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  1. Iranian Hackers Deploy Cross-Platform Malware via Coding Tests

    Iranian hackers are using clever tactics to deploy cross-platform malware, disguising it as coding challenges on LinkedIn and other job search platforms to trick developers into installing the threat. This malware, tracked as NodeRabbit and PollCat, can infect Windows, Linux, and macOS workstations, allowing hackers to gain remote…

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    #IranianHackers #Noderabbit #CrossplatformMalware #Spearphishing #Linkedin

  2. SilkParasite: Tracking a China-Nexus APT Across Central Asia

    SilkParasite is a cyberespionage operation assessed with medium confidence as China-nexus that targeted government bodies across Central Asia. Seven remote access tool families were deployed, five of which were previously undocumented: DriveSilkRAT, CookiETagRAT, NomadRAT, GoginRAT, and NodeEdgeRAT. The toolset is small, modular, and professionally engineered with traces of AI-assisted development. Initial access occurred through malicious Microsoft Office documents delivered via spear-phishing, using regionally tailored lures impersonating government ministries. The operation leveraged DLL sideloading as the primary delivery mechanism and used Google Drive for command-and-control communications to hide within trusted services. Infrastructure analysis identified connections to China Unicom's backbone network, and operational patterns suggest a functioning software organization with maintained build pipelines and careful operational security.

    Pulse ID: 6a86a70eb8b57f155e62d4f7
    Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/6a86a
    Pulse Author: AlienVault
    Created: 2026-08-20 07:04:46

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    #Asia #CentralAsia #China #CyberSecurity #Cyberespionage #DRat #Edge #Espionage #Google #Government #InfoSec #Microsoft #MicrosoftOffice #OTX #Office #OpenThreatExchange #Phishing #RAT #Rust #SideLoading #SpearPhishing #bot #AlienVault