Yoba Malware Hides a Crypto Miner Behind Legitimate OpenAI and Anthropic Binaries

2026-10-31T02:51:37Z•1ea128d6a645f2daef6c3d35f125a8e9911b099013c1112f7c167319f527698c
CVE-2026-97229APTCISA KEVChina-linked threat actorCiscoDHSGitLabLinux kernelNorth KoreaVMware ESXVolt TyphoonYoba malwarecloud exposurecritical infrastructurecryptocurrency theftcryptominingdata breachexploitationfake AI applicationsincident responsesideloadingsupply-chain attackzero-day

What happened

Security Affairs feed covering active exploitation of GitLab, Cisco, Linux kernel, and Broadcom VMware ESX vulnerabilities; malware campaigns using fake AI applications and signed installers to deploy cryptominers; major suspected cryptocurrency exchange compromises; exposed cloud storage containing sensitive data; data theft affecting DHS personnel; suspected attacks against military infrastructure; and Volt Typhoon zero-day operations using covert relay infrastructure.

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