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OceanLotus Hackers Turn to Web Archive Files to Deploy Backdoors The OceanLotus group of state-sponsored hackers are now using the web archive file format (.MHT and .MHTML) to deploy backdoors to compromised systems. The goal is to evade detection by antivirus solutions tools which are more likely to catch commonly abused document formats and stop
EA: 50 High-profile FIFA 22 Accounts Taken Over by Phishing Actors Electronic Arts (EA) has published an official response to numerous reports about hacked player accounts, confirming the problem and attributing it to phishing actors. As the notice explains, hackers used social engineering against EA’s customer experience team to bypass two-factor authentication and take over
Hackers Take Over Diplomat’s Email, Target Russian Deputy Minister Hackers believed to work for the North Korean government have compromised the email account of a staff member of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MID) and deployed spear-phishing attacks against the country’s diplomats in other regions. One of the targets was Sergey Alexeyevich Ryabko, the deputy
State Hackers Use New PowerShell Backdoor in Log4j Attacks Hackers believed to be part of the Iranian APT35 state-backed group (aka ‘Charming Kitten’ or ‘Phosphorus’) has been observed leveraging Log4Shell attacks to drop a new PowerShell backdoor. The modular payload can handle C2 communications, perform system enumeration, and eventually receive, decrypt, and load additional modules. Log4Shell