Collaborate Disseminate
The Emotet Trojan, identified by security teams in 2014, started out as banking malware meant to steal sensitive data. Initially focused on the financial sectors, the malware later morphed, adding spamming and malware delivery services. Emotet’s … Continue reading Emotet strikes again, targeting 600 United Nations personnel
The Emotet Trojan, identified by security teams in 2014, started out as banking malware meant to steal sensitive data. Initially focused on the financial sectors, the malware later morphed, adding spamming and malware delivery services. Emotet’s … Continue reading Emotet strikes again, targeting 600 United Nations personnel
A never-before-seen Dridex variant has been spotted in phishing emails using anti-virus detection evasion tactics. Continue reading New Dridex Variant Slips By Anti-Virus Detection
The Department of Homeland Security is warning that U.S. agencies are being targeted by Iranian-backed cyberattacks with destructive wiper malware. Continue reading Iran Targeting U.S. With Destructive Wipers, Warns DHS
Why are phishing emails so enduringly popular with the bad guys? A new approach may suggest that curiosity is at play. Continue reading Phishing attack lures victims with encrypted message alert
Researchers are pinning a recent phishing campaign against Ukraine government agencies on the Luhansk People’s Republic, a proto-state in eastern Ukraine which declared independence in 2015. Continue reading RatVermin Spyware Targets Ukraine Gov Agencies
Over the weekend Microsoft confirmed that a “limited” number of Outlook.com webmail accounts had been compromised, allowing hackers to access users’ email addresses, folder names, subject lines, and the names of other email addresses … Continue reading Hackers could read users’ Outlook, Hotmail, and MSN email via compromised Microsoft support account
A cybercriminal group has launched a malware campaign via personalized spear-phishing emails against large retail, restaurant and grocery chains in the United States, as well as against other organizations from the food and beverage industries. The sp… Continue reading Email Spam Campaign Targets U.S. Retail, Restaurant Sectors
The IBM X-Force Red team recently ran into trouble on a black-box penetration testing assignment. Here’s how the testers overcame the obstacles to ultimately establish a solid adversarial operation.
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IBM X-Force researchers observed the Necurs botnet spewing millions of spam emails from more than 30,000 malicious IPs to extort bitcoin from victims who may or may not have viewed adult content.
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