SlippyNunchucks hijacks Sogou Input Method’s brand promotion mechanism to distribute malware
2026-11-05T20:51:33Z•0ea2322ba078ca3a79ffc7b8d8fbdc5e86f34f8735434477c738707dcb13a866
CVE-2026-109618CVE-2026-109619AI securityAPTDNS hijackingESETFamousSparrowPHP vulnerabilitiesSandwormSogou Input MethodUAC-0099UEFI Secure BootUkrainebackdoorinfostealermalwarephishingscamssecurity researchsupply chain securitythreat intelligencethreat report
What happened
ESET WeLiveSecurity RSS collection covering cybersecurity research, malware, APT activity, scams, phishing, vulnerabilities, AI security, and threat reports published from July through November 2026. Notable entries include DNS hijacking to distribute malware via Sogou Input Method, the Gorbag infostealer campaign targeting Ukrainian organizations, PHP2Shell critical vulnerabilities CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, MythicRatatoskr in a UAC-0099/Sandworm operation, vulnerable UEFI shims that can bypass Secure Boot, and multiple infostealer and backdoor reports.
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- eset_welivesecurity
- Record identifier
- 0ea2322ba078ca3a79ffc7b8d8fbdc5e86f34f8735434477c738707dcb13a866
- Enrichment time
- 2026-11-05T20:51:33Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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