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Welcome to the next episode of Xopero Security Center. This time we are taking a good look into the Xanthe malware. Cisco Talos recently discovered a campaign affecting Linux systems employing a multi-modular botnet that uses various methods to spread across the network. How does it infect vulnerable infrastructures exactly? Check below.

Blackrota is a malicious backdoor written in the Go language that exploits a security bug in the Docker Remote API. Obfuscated malware written in Go is rare. What’s more, the obfuscation method of Blackrota creates new challenges for reverse analysis. More information regarding this new threat can be found below.

Jupyter malware is the newest threat in the wild. It is a trojan info stealer which also possesses full backdoor functionality. According to researchers at Morphisec, the malware campaign started off in May 2020. Since then, they tracked down a few different variants of Jupyter. The campaign goes on…. so beware.

Platypus is a novel software-based power side-channel attack on Intel server, desktop and laptop CPUs. Using this technique attacker could be able to extract secrets from a device, like cryptographic keys. How does it work exactly? Check our newest Security Center issues.

Welcome to the next episode of the Xopero Security Center! This time we shed some light on RegretLocker. This new ransomware is quite a sophisticated threat. It uses advanced techniques to compromise Windows virtual machines first, then encrypts virtual hard drives. How exactly? Check below.

Google continues to struggle with keeping bad apps off Play marketplace. This time researchers have discovered malicious gaming apps packed with a new threat from HiddenAds malware family. Apps were downloaded 8 million… Yes, definitely – Google is still struggling with its marketplace security.

Welcome to the next episode of the Xopero Security Center! GravityRAT is no longer just a Windows malware. New samples had revealed that the last variation targets also Android and iOS devices. What does it mean for cybersecurity professionals? Before we answer that… There is a new Chrome 0-day under active attacks. Check the news below.

Researchers discovered several critical flaws – collectively called “BleedingTooth” – in the BlueZ kernel Bluetooth stack. There is already a YouTube video demonstrating remote code execution using these vulnerabilities. More details can be found below.

Researchers spotted a new IoT botnet that brute forces telnet ports on routers and then erase infected devices. HEH botnet also has some peculiar feature – or its creators have a strange sense of humour – it briefly displays the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights… and is coded to display it in eight languages.