Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Suspected Russian Crime Group Built Resilient Command-and-Control InfrastructureIn a joint operation, CrowdStrike, Google and Shadowserver Foundation disrupted infrastructure used by the Glassworm cybercrime group, cutting off attackers from victims. The group has wielded a remote access Trojan to repeatedly target developers of widely used open-source software.

Malware-as-a-Service Operations Favors Russian-Speaking CustomersAn emerging remote access Trojan targeting Android devices in Spanish-speaking nations is propagating fraudulent advertisements as an initial access point on Meta-owned applications.

Expect Fallout After Remote Access Trojan Added to Popular JavaScript NPM PackageA supply-chain attack backdoored versions of Axios, a popular JavaScript library that's present in many different software packages, to distribute a cross-platform, remote access Trojan. Identifying the full fallout from the attack could take some time, experts warned.

'Cyber Android RAT' Can Capture WhatsApp History, Crypto Seed PhrasesCybercriminals are advertising on criminal hacking online boards an Android remote access Trojan that can steal victims' WhatsApp conversation history, surveil them in real time and extract cryptocurrency seed phrases for the low price of about $500 a month.

Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT and Elysium Targeted in OperationA multinational law enforcement operation resulted in the arrest of a remote access Trojan operator and the seizure of over 1,000 info stealer and botnet servers. Authorities took down 1,025 servers associated with the Rhadamanthys infostealer, the Venom RAT and a botnet dubbed Elysium.

Attacks Move From China to Malaysia Using Phishing PDFsSeemingly unrelated attacks targeting Chinese-speakers throughout the Asia-Pacific region with a remote access trojan trace back to the same threat actor, says researchers. Hackers' most likely motivation is regional intelligence collection.

Eset: Lazarus Group Shares Backdoor With Newer Pyongyang Threat ActorA gang of North Korean hackers behind fake IT job recruitment scams now have access to a remote access Trojan favored by their more technically advanced counterparts tracked collectively as the Lazarus Group, say security researchers.

Sophisticated Cyberespionage Campaign Targets Asian Telecom, Manufacturing SectorsA remote access Trojan that's a staple of Chinese nation-state hacking is part of an ongoing campaign targeting telecom and manufacturing sectors in Central and South Asian countries. The threat actor, tracked as Naikon, apparently has access to a new variant of PlugX malware.

Also, Spain Arrests Hacker Behind Leaks Targeting Politicians and JournalistsThis week, Chinese sites mimicked brands, Spain arrested data leak hackers, Swiss health nonprofit ransomware attack, ICC probed a cyberattack, UNFI restored systems, a flaw in smart tractors, RomCom RAT. A U.K. man sentenced for locking employer out of network. A WordPress hack installs a Trojan.

Malware Hides in Memory, Evades Detection by Endpoint ToolsA Chinese state-backed hacking group tracked as UNC5174 relaunched its operations after a year of silence with a campaign using a memory-only remote access Trojan that evades traditional detection mechanisms, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Sysdig.

Bitdefender Exposes Unfading Sea Haze's Advanced Cyberespionage TacticsA previously undetected, suspected Chinese-state threat actor has been targeting governments in the South China Sea for years with a remote access Trojan that has been a favorite of Chinese hackers since its creation almost two decades ago, say security researchers from Bitdefender.

RAT Is Tailored to Exploit Vulnerabilities in Linux Kernel VersionsHackers targeted telecommunications companies in Thailand with a Linux remote access Trojan designed to attack different versions of the open-source kernel, researchers say. Dubbed "Krasue," the malware poses a "severe risk to critical systems and sensitive data," says Group-IB researchers.