The creator of a popular but unauthorised Final Fantasy XIV mod has admitted to including malware that can shut down a user’s PC. Gshade, a mod that allows… Continue reading
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Final Fantasy 14 mod developer admits to adding potentially harmful malware to GShade tool
The developer of a Final Fantasy 14 mod has been criticised for purposefully adding potentially harmful malware to the code that forces a computer shutdown. All… Continue reading
Feb 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Data Safety An ongoing malvertising campaign is being used to distribute virtualized .NET loaders that are designed to deploy the FormBook information-stealing malware…. Continue reading
Feb 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Endpoint Security E-commerce industries in South Korea and the U.S. are at the receiving end of an ongoing GuLoader malware campaign, cybersecurity… Continue reading
Jan 31, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Detection / Malware A shellcode-based packer dubbed TrickGate has been successfully operating without attracting notice for over six years, while enabling threat actors to… Continue reading
Jan 31, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Malware The Russia-affiliated Sandworm used yet another wiper malware strain dubbed NikoWiper as part of an attack that took place in October… Continue reading
Feb 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananPayment Security / Risk The Brazilian threat actors behind an advanced and modular point-of-sale (PoS) malware known as Prilex have reared their head once again… Continue reading
Feb 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananDatabase Security / Cryptocurrency At least 1,200 Redis database servers worldwide have been corralled into a botnet using an “elusive and severe threat” dubbed HeadCrab… Continue reading
Feb 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananAttack Vector / Endpoint Security In a continuing sign that threat actors are adapting well to a post-macro world, it has emerged that the use… Continue reading
Jan 30, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Detection / Malware A new Golang-based information stealer malware dubbed Titan Stealer is being advertised by threat actors through their Telegram channel. “The stealer… Continue reading
