Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2022

Zloader or Zbot are common names used to refer to any malware related to the ZeuS family. Zloader has a Domain Generating Algorithm (DGA) embedded within the malware that creates additional domains as a fallback or backup communication channel for the botnet. Legal action. Domain Generating Algorithm. Disruption. Stay safe, everyone!

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

MuddyWater, also known as Earth Vetala, MERCURY, Seedworm, Static Kitten, and TEMP.Zargos, has its eyes set on the telecommunications, defense, local government, and oil and natural gas sectors—among others—in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Back it up with an effective antivirus solution , EDR and SIEM.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 24, 2022

The malware uses a number of advanced tricks to hide what it does and how it works, but our analysts have been able to reverse engineer the malware, reveal its inner workings, and uncover some clues about its possible origins. exe for its malware—an apparent attempt to make it look like software from Rostec. Log4j patch.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 24, 2022

On March 15th, research firm ESET reported a new data-wiping malware targeting Ukraine named CaddyWiper. [ 1 ] The malware “destroys user data and partitions information from attached drives”. On March 15th, the FBI and CISA released a report about Russian state sponsored actors targeting an unnamed NGO. [ Viasat Inc.,

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. Uber blames LAPSUS$ for the intrusion. A report commissioned by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The malware used in the Target breach included the text string “ Rescator ,” which also was the handle chosen by the cybercriminal who was selling all of the cards stolen from Target customers. For starters, the text string “Rescator” was found in some of the malware used in the Target breach.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Started in 1987, the telecommunications provider has become a multinational technology whale. McAfee is widely known for bringing the first antivirus software to market. For control access, authorization grants users least privilege while the Azure Active Directory manages authentication at the database level.

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