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Massive 400,000 proxy botnet built with stealthy malware infections

A new campaign involving the delivery of proxy server apps to Windows systems has been uncovered, where users are reportedly involuntarily acting as residential exit nodes controlled by a private company. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-400-000-proxy-botnet-built-with-stealthy-malware-infections/
CISA warns of critical Citrix ShareFile flaw exploited in the wild

CISA is warning that a critical Citrix ShareFile secure file transfer vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-24489 is being targeted by unknown actors and has added the flaw to its catalog of known security flaws exploited in the wild. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-critical-citrix-sharefile-flaw-exploited-in-the-wild/
Thousands of Android APKs use compression trick to thwart analysis

Threat actors increasingly distribute malicious Android APKs (packaged app installers) that resist decompilation using unsupported, unknown, or heavily tweaked compression algorithms. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/thousands-of-android-apks-use-compression-trick-to-thwart-analysis/
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Windows Task Manager refresh can be paused using CTRL key

A very useful and previously unknown Windows tip was revealed this week, where you can halt process jumping in Task Manager by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard, allowing easier access to a listed process. [...]
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Windows Task Manager refresh can be paused using CTRL key

A very useful and previously unknown Windows tip was revealed this week, where you can halt process jumping in Task Manager by holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard, allowing easier access to a listed process. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-task-manager-refresh-can-be-paused-using-ctrl-key/
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Microsoft PowerShell Gallery vulnerable to spoofing, supply chain attacks

Lax policies for package naming on Microsoft's PowerShell Gallery code repository allow threat actors to perform typosquatting attacks, spoof popular packages and potentially lay the ground for massive supply chain attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-powershell-gallery-vulnerable-to-spoofing-supply-chain-attacks/
Microsoft: BlackCat's Sphynx ransomware embeds Impacket, RemCom

Microsoft has discovered a new version of the BlackCat ransomware that embeds the Impacket networking framework and the Remcom hacking tool, both enabling spreading laterally across a breached network. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blackcats-sphynx-ransomware-embeds-impacket-remcom/