Threats Affecting Malaysia

TA4922 is a highly sophisticated Chinese-speaking threat actor demonstrating rapid operational tempo and continually evolving malware capabilities. Initially targeting East Asia, particularly Japan, the group has expanded globally to Europe and Africa. The actor deploys multiple malware families including Atlas RAT, RomulusLoader, SilentRunLoader, and ValleyRAT (Winos4.0), alongside legitimate remote management tools like AnyDesk and SyncFuture. Campaigns use localized lures themed around HR, payroll, tax, and invoicing, targeting hundreds to thousands of recipients per campaign. TA4922 conducts credential phishing, fraud operations including credit card theft, and attempts to shift communications to out-of-band channels like LINE, WhatsApp, and Microsoft Teams. The group leverages legitimate cloud hosting services and trusted software for delivery and persistence, combining advanced tradecraft with financially motivated objectives such as data theft, fraud, access resale, and persistent remote access.

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A sophisticated Android malware campaign has been identified conducting carrier billing fraud through premium SMS abuse across Malaysia, Thailand, Romania, and Croatia. The operation comprises nearly 250 malicious applications that selectively target users based on their mobile operators, silently subscribing victims to premium services without consent. The malware demonstrates advanced capabilities including precise regional targeting with hardcoded SIM operator validation, automated subscription workflows using WebView manipulation and JavaScript injection, OTP interception via abuse of Google's SMS Retriever API, and Telegram-based exfiltration of device metadata. The campaign impersonates popular applications including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Minecraft, and Grand Theft Auto to lure victims. Active from March 2025 through January 2026, the operation employs three distinct variants with increasing levels of sophistication, utilizing distributed command and control infrastructure and systematic refer...

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DarkSword and Coruna are new iOS malware strains that infect devices through zero-click attacks. Learn how these threats operate, which iOS versions are at risk, and how to protect your devices.

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An issue was discovered in DedeCMS 5.7.118 allowing attackers to execute code via crafted setup tag values in a module upload.

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Key Points Introduction At the beginning of 2026, Check Point Research observed a series of targeted attacks against government entities in Southeast Asia carried out via a legitimate TrueConf software installed in the targets’ environment. The investigation led to the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability in the TrueConf client, tracked as CVE-2026-3502 with a CVSS score of 7.8. […] The post Operation TrueChaos: 0-Day Exploitation Against Southeast Asian Government Targets appeared first on Check Point Research .

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Silver Fox, a threat actor, is exploiting Japan's tax filing and organizational change season with a targeted spearphishing campaign against Japanese businesses. The group sends convincing phishing emails related to tax compliance, salary adjustments, and HR matters, tricking recipients into opening malicious links or attachments. The campaign capitalizes on the high volume of legitimate financial and HR communications during this period, increasing the risk of compromise. Silver Fox has expanded its targets from Chinese-speaking entities to Southeast Asia, Japan, and potentially North America. The group uses ValleyRAT, a remote access trojan, to gain control of compromised machines and steal sensitive information. To protect against this threat, organizations should increase vigilance, reinforce awareness about phishing attempts, and verify the authenticity of tax- and HR-themed requests.

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A vulnerability was determined in Tenda AC6 15.03.05.16. Affected is the function fromWizardHandle of the file /goform/WizardHandle of the component POST Request Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument WANT/WANS can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

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A security vulnerability has been detected in mingSoft MCMS up to 5.5.0. Impacted is the function list of the file net/mingsoft/cms/action/web/ContentAction.java of the component Web Content List Endpoint. The manipulation leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.

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A vulnerability has been found in dameng100 muucmf 1.9.5.20260309. The affected element is an unknown function of the file channel/admin.Account/autoReply.html. Such manipulation of the argument keyword leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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A flaw has been found in dameng100 muucmf 1.9.5.20260309. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /admin/Member/index.html. This manipulation of the argument Search causes cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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