Securezoo Cybersecurity Threat Center blog posts of malware threats.
Security experts at Trend Micro have observed an evolving cyberespionage campaign named Blackgear that abuses social media for command and control communications. Blackgear dates back to 2008 and previously targets mainly public sector agencies, telecom and high tech industries in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
Blackgear cyberespionage campaign Read More »
Trend Micro recently gathered and published new vulnerability scan data on Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as home routers and Wi-Fi devices that could be vulnerable to malware threats such as VPNFilter.
Ongoing VPNFilter router malware threats Read More »
A new version of Rakhni Trojan has added a cryptocurrency mining capability to its feature-set. A new cyber campaign discovered by Kaspersky researchers uses a downloader to either install a cryptor or miner on victim computers.
New Rakhni trojan can encrypt files or mine cryptocurrency Read More »
Cisco’s Talos security team spotted new version and malicious activity of Smoke Loader, a malicious app used to load other malware.
Smoke Loader downloader malware Read More »
A new macOS malware, dubbed OSX.Dummy, has been targeting cryptocurrency investors via both Slack and Discord chat apps. The malware was first spotted by security researcher, Remco Verhoef, who posted details of his findings on the SANS InfoSec Handlers Diary Blog on Friday.
MacOS malware targets crypto community Read More »
A new ransomware decryption tool released by Talos security group allows victims to gain access to their locked data if infected by the Thanatos ransomware.
ThanatosDecryptor – free ransomware decryption tool Read More »
Attackers are using a new variant of the SamSam ransomware to compromise and take down users of their choosing.
New SamSam ransomware threat Read More »
Security researchers from Deep Instinct have discovered a new strain of sophisticated malware dubbed “Mylobot” that targets Windows systems in the wild.
Mylobot Malware – sophisticated botnet in the wild Read More »
ESET security researchers have discovered a new Android RAT (Remote Administration Tool) variant in the wild. The new variant is dubbed “HeroRat” and abuses the Telegram protocol for command and control, and can steal sensitive data.
HeroRat: Telegram-abusing Android RAT Read More »
Hackers have targeted Chile’s largest bank, Banco de Chile, in a multi-faceted cyber attack on systems linked to the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication’s (SWIFT) inter-bank transfer network.
Hackers target payment transfer systems of Banco de Chile Read More »
