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Victims risk AsyncRAT infection after being redirected to fake Booking.com sites

Cybercriminals have launched a campaign redirecting users from gaming sites and social media to fake Booking.com websites. The scam uses fake CAPTCHA prompts to trick visitors into executing malicious commands on their devices. If successful, the attack downloads and installs AsyncRAT, a backdoor Trojan that allows remote monitoring and control of infected computers. The campaign, which began in mid-May, frequently changes its final redirect destination. The malicious actors exploit the fact that 40% of people book travel through online searches, creating ample opportunities for deception. To stay safe, users are advised to be cautious of website instructions, use anti-malware solutions, employ browser extensions that block malicious domains, and consider disabling JavaScript on unknown websites.

Pulse ID: 683f4a28139ebdbc4b63fd2d
Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/683f4
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2025-06-03 19:16:56

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Neustart und Firmware-Update zwecklos: Tausende Asus-Router kompromittiert

Eine IT-Sicherheitsfirma hat eine ausgefeilte Kampagne zur Kompromittierung von Asus-Routern entdeckt. Die dabei eingebaute Hintertür ist äußerst hartnäckig.

heise.de/news/Neustart-und-Fir

heise online · Neustart und Firmware-Update zwecklos: Tausende Asus-Router kompromittiertBy Martin Holland
#Asus#Backdoor#IT

Thousands of #Asus #routers are being hit with stealthy, persistent #backdoors

Thousands of home and small office routers manufactured by Asus are being infected with a stealthy #backdoor that can survive reboots and firmware updates in an attack by a nation-state or another well-resourced threat actor, researchers said.
#security

arstechnica.com/security/2025/

Ars Technica · Thousands of Asus routers are being hit with stealthy, persistent backdoorsBy Dan Goodin
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@marjolica @utf_7 @dashjackson @froge @arstechnica It'll impact any application that uses #Windows' #CryptoAPI and doesn't come with it's own #Encryption Library and #CertificateManagment.

Needless to say all #Chromium variants and #IE / #Edge are vulnerable to this #Backdoor which exists since at least #WindowsXP to this day!

  • Thus consider said #OS inherently unsafe!

AyySSHush Botnet Exploits ASUS Routers to Establish Persistent SSH Backdoor

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Pulse Author: cryptocti
Created: 2025-05-29 01:06:46

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@GossiTheDog @signalapp it merely prevents #Screenshots by claiming it's #DRM'd content.

The correct solution for #Signal would be to alert all their users and specifically block #Windows in general or at least #Windows11 simply because it is a #Govware and empirically cannot be made private or secure.

But that would require them to actually give a shit, which thed don't, cuz otherwise they would've stopped demanding #PII like a #PhoneNumber and moved out of juristiction of #CloudAct.

  • I mean, what's gonna prevent the #Trump-Regime from threatening @Mer__edith et. al. with lifetime in jail for not kicking the #ICC (or anyone else he and his fans dislike) from #Signal's infrastructure?

Since they are highly centralized.they certainly are capable to comply with "#Sanctions" (or whatever bs he'll claim!)...

GitHubGitHub - kkarhan/windows-ca-backdoor-fix: Fixes a critical backdoor in Windows' CryptoAPI, which allows to unconsenting Update of CA Certificates in the background. See https://www.heise.de/ct/ausgabe/2013-17-Zweifelhafte-Updates-gefaehrden-SSL-Verschluesselung-2317589.htmlFixes a critical backdoor in Windows' CryptoAPI, which allows to unconsenting Update of CA Certificates in the background. See https://www.heise.de/ct/ausgabe/2013-17-Zweifelhafte-Updates-gefae...