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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 08 > terminalfix-uses-fake-cloudflare.html

TerminalFix Uses Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to Deploy Reverse-Tunnel Backdoor

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (372+ words) Microsoft has disclosed details of a new ClickFix variant, dubbed TerminalFix, that aims to trick users into running a malicious command in Windows Terminal or PowerShell. "While traditional ClickFix campaigns direct victims to the Windows Run dialog, TerminalFix campaigns apply…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 08 > e4del-and-pinhole-rats-turn-ftp-banners.html

E4del and PINHOLE RATs Turn FTP Banners Into Dead Drops for Malware Commands

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (708+ words) Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign that employs FTP banners as dead drop resolvers (DDRs) to deliver two previously unreported remote access trojans (RATs) tracked as E4del and PINHOLE. While threat actors are known to abuse legitimate services…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 08 > wordlistloader-delivers-amatera-via.html

WordlistLoader Delivers Amatera via ClickFix, SynkLoader Phishes Windows Passwords

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (732+ words) Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two new malware families called WordlistLoader and SynkLoader that's used to deliver next-stage payloads and likely sell access to ransomware groups. According to findings from Gen Digital, WordlistLoader is being used to deliver Amatera Stealer (aka…...