Breaking the silence - Recent Truebot activity

Since August 2022, we have seen an increase in infections of Truebot aka Silence.Downloader malware. Truebot was first identified in 2017 and researchers have linked it to a threat actor called Silence Group that is responsible for several high-impact attacks on financial institutions in several...

New Go-based Botnet Exploiting Exploiting Dozens of IoT Vulnerabilities to Expand its Network

NOTE: In this blog, Zerobot refers to a botnet that spreads primarily through IoT and web application vulnerabilities. It is not associated with the chatbot ZeroBot.ai. A novel Go-based botnet called Zerobot has been observed in the wild proliferating by taking advantage of nearly two dozen...

Hackers Exploiting Redis Vulnerability to Deploy New Redigo Malware on Servers

A previously undocumented Go-based malware is targeting Redis servers with the goal of taking control of the infected systems and likely building a botnet network. The attacks involve taking advantage of a critical security vulnerability in the open source, in-memory, key-value store that was...

A Syntax Error Led to Crashing of KmsdBot Cryptomining Botnet

By Deeba Ahmed The KmsdBot was known for targeting both Linux and Windows devices. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A Syntax Error Led to Crashing of KmsdBot Cryptomining Botnet...

Malware Authors 'Accidentally' Crash KmsdBot Cryptocurrency Mining Botnet

An ongoing analysis into an up-and-coming cryptocurrency mining botnet known as KmsdBot has led to it being accidentally taken down by the threat actors themselves. KmsdBot, as christened by the Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team SIRT, came to light mid-November 2022 for its ability to...

Accidentally Crashing a Botnet

As part of our research into the cryptomining botnet kmsdbot, we rendered it useless...

All You Need to Know About Emotet in 2022

For 6 months, the infamous Emotet botnet has shown almost no activity, and now it's distributing malicious spam. Let's dive into details and discuss all you need to know about the notorious malware to combat it. Why is everyone scared of Emotet? Emotet is by far one of the most dangerous trojans...

Ecommerce 1.0 Cross Site Scripting / Open Redirect

Title: Ecommerse-1.0 XSS-Reflected Hijack-credentials - JavaScript Injection Author: nu11secur1ty Date: 11.23.2022 Vendor: https://github.com/winston-dsouza Software: https://github.com/winston-dsouza/ecommerce-website Reference:...

Aurora Botnet evolves into a Stealer

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Aurora was first discovered in Russian-speaking underground forums and was capable of stealing, downloading, and gaining remote access. A threat actor by the name of Cheshire is selling this...

Researchers Warn of Cyber Criminals Using Go-based Aurora Stealer Malware

A nascent Go-based malware known as Aurora Stealer is being increasingly deployed as part of campaigns designed to steal sensitive information from compromised hosts. "These infection chains leveraged phishing pages impersonating download pages of legitimate software, including cryptocurrency...

RapperBot Campaign Launches DDoS Attacks on Game Servers

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The new RapperBot malware version creates a botnet capable of launching Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks. The latest version can launch Telnet brute-force strikes, DoS attacks using the Generic...

FBI-Wanted Leader of the Notorious Zeus Botnet Gang Arrested in Geneva

A Ukrainian national who has been wanted by the U.S for over a decade has been arrested by Swiss authorities for his role in a notorious cybercriminal ring that stole millions of dollars from victims' bank accounts using malware called Zeus. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, who went by online...

Warning: New RapperBot Campaign Aims to Launch DDoS Attacks at Game Servers

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new samples of malware called RapperBot that are being used to build a botnet capable of launching Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks against game servers. "In fact, it turns out that this campaign is less like RapperBot than an older campaign that...

Top Zeus Botnet Suspect “Tank” Arrested in Geneva

Vyacheslav "Tank" Penchukov, the accused 40-year-old Ukrainian leader of a prolific cybercriminal group that stole tens of millions of dollars from small to mid-sized businesses in the United States and Europe, has been arrested in Switzerland, according to multiple sources. Wanted Ukrainian...

New KmsdBot Malware Hijacking Systems for Mining Crypto and Launch DDoS Attacks

A newly discovered evasive malware leverages the Secure Shell SSH cryptographic protocol to gain entry into targeted systems with the goal of mining cryptocurrency and carrying out distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. Dubbed KmsdBot by the Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team SIRT, t...

Experts Warn of Browser Extensions Spying On Users via Cloud9 Chrome Botnet Network

The Keksec threat actor has been linked to a previously undocumented malware strain, which has been observed in the wild masquerading as an extension for Chromium-based web browsers to enslave compromised machines into a botnet. Called Cloud9 by security firm Zimperium, the malicious browser add-...

Fodcha DDoS Botnet Resurfaces with New Capabilities

The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service DDoS botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal. This includes changes to its communication protocol and the ability to extort cryptocurrency payments in exchange for stopping the DDoS attack against a target,...

Threat Roundup for October 21 to October 28

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats weve observed between Oct. 21 and Oct. 28. As with previous roundups, this post isnt meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats weve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics,...

British Hacker Charged for Operating "The Real Deal" Dark Web Marketplace

A 34-year-old U.K. national has been arraigned in the U.S. for operating a dark web marketplace called The Real Deal that specialized in the sales of hacking tools and stolen login credentials. Daniel Kaye, who went by a litany of pseudonyms Popopret, Bestbuy, UserL0ser, and Spdrman, has been...

Emotet Botnet Distributing Self-Unlocking Password-Protected RAR Files to Drop Malware

The notorious Emotet botnet has been linked to a new wave of malspam campaigns that take advantage of password-protected archive files to drop CoinMiner and Quasar RAT on compromised systems. In an attack chain detected by Trustwave SpiderLabs researchers, an invoice-themed ZIP file lure was foun...