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Experts warn of an emerging Python-based credential harvester named Legion

Security Affairs

Legion is an emerging Python-based credential harvester and hacking tool that allows operators to break into various online services. Cado Labs researchers recently discovered a new Python-based credential harvester and hacking tool, named Legion, which was sold via Telegram. ” reads the analysis published by Cado Labs.

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$23 Million YouTube Royalties Scam

Schneier on Security

YouTube attempts to be cautious with who it provides CMS and Content ID tool access because of how powerful these systems are. And it seems like thieves are doing the same, falsifying documents to gain access to these YouTube tools through these third parties that are “trusted” with these tools by YouTube.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 309

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Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 309 appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Researchers analyzed a new JavaScript skimmer used by Magecart threat actors

Security Affairs

In Magecart attacks against Magento e-stores, attackers attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in the popular CMS to gain access to the source code of the website and inject malicious JavaScript. Cyble experts noticed that upon executing the JavaScript, it checks if the browser’s dev tool is open to avoid being analyzed.

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Shopping trap: The online stores’ scam that hits users worldwide?

Security Affairs

The content of the malicious websites – clones of the official stores – are based on a static Content Management System (CMS) and a PHP API that communicates with a MySQL cluster in the background. Some artifacts related to the static CMS can be found on a GitHub repository from criminals. appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Gootkit delivery platform Gootloader used to deliver additional payloads

Security Affairs

In its latest attempts to evade detection by endpoint security tools, Gootloader has moved as much of its infection infrastructure to a “fileless” methodology as possible.” Everything that happens after the target double-clicks this script runs entirely in memory, out of the reach of traditional endpoint protection tools.”

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Magecart campaign abuses legitimate sites to host web skimmers and act as C2

Security Affairs

Threat actors likely compromised the websites by exploiting known vulnerabilities in popular CMS (such as Magento, WooCommerce, WordPress, Shopify, etc.) .” Attackers employ small JavaScript code snippets that act as loaders to fetch the final software skimmer from the victims’ websites previously compromised.

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