Collaborate Disseminate
By Waqas
Friend or Foe?
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian Ministry Software Backdoored with North Korean KONNI Malware
Continue reading Russian Ministry Software Backdoored with North Korean KONNI Malware
By Deeba Ahmed
Konni RAT is back!
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Konni RAT Exploiting Word Docs to Steal Data from Windows
Continue reading Konni RAT Exploiting Word Docs to Steal Data from Windows
By Waqas
So far, Konni RAT has managed to evade detection as only 3 security solutions on VirusTotal were able to detect the malware.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Konni RAT variant targeting Russia in ongoing attack campaign
Continue reading Konni RAT variant targeting Russia in ongoing attack campaign
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advised users to be wary of an email attachment containing a malicious Microsoft Word document that’s used to deploy KONNI malware. Phishing is one of the main methods hackers use to spread ma… Continue reading CISA Warns of Phishing Campaign Used to Deploy KONNI Malware
Researchers have stitched together two sophisticated malware campaigns that are targeting North Korea, raising suspicion over counteractions tied to the country’s aggressive weapons testing. Cybersecurity researchers from Cylance released a report Tuesday asserting that Konni, a recently discovered but long active family of remote access trojans, was used in a malware campaign targeting North Korea shortly after a July 3 missile test. It marks the fifth known Konni campaign in three years and the third in 2017. This follows similar reports from the firm Talos that showed a Konni campaign launched just a day after missile tests on July 4. In addition to the malware campaign, Cylance is connecting Konni to a hacking group known as DarkHotel. Just a few days after the July ICBM test, a whitepaper by the cybersecurity firm BitDefender reported a new campaign from DarkHotel, a group that has successfully targeted businesses for a decade through security holes in Wi-Fi infrastructure at hotels around the world. The […]
The post Malware campaigns hit North Korea following nuclear ICBM tests appeared first on Cyberscoop.
Continue reading Malware campaigns hit North Korea following nuclear ICBM tests
Researchers have stitched together two sophisticated malware campaigns that are targeting North Korea, raising suspicion over counteractions tied to the country’s aggressive weapons testing. Cybersecurity researchers from Cylance released a report Tuesday asserting that Konni, a recently discovered but long active family of remote access trojans, was used in a malware campaign targeting North Korea shortly after a July 3 missile test. It marks the fifth known Konni campaign in three years and the third in 2017. This follows similar reports from the firm Talos that showed a Konni campaign launched just a day after missile tests on July 4. In addition to the malware campaign, Cylance is connecting Konni to a hacking group known as DarkHotel. Just a few days after the July ICBM test, a whitepaper by the cybersecurity firm BitDefender reported a new campaign from DarkHotel, a group that has successfully targeted businesses for a decade through security holes in Wi-Fi infrastructure at hotels around the world. The […]
The post Malware campaigns hit North Korea following nuclear ICBM tests appeared first on Cyberscoop.
Continue reading Malware campaigns hit North Korea following nuclear ICBM tests