Category Archives: Dridex Malware

Unpatched Microsoft Word Flaw is Being Used to Spread Dridex Banking Trojan

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If you are a regular reader of The Hacker News, you might be aware of an ongoing cyber attack — detected in the wild by McAfee and FireEye — that silently installs malware on fully-patched computers by exploiting an unpatched Microsoft Word vulnerability in all current versions of Microsoft Office.

Now, according to security firm Proofpoint, the operators of the Dridex malware started

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Dridex Banking Trojan Gains ‘AtomBombing’ Code Injection Ability to Evade Detection

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Security researchers have discovered a new variant of Dridex – one of the most nefarious banking Trojans actively targeting financial sector – with a new, sophisticated code injection technique and evasive capabilities called “AtomBombing.”

On Tuesday, Magal Baz, security researcher at Trusteer IBM disclosed new research, exposing the new Dridex version 4, which is the latest version of the

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Dridex Banking Trojan Gains ‘AtomBombing’ Code Injection Ability to Evade Detection

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Security researchers have discovered a new variant of Dridex – one of the most nefarious banking Trojans actively targeting financial sector – with a new, sophisticated code injection technique and evasive capabilities called “AtomBombing.”

On Tuesday, Magal Baz, security researcher at Trusteer IBM disclosed new research, exposing the new Dridex version 4, which is the latest version of the

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Zero-Day Warning! Ransomware targets Microsoft Office 365 Users

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If just relying on the security tools of Microsoft Office 365 can protect you from cyber attacks, you are wrong.

Variants of Cerber Ransomware are now targeting MS Office 365 email users with a massive zero-day attack that has the ability to bypass Of… Continue reading Zero-Day Warning! Ransomware targets Microsoft Office 365 Users→