Astaroth Banking Trojan Targets Brazilians via WhatsApp Messages

Researchers at Acronis have discovered a new campaign called Boto Cor-de-Rosa, where the Astaroth banking malware spreads like a worm through WhatsApp Web to steal contact lists and banking credentials...

New CHAVECLOAK Banking Trojan Targets Brazilians via Malicious PDFs

By Deeba Ahmed The CHAVECLOAK banking Trojan employs PDFs, ZIP downloads, DLL sideloading, and deceptive pop-ups to target Brazil's unsuspecting banking users financial sector. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New CHAVECLOAK Banking Trojan Targets Brazilians via Malicious...

Astaroth’s New Evasion Tactics Make It 'Painful to Analyze'

The operators of the Astaroth infostealer have implemented several new tactics aimed at evading detection, which researchers say have made the malware “painful to analyze.” Astaroth first emerged in 2017, but has steadily been used over the years in increasingly sophisticated campaigns aimed at...

Windows 8 Malware Using Google Docs to Target Brazilians

New malware targeting Windows 8 appears to be using Google Docs as a proxy server instead of directly connecting to a command and control C&C server. According to research done by Symantec and discussed in the company’s Security Response blog late last week, a Trojan, Backdoor.Makadocs, targets...