StrikeShark Campaign Exploits Known Vulnerabilities to Deploy Cobalt Strike via SharkLoader - Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre | News Content: (Image generated by generative AI and reviewed under professional human supervision.) A recently observed campaign, tracked as StrikeShark, highlights how attackers continue to exploit unpatched internet-facing systems to gain initial access into enterprise networks. The campaign leverages a multi-stage malware loader, referred to as SharkLoader, to deploy Cobalt Strike malware, a widely used post-exploitation framework. Although the malware components in this campaign demonstrate moderate technical sophistication, the most critical takeaway for organisations is that initial compromise

June 2026 CVE Landscape | In June 2026, Insikt Group® identified 60 high-impact vulnerabilities that should be prioritized for remediation, 30 of which had a Very Critical Recorded Future Risk Score. This represents a 49% increase from last month.In June 2026, Insikt Group® identified 60 high-impact vulnerabilities that should be prioritized for remediation, 30 of which had a Very Critical Recorded Future Risk Score. This represents a 49% increase from last month. 23 of the 60 vulnerabilities were included

Hackers explotan una falla del servidor HTTP Apache para implementar el minero de criptomonedas Linuxsys | Investigadores de ciberseguridad han identificado una nueva campaña maliciosa que aprovecha una vulnerabilidad conocida en el servidor Apache HTTP para distribuir un criptominero llamado Linuxsys.</p

New SharkLoader malware campaign deploys Cobalt Strike Beacon | brief | SC Media - SC Media | News Content: June 29, 2026 As noted by The Hacker News, a newly discovered cyberattack campaign, dubbed StrikeShark by Kaspersky, is deploying a previously undocumented malware family called SharkLoader. This malware serves as a loader for Cobalt Strike Beacon on compromised hosts. The StrikeShark campaign exhibits a broad geographic reach, targeting a diplomatic organization in Indonesia, government entities in Taiwan, software development companies globally, and other sectors in Hong Kong, Lebanon, Syria, Colombia, North Macedonia, Nepal, and Serbia. While no direct links to known threat actors exist

New SharkLoader Malware Deploys Cobalt Strike in StrikeShark Cyberattacks - The Hacker News | News Content: A newly discovered cyber attack campaign has been observed delivering a previously undocumented malware family called SharkLoader that acts as a loader for deploying Cobalt Strike Beacon on compromised hosts. Kaspersky, which is tracking the activity under the moniker StrikeShark, said the campaign has targeted a diplomatic organization in Indonesia, government organizations in Taiwan, software development companies across multiple countries, and entities associated with other sectors located in Hong Kong, Lebanon, Syria, Colombia, North Macedonia, Nepal, and Serbia. "The observed victimology suggests a campaign with broad

StrikeShark Campaign Uses New SharkLoader Malware to Deploy Cobalt Strike Beacon - gbhackers.com | News Content: During a recent investigation into activity affecting a diplomatic mission in Indonesia, researchers uncovered a previously undocumented loader family they named SharkLoader. What began as an isolated incident rapidly expanded into a multi-country campaign tracked as StrikeShark where SharkLoader consistently serves as the initial loader that ultimately deploys a Cobalt Strike Beacon on compromised hosts. Observed infection vectors include exploitation of internet-facing services (Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Openfire, GeoServer and others) and malware-style droppers masquerading as legitimate installers, indicating the actor combines opportunistic scanning

StrikeShark: investigating a new campaign delivering Cobalt Strike through SharkLoader | Kaspersky researchers analyze a new global campaign dubbed StrikeShark that delivers Cobalt Strike Beacon via custom SharkLoader malware.Introduction During our research of activity affecting a diplomatic organization in Indonesia, we uncovered a previously undocumented malware family that we have named SharkLoader. What