Cybersecurity agencies from the U.K. and the U.S. have laid bare a new malware used by the Iranian government-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) group in attacks targeting government and commercial networks worldwide. “MuddyWater actors are positioned both to provide stolen
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Notorious TrickBot Malware Gang Shuts Down its Botnet Infrastructure
The modular Windows crimeware platform known as TrickBot formally shuttered its infrastructure on Thursday after reports emerged of its imminent retirement amid a lull in its activity for almost two months, marking an end to one of the most persistent
TrickBot Gang Likely Shifting Operations to Switch to New Malware
TrickBot, the infamous Windows crimeware-as-a-service (CaaS) solution that’s used by a variety of threat actors to deliver next-stage payloads like ransomware, appears to be undergoing a transition of sorts, with no new activity recorded since the start of the year.
PseudoManuscrypt Malware Spreading the Same Way as CryptBot Targets Koreans
Numerous Windows machines located in South Korea have been targeted by a botnet tracked as PseudoManuscrypt since at least May 2021 by employing the same delivery tactics of another malware called CryptBot. “PseudoManuscrypt is disguised as an installer that is
New Wiper Malware Targeting Ukraine Amid Russia's Military Operation
Cybersecurity firms ESET and Broadcom’s Symantec said they discovered a new data wiper malware used in fresh attacks against hundreds of machines in Ukraine, as Russian forces formally launched a full-scale military operation against the country. The Slovak company dubbed
Iranian State Broadcaster IRIB Hit by Destructive Wiper Malware
An investigation into the cyberattack targeting Iranian national media corporation, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), in late January 2022 revealed the deployment of a wiper malware and other custom implants, as the country’s national infrastructure continues to face a
Dridex Malware Deploying Entropy Ransomware on Hacked Computers
Similarities have been unearthed between the Dridex general-purpose malware and a little-known ransomware strain called Entropy, suggesting that the operators are continuing to rebrand their extortion operations under a different name. “The similarities are in the software packer used to
U.S. Accuses Russian of Money Laundering for Ryuk Ransomware Gang
Ransomware attacks are increasing in frequency, victim losses are skyrocketing, and hackers are shifting their targets. WSJ’s Dustin Volz explains why these attacks are on the rise and what the U.S. can do to fight them. Photo illustration: Laura Kammermann
Watch out – that Android protection update may be malware
The creators of FluBot have introduced a new marketing campaign that makes use of faux Android stability update warnings to trick likely victims into installing the malware on their devices. In a new blog site put up, New Zealand’s computer