The Chinese-linked group Mustang Panda used a kernel-level rootkit to deploy undetectable TONESHELL malware, targeting ...

Security researchers discovered a remote access trojan they named Krasue that is targeting Linux systems of telecommunications companies and managed to remain undetected since 2021. They found that ...

A new sample of the ToneShell backdoor, typically seen in Chinese cyberespionage campaigns, has been delivered through a kernel-mode loader in attacks against government organizations.

Researchers from security firm Trusteer have found a new variant of the Gozi banking Trojan program that infects a computer’s Master Boot Record (MBR) in order to achieve persistence. The Master Boot ...

As per Gizmodo, cybercriminals are now using a rootkit called FiveSys, which suspiciously got a digital signature from Microsoft. It is worth noting that Microsoft's digital seal should supposedly ...

Late at night, a system administrator performed a routine check of a crashed server, one of 48 systems comprising a major online infrastructure that generated about US$4 million per month in revenue.

One of the newest threats in the wild—what security mavens mean by "loose on the net"—is called a "rootkit," or RK for short. While a rootkit by itself causes no damage, it attempts to ...

A stealthy Linux threat called Symbiote is targeting financial institutions in Latin America, with all file, processes, and network artifacts hidden by the malware, making it virtually invisible to ...

The revelation 5 years ago that Sony BMG was planting a secret rootkit onto its music customers’ Windows PCs in the name of anti-piracy is seen now as one of the all-time significant events in IT ...

Why it matters: "BlackLotus" is being offered on underground forums as an all-powerful firmware rootkit, capable of surviving any removal effort and bypassing the most advanced Windows protections. If ...