Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated new threat campaign that leverages a seemingly legitimate PDF editor application to transform infected devices into residential proxies. The malicious software, distributed under the guise of productivity tools, represents an evolving approach by threat actors who are increasingly exploiting trusted software categories to establish persistent network access and monetize […] The post Threat Actors Weaponize PDF Editor With New Torjan to Turn Device Into Proxy appeared first on Cyber Security News.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a critical security alert regarding sophisticated cyber operations conducted by Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 16, targeting networking infrastructure across the United States and globally. The threat actors have been exploiting vulnerable networking devices to gain unauthorized access to critical infrastructure systems, demonstrating a calculated approach to […] The post FBI Warns of Russian Government Hackers Attacking Networking Devices of Critical Infrastructure appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A sophisticated cybercrime operation has emerged, targeting unsuspecting internet users through a deceptive social engineering technique that exploits one of the web’s most trusted security mechanisms. Since June 2024, the financially motivated threat group UNC5518 has been systematically compromising legitimate websites to inject malicious fake CAPTCHA verification pages, tricking visitors into unknowingly executing malware on […] The post UNC5518 Group Hacks Legitimate Websites to Inject Fake Captcha That Tricks Users to Execute Malware appeared first on Cyber Security News.