Operation ‘Duck Hunt’: Qakbot Malware Disrupted, $8.6 Million in Cryptocurrency Seized

U.S. law enforcement announce the disruption of the notorious Qakbot cybercrime operation and the release of an auto-disinfection tool to 700,000 infected machines.
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U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections

The U.S. government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot, a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay the groundwork for ransomware infections. The international law enforcement operation involved seizing control over the botnet’s online infrastructure, and quietly removing the Qakbot malware from tens of thousands of infected Microsoft Windows computer systems. Continue reading U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections

Gaming Firms and Community Members Hit by Dark Frost Botnet

By Deeba Ahmed
According to researchers, the most prominent targets of Dark Frost include gaming companies, online streaming services, game server hosting providers, and gaming community members.
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OneNote, Many Problems? The New Phishing Framework

There are plenty of phish in the digital sea, and attackers are constantly looking for new bait that helps them bypass security perimeters and land in user inboxes. Their newest hook? OneNote documents. First noticed in December 2022, this phishing framework has seen success in fooling multiple antivirus (AV) tools by using .one file extensions, […]

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QBot Malware Exploiting Windows Calculator to Compromise Devices

By Deeba Ahmed
According to researcher “ProxyLife” on Twitter, QBot malware, aka QakBot, has been exploiting the Windows 7 Calculator app…
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The Issue & Impact of Malspam in the U.S. Elections

Malspam campaigns and their related botnets were a potential major threat for the election process in the United States this year.
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