Malware Disguised as Minecraft Mods Target Gamers

Research by: Jaromír Hořejší (@JaromirHorejsi), Antonis Terefos (@Tera0017) Key Points Check Point Research discovered a multistage campaign targeting Minecraft users via the distribution as a service (DaaS) Stargazers Ghost Network, which operates on GitHub. The malware impersonates, among others, Oringo and Taunahi, which are “Scripts & Macro” tools (a.k.a cheats). The first-stage downloader and the second-stage…

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Ep. 605 — Ambassador Rahm Emanuel The Axe Files with David Axelrod This week marks a significant moment for The Axe Files: our final episode. We hope you have found these conversations to be as eye-opening and inspiring as we have, and we’ll miss sharing stories with you each week. For the final episode, David…

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The horrors of shared docs

Long long ago, colleagues would suggest changes to documents sequentially. They would make comments and add revisions to a file on their own computer, and then send it on to the next person. It was inefficient and opaque. The era of the shared doc has made this process much more user-friendly and transparent. But like…

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Can RB Damien Martinez be an X-factor?

The Seattle Seahawks plan to field a run-heavy offense in 2025. That’s one of the major changes new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is implementing this offseason. Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet are expected to field an effective tandem in the backfield. In order for that projection to become reality, Walker and Charbonnet need to…

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The Discord Invite Loop Hole Hijacked for Attacks

Check Point Research uncovered an active malware campaign exploiting expired and released Discord invite links. Attackers hijacked the links through vanity link registration, allowing them to silently redirect users from trusted sources to malicious servers. The attackers combined the ClickFix phishing technique, multi-stage loaders, and time-based evasions to stealthily deliver AsyncRAT, and a customized Skuld…

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