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A new malspam campaign has been observed deploying an off-the-shelf malware called DarkGate. “The current spike in DarkGate malware activity is plausible given the fact that the developer of the malware has recently started to rent out the malware to a limited number of affiliates,” Telekom Security said in a report published last week. The […]
Phishing is getting smarter. A type of social engineering attack in which the attacker uses fraudulent messages that are designed to fool the would-be victim into sharing sensitive information or clicking a particular link, phishing has long been part of life on the internet. The term was first coined a quarter-century ago, using a purposeful […]
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, around 38% of all downloadable malware were found hidden in Office documents – In the first quarter of 2021, this rate decreased slightly to 34%, only to set new records by touching 43% in the next quarter. Microsoft Office documents help tens of hundreds of millions of users in […]
Usually, hackers utilize weaponized MS Office documents or other social engineering tactics in malspam campaigns to trap unsuspecting users and let them enable the macros. However, things have changed and new attack discovered by researchers is critical than ever. According to a report from McAfee Labs experts, threat actors are using a new technique in […]
Apart from malware, offers to watch the online premiere of the Black Widow movie are being used to steal payment card data. It’s a proven fact that cybercriminals leave no chance to exploit anything of public interest, and TV shows or movie premieres provide them the best opportunities among all. After getting delayed for nearly […]
The email contains varying subject lines revolving around “order shipping” with messages instructing users to install the patch released by Microsoft. A few days ago, Hackread.com covered how the REvil Ransomware gang attacked an IT company named Kaseya which led to over 1000 businesses being victimized. Although ransom demands were made for publishing the decryptor […]
Researchers detect a wave of malware campaigns from a new hacking group named TA2101 that targeting various organizations in German and Italy to deploy the backdoor malware in their network. Threat actors from this new hacking group using legitimate and licensed penetration testing tools and backdoor framework such as Cobalt Strike and Metasploit to perform […]
Researchers observed a new malicious campaign that delivers a powerful ExileRAT malware via Microsoft powerpoint documents using previously used C2 server infrastructure. Attackers deliver the malware via Email attachment and the Mail address represented the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), a Tibetan based government organization. Nature of this malware campaign seems to spy on civilian populations for […]
The worst alliance of Ransomware and the CryptoMiner family in a spread spree, early January 2019. Malware Spam or MalSpam is the term used to designate malware that is delivered via email messages. Malicious spam (MalSpam) using zipped JavaScript (.js) files as email attachments–this is a well-established tactic used by cybercriminals to distribute malware. The […]