WordPress Woes: Cybercriminals Outsmart Cybercriminals in Epic Credential Heist!
MUT-1244 duped threat actors with a trojanized WordPress credentials checker, stealing over 390,000 WordPress credentials. Even cyber-criminals aren’t safe from other cyber-criminals! If only they had invested in a credentials checker that wouldn’t check them into malware rehab.
Hot Take:
Well, folks, it seems like MUT-1244 has turned the world of cybersecurity into one giant episode of “Trust Issues: The Series.” Imagine a heist movie where the robbers are robbing other robbers and the security guards are actually in on it. That’s right, it’s like Ocean’s Eleven meets Mr. Robot, with a dash of Inception for good measure. So, in the grand tradition of cyber-warfare, let us raise a glass to MUT-1244: the threat actor’s threat actor. Bravo!
Key Points:
- MUT-1244 has stolen over 390,000 WordPress credentials through a trojanized credentials checker.
- Victims include red teamers, penetration testers, security researchers, and malicious actors.
- The campaign involved phishing emails and fake GitHub repositories with malicious PoC exploits.
- The attack included a cryptocurrency miner and a backdoor for exfiltrating sensitive data.
- Hundreds of systems remain compromised, with others still being infected in the ongoing campaign.
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