The cybercriminal group TA505 has developed a new downloader tool and remote access trojan (RAT), both of which were observed in a sequence of phishing campaigns that began this past September. The downloader, named Get2, has been used in campaigns to deliver a variety of secondary payloads, including the FlawedGrace and FlawedAmmyy RATs and Snatch…
The security firms Malwarebytes and HYAS have strung together several pieces of evidence that they believe tie Magecart Group 4 to the Cobalt Group. The two companies found that the Cobalt Group and Magecart Group 4 have several overarching similarities, such as the use of advanced techniques during their attacks and a history with banking…
The crudely written ransom notes in movies 20-30 years ago may have been replaced by more modern, digital missives – like a texted photo a la Liam Neeson’s “Taken” – but the message remains the same: Pay up or else. That is the quandary business owners, municipal governments, school administrators and even librarians are now…
Cybercriminals have found a way to use Google Alerts to hook victims into scams or push malware. Bleeping Computer CEO Lawrence Abrams found that malicious actors are creating malicious sites into Google so they will be emailed to people who have alerts set for that particular subject matter. The malicious pages are created using popular…
A malicious threat actor continued to target the U.S. utilities sector with LookBack malware last August, launching a new phishing campaign that targeted organizations with emails impersonating a certification test administrator. Discovered earlier this year by researchers at Proofpoint, LookBack includes a proxy mechanism and a remote access trojan module. In July, the attackers behind…
Attention German HR departments: You may want to cross off a certain “Eva Richter” from your list of employment candidates. Especially because her so-called résumé actually infects recipients with the destructive Ordinypt Wiper malware, according to a new report. The fake résumé phishing campaign began on Sept. 11 and is specifically aimed at German-speaking employers,…
A cybercriminal gang has put together a phishing campaign that utilizes several trusted sources, along with insider help from a top tier security company service to convince its victims to open and download a malicious attachment. Cofense Intelligence found the malicious actors, who are only targeting Brazilians, are extensively using trusted names, legitimate Windows services…
The Mabna Institute, an Iranian firm whose members were indicted last year for cyberattacks against U.S. universities and other organizations, appears to have launched a new global phishing operation targeting the education sector last July and August. This past’s summer campaign follows the same basic m.o. as previous attacks that the same threat group has…
IT personnel working the trenches in the fight against malicious emails know that financial transactions — and the various documents that support and accompany those transactions — provide malicious actors seemingly endless fodder for clever phishing attacks designed to separate legitimate organizations from their money and reputations, as well as their customers, clients, and partners.…
More than half of the Android mobile phones in use are susceptible to an advanced text-based phishing attack that only requires a cybercriminal make a $10 investment. Check Point researchers found malicious actors using a remote agent to trick phone owners into accepting new phone settings that hand over various levels of control to the…
