[SANS ISC] More Exotic Excel Files Dropping AgentTesla

Today, I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “More Exotic Excel Files Dropping AgentTesla”: Excel is an excellent target for attackers. The Microsoft Office suite is installed on millions of computers, and people trust these files. If we have the classic xls, xls, xlsm file extensions, Excel supports many others!

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[SANS ISC] Agent Tesla Dropped Through Automatic Click in Microsoft Help File

I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “Agent Tesla Dropped Through Automatic Click in Microsoft Help File‘”: Attackers have plenty of resources to infect our systems. If some files may look suspicious because the extension is less common (like .xsl files), others look really safe and make the victim confident

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[SANS ISC] AgentTesla Delivered via a Malicious PowerPoint Add-In

I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “AgentTesla Delivered via a Malicious PowerPoint Add-In“: Attackers are always trying to find new ways to deliver malicious code to their victims. Microsoft Word and Excel are documents that can be easily weaponized by adding malicious VBA macros. Today, they are one of

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Oil and Gas Sectors Targeted by AgentTesla Infostealer Campaigns

Digital attackers used spearphishing campaigns to target oil and gas companies with samples of the AgentTesla infostealer family. In the first campaign spotted by Bitdefender, malicious actors sent out emails that appeared to originate from Egyptian st… Continue reading Oil and Gas Sectors Targeted by AgentTesla Infostealer Campaigns

Cyberattacks Target Healthcare Orgs on Coronavirus Frontlines

Cybercriminals aren’t sparing medical professionals, hospitals and healthcare orgs on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic when it comes to cyberattacks, ransomware attacks and malware. Continue reading Cyberattacks Target Healthcare Orgs on Coronavirus Frontlines