Betelgeuse is ransomware our team discovered during a routine inspection of new submissions to the VirusTotal website. It targets company networks, encrypts files, and demands payment in exchange for a decryption key. It also claims to exfiltrate sensitive data before encryption, threatening to re
We have inspected this email and determined it is a phishing scam. The message impersonates a generic email server verification notice and directs recipients to a fraudulent website built to steal their login credentials. It should be ignored and deleted without interacting with any of its links.
MAJINAHANASHI is ransomware our researchers discovered while examining new malware samples submitted to VirusTotal. It encrypts files, appends the .majin extension to their names, and drops a ransom note in a text file named README.txt. The attackers also claim to have stolen a copy of the victim'
Fake Xeno is a multi-stage trojan that delivers a combined information stealer and Remote Access Trojan (RAT). It is disguised as a "Xeno" Roblox script executor - a cheat tool promoted through gaming forums and Discord servers. As documented by Bitdefender, the malware (also identified as "Power
We examined this email and determined it is a scam. The message impersonates Citibank International PLC and falsely claims the recipient has an $850,000,000 compensation fund waiting for transfer. There is no such fund. The scammers behind it seek to harvest personal details and, over time, extrac
The WebWebWeb.com browser hijacker infiltrates Internet browsers (Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox) through free software downloads. At time of testing, this website was promoted via an application called 'video downloader professional'. Developers of this browser settings-changing adware (LINK6
We have examined searchscr.com and determined that it is a fake search engine. It can lead users to questionable pages and may be associated with unwanted extensions classified as browser hijackers. Users should use only legitimate search engines to avoid the risks associated with sites like searc
We have inspected this email and determined it is malspam - a fraudulent message crafted to deliver malware. It poses as a shipping notice from FedEx, claiming that a parcel's customs clearance requires further information. The email has no connection to FedEx whatsoever and should be deleted imme
"LinkedIn email scam" refers to spam campaigns - large-scale operations during which thousands of emails presented as messages from LinkedIn are sent. LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented online service, designed to aid in professional networking. The aim of the fake "LinkedIn" emails i
Pulse is a Chromium-based browser. It is promoted as an Internet browser that integrates AI (Artificial Intelligence). Upon inspection, we determined that this rogue browser is a PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application). It produces redirects to several fake search engines that cannot generate searc
Security researchers have uncovered a fresh wave of attacks in which the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus exploited a previously unknown Windows vulnerability to break into defense, aerospace, and aviation organizations across Europe, India, and South America. The group weaponized
A ransomware operation tracked as DeadLock has built its victim-communication and data-leak systems around blockchain technology, making the group's infrastructure considerably harder for defenders and law enforcement to dismantle. Security researchers first flagged the technique in a report publish
Security researchers have identified a new version of the XCSSET malware family, tracked as v40, spreading through compromised Xcode projects and vulnerable Git repositories. Analysts at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 documented the campaign in a detailed technical report. BleepingComputer separately
Security researchers have connected a firmware vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets to a string of thefts that drained an estimated 88.6 million USD in Bitcoin from thousands of victims. The flaw sits in the device's random number generator, the component responsible for creating the secret se
Security researchers have exposed a sustained espionage campaign in which the Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Laundry Bear, also tracked as Void Blizzard or TA488, exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in two of the world's most widely deployed webmail platforms, Microsoft Exchange Outlo
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