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China-linked Winnti APT targets South Korean Gaming firm

Security Affairs

The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. ” The malware sample employed in the attack resembled a Winnti dropper previously analyzed by ESET researcher that was submitted to a public online malware scanning service.

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Winnti APT group uses skip-2.0 malware to control Microsoft SQL Servers

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Security experts have a new malware, dubbed skip-2.0 Security experts at ESET have discovered a new malware, dubbed skip-2.0, The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. malware to control Microsoft SQL Servers appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Financially motivated Earth Lusca threat actors targets organizations worldwide

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The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. ” The threat actors were observed deploying Cobalt Strike in the infected networks, along with a set of additional malware and web shells.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

As detailed in my 2014 book, Spam Nation , Spamdot was home to crooks controlling some of the world’s nastiest botnets, global malware contagions that went by exotic names like Rustock , Cutwail , Mega-D , Festi , Waledac , and Grum. I can not provide DNS for u, only domains.

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Russia-linked APT28 has been scanning vulnerable email servers in the last year

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The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. “This report aims to shed light on some of Pawn Storm’s attacks that did not use malware in the initial stages.

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Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author

Krebs on Security

Canadian police last week raided the residence of a Toronto software developer behind “ Orcus RAT ,” a product that’s been marketed on underground forums and used in countless malware attacks since its creation in 2015. An advertisement for Orcus RAT. According to Rezvesz himself, he is no stranger to the Canadian legal system.

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Winnti Group was planning a devastating supply-chain attack against Asian manufacturer

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Researchers also discovered that the APT group used an updated version of its ShadowPad malware. The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. The update to the ShadowPad malware shows they are still developing and using it. Pierluigi Paganini.