Netgear and Hyundai MEA X Accounts Hacked to Push Crypto Malware
The official Netgear and Hyundai MEA X (formerly Twitter) accounts with a collective 160k followers were both hacked and renamed to push a crypto-draining malware.
Hyundai’s X account was renamed as “Overworld” impersonating a Binance-backed RPG game, while the Netgear account was used to reply to BRCapp Tweets, both luring followers to a malicious website that may lead to a crypto wallet draining malware. Since the hacks, Hyundai gained control of their X account while Netgear is still working on keeping the hackers at bay.
Turkish Cyber Espionage Group Targeting Dutch Orgs
Hunt & Hackett uncovered information on “Sea Turtle”, a Turkish-affiliated cyber espionage group that shifted focus to target Netherlands-based organizations.
“Sea Turtle” was found to launch politically motivated evasive info-stealing campaigns targeting Dutch government, telco, media, and NGO organizations.
Syrian Group Distributes Remote Access Trojans
A Cyfirma report revealed the “Anonymous Arabic” Syrian threat actor group to be distributing the ‘Silver RAT’, a remote access trojan equipped to bypass security software to stealthily launch hidden applications to cyber criminals.
Distributed through hacker forums and social media platforms since October 2023, ‘Silver RAT’ also boasts social media bot attack capabilities.