect another locally installed package, underscoring the continued evolution of software supply chain attacks targeting the open-source ecosystem. The packages in question are ethers-provider2 and ethers-providerz, with the former downloaded 73 times to date since it was published on

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