Bleeping Computer

FreakOut malware worms its way into vulnerable VMware servers

A multi-platform Python-based malware targeting Windows and Linux devices has now been upgraded to worm its way into Internet-exposed VMware vCenter servers unpatched against a remote code execution ...
Indiatimes

Python-based worm hacking WhatsApp across devices in Brazil, what it tells about software development in South America

A sophisticated malware campaign is exploiting WhatsApp in Brazil to spread the Eternidade Stealer banking trojan. Attackers use social engineering and automated messages to steal financial ...
techtimes

Researchers Discover Key-Stealing SSH-Snake Malware—Goes Undetected, Spreads Infections to New Systems

A recent discovery by the Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) has unveiled a concerning development in the realm of cybersecurity: SSH-Snake. This open-source network mapping tool, described as a ...
CNET

Worm crawls into MSN Messenger

For the first time, a virus has wormed its way into Microsoft's popular MSN Messenger Service--but the slow-moving, crash-inducing pest is unlikely to cause significant damage. Microsoft posted a ...
Bleeping Computer

New SSH-Snake malware steals SSH keys to spread across the network

A threat actor is using an open-source network mapping tool named SSH-Snake to look for private keys undetected and move laterally on the victim infrastructure. SSH-Snake was discovered by the Sysdig ...
Computerworld

Virus fighters catch NakedWife worm in the act

THE DESTRUCTIVE “NAKEDWIFE” Trojan worm that hit the Net Tuesday did not spread far. The impact was minor and only computers in North America and Europe were hit. “Compared to the Anna Kournikova and ...