Collaborate Disseminate
An unprecedented connection between the North Korean APT and the crimeware giant spells trouble for global banks and other cybercrime targets. Continue reading Lazarus APT Collaborates with Trickbot’s Anchor Project
The United States Department of Justice today disclosed the identities of two Russian hackers and charged them for developing and distributing the Dridex banking Trojan using which the duo stole more than $100 million over a period of 10 years.
Maksim… Continue reading FBI Puts $5 Million Bounty On Russian Hackers Behind Dridex Banking Malware
Authorities cracked down on cybercrime group Evil Corp. with sanctions and charges against its leader, known for his lavish lifestyle. Continue reading Feds Offer $5M Reward to Nab ‘Evil Corp’ Dridex Hacker
The threat group operating the TrickBot Trojan has been modifying some of the malware’s modules as they continue to deploy their attacks in the wild — most recently in Japan.
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PhishLabs has observed an active TrickBot campaign targeting the employees of multiple organizations. Trickbot is a sophisticated successor of the Dyre Banking Trojan. It uses an intricate network of command and control servers (C2), web injects, … Continue reading Active TrickBot Campaign Observed Abusing SendGrid and Google Docs
A Russian hacker who created and used Neverquest banking malware to steal money from victims’ bank accounts has finally been sentenced to 4 years in prison by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Stanislav Vitaliyevi… Continue reading Russian Hacker Behind NeverQuest Banking Malware Gets 4 Years in U.S. Prison
A Russian man who helped create a hacking tool capable of extracting funds from victims’ bank accounts will spend four years behind bars, a punishment that fell short of the five years for which federal prosecutors had asked. A judge in the U.S. Southern District of New York handed down the 48-month prison sentence, including time served, to Stanislav Lisov for his role in deploying the NeverQuest malware. Lisov admitted he profited $885,000 from NeverQuest, while government investigators said the hacking technique had been used to try to steal a total of $4.4 million from international banks. Five years would have been the maximum allowed under the terms of a plea deal Lisov struck with the Department of Justice early this year. “He is happy,” Lisov’s attorney, Arkady Bukh, told CyberScoop, calling the sentence a “great victory.” NeverQuest quickly became a favorite hacking tool for financial scammers after its debut in 2013. Thieves […]
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The mobile malware, which incorporates Anubis source code, could evolve into a fully fledged spyware in the future. Continue reading Gnip Banking Trojan Shows Ongoing, Aggressive Development
The malware has backdoor functionality and the ability to steal payment cards and credentials. Continue reading McDonalds-Themed Facebook Ads Serve Up Banking Trojans
Security researchers have tracked down activities of a new group of financially-motivated hackers that are targeting several businesses and organizations in Germany, Italy, and the United States in an attempt to infect them with backdoor, banking Troja… Continue reading New Group of Hackers Targeting Businesses with Financially Motivated Cyber Attacks