The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

On December 7, 2021, Google announced it had sued two Russian men allegedly responsible for operating the Glupteba botnet, a global malware menace that has infected millions of computers over the past decade. That same day, AWM Proxy — a 14-year-old anonymity service that rents hacked PCs to cybercriminals — suddenly went offline. Security experts had long seen a link between Glupteba and AWM Proxy, but new research shows AWM Proxy’s founder is one of the men being sued by Google. Continue reading The Link Between AWM Proxy & the Glupteba Botnet

macOS flaw allowed attackers to install persistent, undetectable malware

By Deeba Ahmed
The vulnerability was identified in System Integrity Protection (SIP) within the macOS ecosystem.
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Beware- FontOnLake Rootkit Malware Attacking Linux Systems

By Deeba Ahmed
According to ESET’s researchers, components of FontOnLake malware are divided into three groups: Trojamized app, Rootkit, and Backdoor.
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Smart Home Hack Breaks Down Walls Figuratively And Literally

Samsung tablet with custom side loaded hack software

Are you ready for a tale of poorly supported hardware, clueless contractors, and bad coding? Look no further than [Neighborino]’s excellent write-up where he details his pursuit of smart home …read more Continue reading Smart Home Hack Breaks Down Walls Figuratively And Literally

LD_PRELOAD – Introduction

    Today I wanted to start what I plan to be a small series of blog posts about LD_PRELOAD. LD_PRELOAD is related to Linux based systems and revolves around the loader system and how shared object libraries resolve linker symbols when loading a dynami… Continue reading LD_PRELOAD – Introduction

Black Hat 2020: Linux Spyware Stack Ties Together 5 Chinese APTs

The groups, all tied to the Winnti supply-chain specialist gang, were seen using the same Linux rootkit and backdoor combo. Continue reading Black Hat 2020: Linux Spyware Stack Ties Together 5 Chinese APTs