Tag: #cyberespionage
A new kind of Hyper-V ransomware attack is raising alarms across the cybersecurity landscape. RedCurl, a corporate cyber-espionage group known for stealthy attacks since 2018, has pivoted to deploying custom ransomware called QWCrypt. Unlike common ransomware campaigns focused solely on ransom payments, RedCurl’s approach fuses espionage and extortion—targeting Hyper-V environments that form the backbone of […]
The Auto-Color Linux backdoor is a newly discovered malware threat targeting government institutions and universities across multiple continents. Uncovered by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 researchers between November and December 2024, Auto-Color has already breached academic and government servers in North America and Asia. This stealthy Linux malware employs advanced evasion techniques to avoid detection […]
Mustang Panda cyber attack is making headlines as Chinese hackers leverage the Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to bypass antivirus defenses, causing widespread cybersecurity threats. By exploiting this tool, attackers evade detection, install backdoors, and execute malicious payloads with unprecedented stealth. This sophisticated attack, attributed to the notorious Chinese cyber-espionage group Mustang Panda—also tracked […]