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Orcus RAT Author Charged in Malware Scheme

Krebs on Security

However, these tools tend to be viewed by prosecutors as malware and spyware when their proprietors advertise them as hacking devices and provide customer support aimed at helping buyers deploy the RATs stealthily and evade detection by anti-malware programs. Canadian investigators don’t appear to be buying Revesz’ claims.

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Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author

Krebs on Security

Yet the list of features and plugins advertised for this RAT includes functionality that goes significantly beyond what one might see in a traditional remote administration tool, such as DDoS-for-hire capabilities, and the ability to disable the light indicator on webcams so as not to alert the target that the RAT is active. “It

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Top 9 Cybersecurity Challenges SMEs Currently Face

Responsible Cyber

Small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly at risk of cyber-attacks, and often serve as a launch pad for larger threat campaigns, according to Cisco’s 2018 SMB Cybersecurity Report. DDoS Attacks. Ransomware is a type of malware, but others exist, including spyware, adware, bots and Trojans.

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Syria-linked APT group SEA targets Android users with COVID19 lures

Security Affairs

Syrian hackers are behind a long-running campaign that has been active since January 2018 and that targets Arabic-speaking Android users. “This campaign appears to have been active since the start of January 2018, and targets Arabic-speaking users, likely in Syria and the surrounding region.” ” continues the expert.

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Spam and phishing in 2020

SecureList

In most cases, scammers, as before, claimed to have used spyware to film the blackmail victim watching adult videos. A company was told to transfer a certain amount to a Bitcoin wallet to prevent a DDoS attack that the cybercriminals threatened to unleash upon it. Interestingly, the cybercriminals did not limit their threats to DDoS.

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US authorities track MuddyWater Hacking Group to Iran

CyberSecurity Insiders

Supporting the above stated discovery is the latest press statement released by security firm Mandiant that suggests that it has been tracking Seedworm aka MuddyWater since May 2017 and it is into activities such as digital espionage, cyber attacks, Ddos and ransomware spread.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2022

SecureList

Since 2018, we have been tracking Roaming Mantis – a threat actor that targets Android devices. Subsequently, DDoS attacks hit some government websites. One of the things you can do to protect yourself from advanced mobile spyware is to reboot your device on a daily basis. Roaming Mantis reaches Europe. Other malware.

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