Hackers Use Negative Hotel Reviews to Spread Malware That Hides C2 on Blockchain
Cofense says hotel staff are phished with fake complaints that deliver EtherRAT and TONResolver using blockchain C2.
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Hackers Target Hotels With Fake Guest Complaints to Deploy Blockchain-Based RAT Malware
Hotel staff are phished with fake guest complaints that deliver EtherRAT and TONResolver using blockchain C2 lookups.
PoeLLM malware has assembled a sweeping botnet, taking technical cues from a poem
PoeLLM malware has compromised over 3,400 servers, encoding its command-and-control address in a GitHub poem.
Malware bypasses browser checks to force install Chrome, Edge extensions
Elastic Security Labs detailed KREMLIN, a Brazilian banking malware that silently installs malicious Chrome and Edge extensions, with 1,515 confirmed infections.
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E4del and PINHOLE RATs Turn FTP Banners Into Dead Drops for Malware Commands
Researchers identified two new RATs, E4del and PINHOLE, using FTP banners as dead drop resolvers to fetch C2 commands via ClickFix-style lures.
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