> SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 96

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CloudZ RAT potentially steals OTP messages using Pheno plugin   Backdoored PyTorch Lightning package drops credential stealer A rigged game: ScarCruft compromises gaming platform in a supply-chain attack Muddying the Tracks: The State-Sponsored Shadow Behind Chaos Ransomware   Attackers adopt JavaScript runtime Bun to spread NWHStealer  xlabs_v1 DDoS-for-Hire IoT Botnet Exposed:  One Operator Error. An Entire Operation Revealed    Darktrace Malware Analysis: Jenkins Honeypot Reveals Emerging Botnet Targeting Online Games   Quasar Linux (QLNX) – A Silent Foothold in the Supply Chain: Inside a Full-Featured Linux RAT With Rootkit, PAM Backdoor, Credential Harvesting Capabilities   PCPJack | Cloud Worm Evicts TeamPCP and Steals Credentials at Scale  Quasar Linux (QLNX) – A Silent Foothold in the Supply Chain: Inside a Full-Featured Linux RAT With Rootkit, PAM Backdoor, Credential Harvesting Capabilities   TCLBANKER: Brazilian Banking Trojan Spreading via WhatsApp and Outlook   Fake call logs, real payments: How CallPhantom tricks Android users PamDOORa: Analyzing a New Linux PAM-Based Backdoor for Sale on the Dark Web LCC-LLM: Leveraging Code-Centric Large Language Models for Malware Attribution Trident: Improving Malware Detection with LLMs and Behavioral Features Evolving IoT Botnet Threats and Practical Honeypot Observation: A Summary Review and Experimental StudyBeyond Pattern Matching: A Cognitive-Driven Framework for DGA Detection via Dual-Perspective Anomaly Perception Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini (SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)