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Hackers Weaponize KeePass Password Manager to Deliver Malware & Steal Passwords (cybersecuritynews.com)

submitted 2 months ago by kid@sh.itjust.works to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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[–] sgnl@midwest.social 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This kinda feels like a search algorithm hitpiece on KeepPass rather than an informative article.

Not that it bags on KeepPass specifically, but it's basically just describing malicious ads, phishing, and man in the middle attacks, all of which the rest of everything online is effected by...

Like I guess it's good to know, but I don't think it's really going to help anyone that didn't already know to not click on shitty ad links.

Maybe I glossed over something in the article though,*shrug.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The campaign, which appears to have begun in early April 2025, involves compromised download links and trojanized versions of the legitimate KeePass application that appear identical to the authentic software on the surface, while harboring dangerous capabilities beneath.

Yeah this is hardcore clickbait and borderline slander of KeePass. They arent "weaponizing" KeePass, because KeePass itself is not involved in the scheme at all. At best you could say "The KeePass name/brand is being weaponized". As you said, if you just download and install stuff from random links, you cant be saved anyways.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

It's just like those fake bank/ebay/paypal/adobe phishing sites.

[–] drspod@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

“This is a particularly sophisticated supply chain attack,” noted Mika Aalto, Principal Threat Researcher at Withsecure.

Mika Aalto is an incompetent clown. A "Principal Threat Researcher" at any company should understand the difference between a trojanized version of an app distributed through phishing, and a supply chain attack.

Security experts have identified multiple attack vectors, with the primary distribution channel being tampered download links spread through phishing emails and malicious advertisements that redirect users to convincing but fraudulent KeePass download pages.

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