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Team of French Cops from Cybercrime Fighting Center (C3N) takedown the Retadup worm command & control servers to block the further infection and remotely wipe the malware from 850,000 windows computers. Retadup is a malicious worm that can infect the vulnerable windows computers and take control of it to add into its botnet network, additionally, […]
A new threat group dubbed LYCEUM spotted attacking critical infrastructure organizations including oil, gas and possibly telecommunications using several hacking tools. The threat group found to be active at least from April 2018 and they target South African regions, starting from May 2019 the group launches campaigns against oil and gas organizations in the Middle […]
Its time to uninstall the CamScanner App from your Android Phone. Yes, dangerous malware component found in popular phone PDF creator app “CamScanner” that downloaded over 100 million Android users from Google Playstore. CamScanner is one of the most popular documents scanning apps that convert any printed document to a PDF file, and the app […]
Beware! Attackers can remotely hijack your Android device and steal data stored on it, if you are using free version of CamScanner, a highly-popular Phone PDF creator app with more than 100 million downloads on Google Play Store. So, to be safe, just uninstall the CamScanner app from your Android device now, as Google has already […]
Ransomware attacks keep appearing against public institutions and large US-based companies, as new reports emerge every week, which has set off alarm bells among members of the cybersecurity community. The most recent incident was reported in the Nampa Idaho school district, whose officials have revealed a serious cyberattack that managed to disrupt the functions of […]
Researchers discovered an open-source spyware AhMyth associated with Google play store app called RB Music to intrude the Android users device to steal various sensitive information. RB Music also know as Radio Balouch, a malicious streaming radio based Android app appeared in Google play store borrowed malicious features and functionality from AhMyth to infect the Android users […]
The RubyGems package repository maintenance team recently announced the removal of at least 18 malicious versions of 11 Ruby libraries due to the presence of a backdoor. Web application security experts claim that even cases were detected in which Ruby’s programming projects were infected with cryptocurrency mining malware. This malicious development was discovered just a […]
ESET analysis breaks down the first known spyware that is built on the AhMyth open-source espionage tool and has appeared on Google Play – twice
Fortnite is one of the most used online games nowadays, surpassing 250 million players worldwide. These figures have begun to attract the attention of hackers looking to take advantage of unsuspecting players. Experts in digital forensics have reported the presence of a ransomware, known as Syrk, whose operators pose as a hacking tool for the […]
Researchers discovered a new wave of a phishing campaign that bypassing the Microsoft APT protection and delivery the Adwind malware via weaponized PDF file to attack utilities Industry network. Adwind, a.k.a Unrecom, Sockrat, JSocket, and jRat is a cross-platform RAT that distributed via malware-as-a-service in underground markets where users can purchase and utilize to target […]
When it comes to malicious programs, polymorphic refers to a malware’s ability to change itself and its identifiable features in order to avoid detection. Many types of malware can take a polymorphic form, including viruses, trojans, keyloggers, bots, and many more. This technique involves continuously changing characteristics such as file name or encryption keys, so […]
Analysing the malware to breakdown its function and infection routine is a kind of tough job. here we describing the complete Malware Analysis Tutorials, tools and elaborate cheatsheet. You can also read the malware analysis tutorial PDF and complete malware analysis training and certification course. What is Malware Analysis? Malware analysis is a process analysing […]
Cameras you can find on street corners, offices, and public spaces can all be used by attackers in one way or another in order to steal sensitive information. Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev were able to create a method to use infrared (which can look like a blinking red light) from certain […]
What is malware analysis? This is the process involved in studying and learning how a particular malware works and what it can do. Their code can differ radically from one another, so they can have many functionalities. But the main purpose of these malicious programs is to gain information from an infected device without the […]
Researchers discovered two new malicious hacking tools (BalkanRAT, BalkanDoor) from the ongoing campaign Balkans that act as a remote access trojan and backdoor. Malware authors developed these Tools with two different features. BalkanRAT, a remote access trojan that controls the compromised computer remotely via a graphical interface and the BalkanDoor performing the same operation using […]
Hackers use backdoor and remote access trojan that let attackers gain complete remote control over the compromised computer. The campaign particularly targets the financial departments of the organization in the Balkans region. The campaign is financially motivated, it includes two tools dubbed BalkanDoor and BalkanRAT and distributed through tax themed malicious emails. Active for a […]
Researchers discovered a new Android malware “Cerberus” that is being rented (Malware-as-a-service) on underground forums for the last two year and the malware used for various private operation. Unlike other banking trojans such as Anubis that derives the code from other banking trojans, Cerberus developed for several years from scratch and is not using any […]
ESET researchers discovered a campaign that uses two malicious tools with similar capabilities to ensure both resilience and broader potential for the attackers
After a few popular Android Trojans like Anubis, Red Alert 2.0, GM bot, and Exobot, quit their malware-as-a-service businesses, a new player has emerged on the Internet with similar capabilities to fill the gap, offering Android bot rental service to the masses. Dubbed “Cerberus,” the new remote access Trojan allows remote attackers to take total control over the infected […]
Extortion via the Internet has become a recurring problem for users with less knowledge or practices related to information security. In recent days, researchers at security firm ESET revealed the existence of Varenyky, a new malware that takes this practice to levels never seen before, as it has the ability to put millions of users […]
Here in hackercombat.com, we have covered stories about bank trojans on a fairly regular basis. Blackhat hackers are after people’s money, profit is their main if not their only motivation for their campaigns. Of course, as the cybersecurity vendors rebuild their products and services to address a specific security concern, the threat actors resourcefulness are […]