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PyPI Packages Deliver ZiChatBot Malware via Zulip APIs on Windows and Linux

PyPI Packages Deliver ZiChatBot Malware via Zulip APIs on Windows and Linux

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to stealthily deliver a previously unknown malware family called ZiChatBot on Windows and Linux systems. “While these wheel packages do implement the features described on their PyPI web pages, their true purpose is to covertlyRead More »PyPI Packages Deliver ZiChatBot Malware via Zulip APIs on Windows and Linux

vm2 Node.js Library Vulnerabilities Enable Sandbox Escape and Arbitrary Code Execution

vm2 Node.js Library Vulnerabilities Enable Sandbox Escape and Arbitrary Code Execution

A dozen critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the vm2 Node.js library that could be exploited by bad actors to break out of the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on susceptible systems. vm2 is an open-source library used to run untrusted JavaScript code inside a secure sandbox by interceptingRead More »vm2 Node.js Library Vulnerabilities Enable Sandbox Escape and Arbitrary Code Execution

Mirai-Based xlabs_v1 Botnet Exploits ADB to Hijack IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks

Mirai-Based xlabs_v1 Botnet Exploits ADB to Hijack IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new Mirai-derived botnet that self-identifies as xlabs_v1 and targets internet-exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to enlist them in a network capable of carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Hunt.io, which detailed the malware, said it made the discovery after identifying an exposed directoryRead More »Mirai-Based xlabs_v1 Botnet Exploits ADB to Hijack IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks

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