Top 10 last week's threats by uploads 🌐
⬆️ #Asyncrat 782 (533)
⬆️ #Xworm 431 (350)
⬆️ #Dcrat 427 (268)
⬆️ #Stealc 403 (215)
⬆️ #Vidar 351 (249)
⬆️ #Agenttesla 309 (241)
⬆️ #Gh0st 281 (143)
⬆️ #Remcos 270 (193)
⬆️ #Quasar 187 (158)
⬇️ #Salatstealer 181 (189)
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Middle East Conflict Fuels Opportunistic Cyber Attacks

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has triggered a surge in cybercriminal activity. Over 8,000 newly registered domains with conflict-related keywords have been identified, many of which may be weaponized in future campaigns. Multiple cases of malicious activity have been observed, including targeted attacks using conflict-themed lures, deployment of the LOTUSLITE backdoor, fake news blogs leading to StealC malware, phishing sites impersonating government portals, donation scams, fraudulent storefronts, and meme-coin pump-and-dump schemes. Threat actors are leveraging various techniques such as DLL sideloading, shellcode execution, and social engineering to compromise victims. The campaigns demonstrate the opportunistic nature of cybercriminals in exploiting geopolitical events for malicious purposes.

Pulse ID: 69ab2d63ef698ae16cec5ef2
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/69ab2d63ef698ae16cec5ef2
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2026-03-06 19:39:15

Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

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Top 10 last week's threats by uploads 🌐
⬆️ #Xworm 476 (303)
⬆️ #Asyncrat 472 (363)
⬇️ #Dcrat 452 (527)
⬆️ #Vidar 227 (174)
⬆️ #Stealc 212 (176)
⬇️ #Remcos 208 (262)
⬇️ #Salatstealer 183 (219)
⬇️ #Agenttesla 157 (247)
⬇️ #Quasar 156 (192)
⬇️ #Gh0st 155 (161)
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Top 10 last week's threats by uploads 🌐
⬆️ #Dcrat 527 (429)
⬇️ #Asyncrat 364 (432)
⬇️ #Xworm 303 (370)
⬆️ #Remcos 268 (250)
⬇️ #Agenttesla 247 (523)
⬆️ #Salatstealer 219 (215)
⬇️ #Quasar 192 (212)
⬇️ #Stealc 176 (258)
⬇️ #Vidar 174 (256)
⬆️ #Lumma 172 (154)
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https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/19/fake-captcha-trick-installs-stealc-on-windows-pcs-xcxwbn/

Fake CAPTCHA Trick Installs StealC on Windows PCs

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Top 10 last week's threats by uploads 🌐
⬇️ #Agenttesla 523 (548)
⬇️ #Asyncrat 432 (435)
⬆️ #Dcrat 429 (379)
⬆️ #Xworm 370 (366)
⬇️ #Stealc 258 (360)
⬇️ #Vidar 256 (345)
⬆️ #Remcos 254 (232)
⬆️ #Worm 250 (121)
⬆️ #Reverseloader 224 (167)
⬆️ #Quasar 212 (200)
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