GigaWiper: Anatomy of a destructive backdoor assembled from multiple malware

In this article 1. A wiper inside a backdoor 2. Backdoor capabilities 3. How GigaWiper was assembled 4. Conclusion: Multiple destructive capabilities consolidated into a single implant 5. Defending against destructive threats 6. Microsoft Defender detections 7. Indicators of compromise In October...

Researchers Warn of a New Golang-based Botnet Under Continuous Development

Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked a nascent Golang-based botnet called Kraken that's under active development and features an array of backdoor capabilities to siphon sensitive information from compromised Windows hosts. "Kraken already features the ability to download and execute secondary...

Researchers Uncover Stealthy Linux Malware That Went Undetected for 3 Years

A previously undocumented Linux malware with backdoor capabilities has managed to stay under the radar for about three years, allowing the threat actor behind the operation to harvest and exfiltrate sensitive information from infected systems. Dubbed "RotaJakiro" by researchers from Qihoo 360...

NitroRansomware Asks for $9.99 Discord Gift Codes, Steals Access Tokens

The NitroRansomware malware strain is shaking up the ransomware norm by demanding Discord Nitro gift codes from victims instead of actual money. Discord is a VoIP, instant messaging and digital-distribution platform designed for creating communities. Users communicate with voice calls, video call...

TAU Threat Intelligence Notification: Operation SharpShooter

Operation Sharpshooter, leverages an embedded shellcode as an in-memory implant to download and retrieve a second-stage implant, which is known as Rising Sun. Rising Sun uses source code from the Duuzer backdoor that has been used in a past campaign of Lazarus group. This newly discovered campaig...

Researcher Discovers Mac Malware at Anti-Malware Workshop

In an Oslo Freedom Forum workshop offering advice to free speech advocates on how to better secure their devices against government surveillance, security researcher Jacob Appelbaum uncovered a new strain of malware with backdoor capabilities on the Mac machine of an Angolan activist attending th...