TA505 Crime Gang Debuts Brand-New ServHelper Backdoor

A new backdoor named ServHelper has been spotted in the wild, acting as both a remote desktop agent as well as a downloader for a RAT called FlawedGrace. According to Proofpoint, the prolific cybercriminal gang known as TA505 developed ServHelper, which has two variants: one focused on remote...

Author of Luminosity RAT Gets 2.5 Years in Federal Prison

By Waqas Colton Ray Grubbs, 21 from Stanford, Kentucky has been sent to 30 months 2.5 years in prison for developing and operating the infamous Luminosity RAT or Luminosity Link RAT Remote Access Trojan that targeted unsuspected users worldwide. Luminosity RAT allowed hackers to infect targeted...

Virus Bulletin 2018: Turla APT Changes Shape with New Code and Targets

MONTREAL – The Turla APT group’s extensive activities have diversified this year, representing a mix of old code, new code and fresh targets. Perhaps most interesting, this sophisticated group is branching into using scripts and open-source code in its malware development – a marked departure for...

Goodfellas, the Brazilian carding scene is after you

There are three ways of doing things in the malware business: the right way, the wrong way and the way Brazilians do it. From the early beginnings, using skimmers on ATMs, compromising point of sales systems, or even modifying the hardware of processing devices, Latin America has been a fertile...

Japanese boy arrested for developing cryptocurrency stealing malware

By Carolina A teenager has been arrested for creating a cryptocurrency stealing malware used This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Japanese boy arrested for developing cryptocurrency stealing malware...

EGESPLOIT - A Golang Library For Malware Development

EGESPLOIT is a golang library for malware development, it has few unique functions for meterpreter integration. DOCUMENTATION CalculateChecksumx : Function calculates x digit 8 bit checksum for reverse HTTP/HTTPS meterpreter connections, returns the calculated checksum as string...

56 Hackers Arrested in Cyber Crime 'Strike Week' Raids in UK

The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency NCA has arrested 56 suspected hackers in a campaign against cybercrime called "strike week." Law-enforcement officials conducted, in total, 25 separate operations across England, Scotland and Wales, and those arrested were suspected in a wide range of...

Dexter, Project Hook Point of Sale Malware Still Prevalent

While the Target data breach may be in the rear view mirror, research this week shows it’s clear that many attackers are still using point of sale malware, namely Dexter and Project Hook, in active attacks. Researchers at Arbor Networks’ Security Engineering & Response Team ASERT looked at severa...

Carberp botnet developers team arrested in Russia

Cybercriminals, underground hacking communities, hacker's market and Exploit packs.... Russian cyberspace is well known for such crazy hacking stuff. Recently, the original Carberp botnet developer ring that stole millions from bank accounts worldwide has been arrested. According to a report from...

Zeus Malware Not Dead Yet, New Features Being Added

It’s been known for some time now that the creator/maintainer of the Zeus malware had turned over responsibility for his code to the author of the SpyEye Trojan and it was assumed that the two code bases had merged, rendering Zeus extinct. However, some new samples of the Zeus bot have surfaced...

Zeus Trojan Now Has Hardware Licensing Scheme

The authors of the Zeus bot client, perhaps the most popular and pervasive piece of malware of its kind right now, have taken an extraordinary step to protect their creation: inserting a hardware-based licensing scheme into the Trojan. This represents a significant leap in the sophistication and...

ASUS DPC Proxy 2.0.0.16/19 - Remote Buffer Overflow

/ Dreatica-FXP crew ---------------------------------------- Target : ASUS DPC Proxy 2.0.0.16/2.0.0.24 ---------------------------------------- Exploit : ASUS DPC Proxy 2.0.0.16/2.0.0.19 Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit Exploit date : 02.04.2008 Exploit writer : Heretic2 [email protected] OS :...