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Hackers Hide Malware Instructions in FTP Server Greetings

A quiet trick spotted by SOCRadar uses FTP welcome messages to smuggle commands onto Windows machines, dropping two new remote-control tools called E4del and PINHOLE.

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Fake Roblox Cheat Tool Hides Password Stealer and Remote Spy Software

Bitdefender says a months-long campaign is pushing booby-trapped copies of the Xeno script runner to Roblox players, planting malware that steals browser logins, drains crypto wallets and hands attackers full control of the PC.

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Fake npm Packages Pose as Alibaba Developer Tools, Drop Remote-Control Malware

Researchers found 18 booby-trapped packages on the npm registry aimed at Chinese-speaking developers, using a classic name-squatting trick to smuggle in a cross-platform remote access trojan.

4 min read
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Flying Eagle Android Spyware Kit Leaks Onto Telegram, Traced to 170 Servers

Researchers link the free-to-copy surveillance toolkit to a fake Chinese police services app aimed at Android phone users.

3 min read
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Booby-trapped @joyfill npm packages hide a remote-control trojan

Two beta versions of the popular Joyfill JavaScript packages were tampered with to plant malware that runs the moment a developer imports them.

4 min read
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Dolphin X: The New Malware That Uses AI to Pick Which Victims to Rob First

A remote access trojan sold on a cybercrime forum claims to score infected computers by their value, helping criminals go after the richest targets first.

4 min read
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Silver Fox's New MODBEACON Trojan Hides Inside Fake Software Installers

The China-linked group is using booby-trapped downloads to plant a Rust-built remote-control tool that talks to its handlers over encrypted channels.

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ChocoPoC RAT Hides in Fake GitHub Exploits, Targets Security Researchers

A cluster of trojanized proof-of-concept repositories is pushing a Python-based RAT to the very people who go looking for them.

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DesckVB RAT Campaign Routes Phishing Lures Through Google's DoubleClick Domain

Attackers are bouncing victims off a Google-owned ad redirect before landing them on attacker infrastructure — a trick that buys cover from filters trained to trust doubleclick.net.

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