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Researchers Uncover MirrorFace Cyber Attacks Targeting Japanese Political Entities

By Ravie Lakshmanan β€” December 15th 2022 at 13:58
A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamedΒ MirrorFaceΒ has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign targeting Japanese political establishments. The activity, dubbedΒ Operation LiberalFaceΒ by ESET, specifically focused on members of an unnamed political party in the nation with the goal of delivering an implant called LODEINFO and a hitherto unseen credential stealer
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Panchan: A New Golang-based Peer-To-Peer Botnet Targeting Linux Servers

By Ravie Lakshmanan β€” June 15th 2022 at 13:05
A new Golang-based peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet has been spotted actively targeting Linux servers in the education sector since its emergence in March 2022. DubbedΒ PanchanΒ by Akamai Security Research, the malware "utilizes its built-in concurrency features to maximize spreadability and execute malware modules" and "harvests SSH keys to perform lateral movement." <!--adsense--> The feature-packed
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Plundered bitcoins recovered by FBI – all 3,879-and-one-sixth of them!

By Paul Ducklin β€” December 22nd 2021 at 17:57
Phew! An audacious crime... that didn't work out.

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