Malware Leveraging PowerSploit
2017-03-03
Hi again, this is Shusei Tomonaga from the Analysis Center. In this article, I’d like to share some of our findings about ChChes (which we introduced in a previous article)Read More →
Online shops plundered by bank card-stealing malware after bungling backend Aptos hacked
2017-03-02
We were silenced by the Feds!’. Shoppers of 40 online stores have had their bank card numbers and addresses slurped by a malware infection at backend provider Aptos. The securityRead More →
Massive Necurs Spam Botnet Now Equipped to Launch DDoS Attacks
2017-03-01
With more than one million active bots at any time, a Necurs-enabled DDoS attack could dwarf such an attack by the Mirai botnet. In an ominous development, the world’s largestRead More →
Threat Spotlight: Disttrack Malware
2017-02-23
Disttrack’s payload has spread in waves, mainly targeting Saudi Arabia’s critical infrastructure, including, but not limited to: Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), and the SaudiRead More →
Malware Uses Blinking Hard Drive LEDs to Transmit Data to Nearby Cameras
2017-02-23
Custom-made malware installed on an offline computer can use a hard drive’s LED to send out sensitive data from infected computers to nearby cameras. This Hollywood hacking scenario is nowRead More →
Released Android malware source code used to run a banking botnet
2017-02-23
The new Android banking malware ESET recently discovered on Google Play was spotted in the wild again, targeting more banks. Further investigation of this resurfacing threat has uncovered its codeRead More →
Hackers who took control of PC microphones siphon >600 GB from 70 targets
2017-02-21
Critical infrastructure, media, and scientists targeted by suspected nation-state. Researchers have uncovered an advanced malware-based operation that siphoned more than 600 gigabytes from about 70 targets in a broad rangeRead More →
Malware Used to Attack Polish Banks Contained False Flags Blaming Russian Hackers
2017-02-20
Malware samples used in the recent attacks against several Polish banks contained planted evidence that attempted to blame the attacks on Russian-speaking hackers. These false flags, as the (IT andRead More →
ISIS Supporters Targeted with Android OmniRAT Malware
2017-02-16
Islamic State supporters are being targeted with a modified version of the Telegram Android app that contains a version of the OmniRAT remote access toolkit. The app, named plus_gram.apk, isRead More →
Attackers target dozens of global banks with new malware
2017-02-15
Watering hole attacks attempt to infect more than 100 organizations in 31 different countries. Organizations in 31 countries have been targeted in a new wave of attacks which has beenRead More →
