Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

The group is suspected to have been running successful malware campaigns for more than five years. The attackers have used off-the-shelf malware since the beginning of their operations and have never developed their own malware. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware). ” reads the analysis published by Cisco Talos.

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Malware Phishing DNS Cybercrime 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2022

Then the backdoor contacts the command-and-control (C2) server to downloads and executes other malicious payloads, including the TunnelMole, malware that abuses the DNS protocol to establish a tunnel for malicious purposes, and RC2FM and RC2CL. The LoadEdge backdoor maintains persistence through the Windows registry.

Spyware 85

Spyware DNS Phishing Government 85

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2019

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. The skip-2.0 by its authors and part of the Winnti Group’s arsenal.”

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Malware Passwords Advertising DNS 46

Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2020

The group has been active since at least 2013, ESET experts linked the group to the Gamaredon Russian APT group Gamaredon despite considers the two crews independent. They use DNS tunneling for stealthier C&C communications, and place execution guardrails on the malicious components to hide the malware from security researchers.”

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DNS Advertising Spyware Software 80

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

According to the security firm, the group is financially motivated, its cyberespionage campaign hit high value targets such as government and educational institutions, religious movements, pro-democracy and human rights organisations in Hong Kong, Covid-19 research organisations, gambling and cryptocurrency companies, and the media.

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Cryptocurrency Social Engineering Media Phishing 111

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Security experts at ESET revealed that Winnti Group continues to update its arsenal, they observed that the China-linked APT group using a new modular Windows backdoor that they used to infect the servers of a high-profile Asian mobile hardware and software manufacturer. SecurityAffairs – Winnti, malware). Pierluigi Paganini.

Manufacturing 78

Manufacturing Mobile Malware Software 78

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2023

Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten employed a new malware dubbed BellaCiao in attacks against victims in the U.S., The Charming Kitten used a new custom malware, dubbed BellaCiao, that is tailored to suit individual targets and is very sophisticated. Europe, the Middle East and India. Israel, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

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