Notorious Emotet Botnet Makes a Comeback with the Help of TrickBot Malware

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The notorious Emotet malware is staging a comeback of sorts nearly 10 months after a coordinated law enforcement operation dismantled its command-and-control infrastructure in late January 2021. According to a new report from security …

New ‘Moses Staff’ Hacker Group Targets Israeli Companies With Destructive Attacks

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A new politically-motivated hacker group named “Moses Staff” has been linked to a wave of targeted attacks targeting Israeli organizations since September 2021 with the goal of plundering and leaking …

SharkBot — A New Android Trojan Stealing Banking and Cryptocurrency Accounts

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Cybersecurity researchers on Monday took the wraps off a new Android trojan that takes advantage of accessibility features on the devices to siphon credentials from banking and cryptocurrency services in …

North Korean Hackers Target Cybersecurity Researchers with Trojanized IDA Pro

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Lazarus, the North Korea-affiliated state-sponsored group, is attempting to once again target security researchers with backdoors and remote access trojans using a trojanized pirated version of the popular IDA Pro …

FBI’s Email System Hacked to Send Out Fake Cyber Security Alert to Thousands

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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Saturday confirmed unidentified threat actors have breached one of its email servers to blast hoax messages about a fake “sophisticated chain attack.” …

Hackers Increasingly Using HTML Smuggling in Malware and Phishing Attacks

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Threat actors are increasingly banking on the technique of HTML smuggling in phishing campaigns as a means to gain initial access and deploy an array of threats, including banking malware, remote administration …

TrickBot Operators Partner with Shathak Attackers for Conti Ransomware

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The operators of TrickBot trojan are collaborating with the Shathak threat group to distribute their wares, ultimately leading to the deployment of Conti ransomware on infected machines. “The implementation of TrickBot has …