Russian hackers use fake software to spread new Starland RAT malware
The attackers disguise malware as installers for trusted tools such as MobaXterm, WebEx, Zoom, DBeaver, and FaceIT.
In brief: Microsoft, SonicWall patch multiple zero-days, the US, UK, EU impose sanctions on Russian hackers, and more.
The attackers disguise malware as installers for trusted tools such as MobaXterm, WebEx, Zoom, DBeaver, and FaceIT.
Users of both Microsoft and SonicWall products are strongly advised to install security updates as soon as possible.
The issue is not caused by a software vulnerability, but the way the wallets communicate with websites and blockchain infrastructure.
The sanctions target 1VPNS, its administrator Dmytro Rashevskyi, and Belarusian national Yegeniy Vladimirovich Silayev.
Before its takedown in March 2024, the platform was used to make more than 1.3 million calls to over 500,000 phone numbers in 107 countries.
The sanctions come after Russiau2019s FSB was accused of a cyberattack targeting Polandu2019s energy grid last December.