The Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Turla has transformed its custom backdoor Kazuar into a modular peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet that’s engineered for stealth and persistent access to compromised hosts. Turla, per the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is assessed to be affiliated with Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB)
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Chrome Extension Hijacked to Push ClickFix Malware
A once-trusted Chrome extension with thousands of users was quietly transformed into a malware delivery vehicle, exposing how quickly browser add-ons can become security liabilities. QuickLens – Search Screen with Google Lens was removed from the Chrome Web Store after researchers discovered it had been updated to deploy ClickFix attacks and steal cryptocurrency wallet data. …