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Microsoft MSHTML Flaw Exploited to Deliver MerkSpy Spyware Tool
Unknown threat actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched security flaw in Microsoft MSHTML to deliver a surveillance tool called MerkSpy as part of a campaign primarily targeting users in Canada, India, Poland, and the U.S. “MerkSpy is designed to clandestinely monitor user activities, capture sensitive information, and establish persistence on compromised systems,” Fortinet FortiGuard
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FakeBat Loader Malware Spreads Widely Through Drive-by Download Attacks
The loader-as-a-service (LaaS) known as FakeBat has become one of the most widespread loader malware families distributed using the drive-by download technique this year, findings from Sekoia reveal. “FakeBat primarily aims to download and execute the next-stage payload, such as IcedID, Lumma, RedLine, SmokeLoader, SectopRAT, and Ursnif,” the company said in a Tuesday analysis. Drive-by…
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Israeli Entities Targeted by Cyberattack Using Donut and Sliver Frameworks
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an attack campaign that targets various Israeli entities with publicly-available frameworks like Donut and Sliver. The campaign, believed to be highly targeted in nature, “leverage target-specific infrastructure and custom WordPress websites as a payload delivery mechanism, but affect a variety of entities across unrelated verticals, and rely on
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South Korean ERP Vendor’s Server Hacked to Spread Xctdoor Malware
An unnamed South Korean enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor’s product update server has been found to be compromised to deliver a Go-based backdoor dubbed Xctdoor. The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC), which identified the attack in May 2024, did not attribute it to a known threat actor or group, but noted that the tactics overlap…
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Building materials company picks Dallas-Fort Worth for distribution center
The Oregon-based building materials company had been looking around North Texas since November. An initial deal fell through, and this one was completed at a rapid clip. Read more about the deal and brokers involved in this story.
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Oregon ‘tech hubs’ left out of $504M federal funding announcement
Corvallis Microfluidics and Pacific Northwest Mass Timber hubs not on Biden administration list of 12 backed in CHIPS Act program.
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Beast chefs’ Cornet Custard lands on Southeast Division
Cornet Custard is a business born from a pandemic pivot by Beast chef de cuisine Mika Paredes.
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Nonprofit pays $4.7M for future headquarters in Old Town
The Portland branch of homeless-services nonprofit CityTeam is relocating to Old Town.
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Adidas inks new partnership with Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech
The extended partnership includes Adidas becoming the official apparel partner for Mahomes’ alma mater, Texas Tech University, and a new, co-branded apparel line featuring Mahomes’ signature Gladiator logo.
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Wyden town hall talks AI, taxes
THE DALLES — U.S. Sen Ron Wyden spoke of the “local and modest and targeted” help Oregon’s senators have brought to Wasco County at his 1,087th town hall last week in The Dalles.
