SystemBC Powers REM Proxy With 1,500 Daily VPS Victims Across 80 C2 Servers

A proxy network known as REM Proxy is powered by malware known as SystemBC , offering about 80% of the botnet to its users, according to new findings from the Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies. "REM Proxy is a sizeable network, which also markets a pool of 20,000 Mikrotik routers and a...

New Ymir Ransomware Exploits Memory for Stealthy Attacks; Targets Corporate Networks

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new ransomware family called Ymir that was deployed in an attack two days after systems were compromised by a stealer malware called RustyStealer. "Ymir ransomware introduces a unique combination of technical features and tactics that enhance its...

Black Basta-Linked Attackers Target Users with SystemBC Malware

An ongoing social engineering campaign with alleged links to the Black Basta ransomware group has been linked to "multiple intrusion attempts" with the goal of conducting credential theft and deploying a malware dropper called SystemBC. "The initial lure being utilized by the threat actors remain...

Ongoing Social Engineering Campaign Refreshes Payloads

Executive Summary On June 20, 2024, Rapid7 identified multiple intrusion attempts by threat actors utilizing techniques, tactics, and procedures TTPs that are consistent with an ongoing social engineering campaign being tracked by Rapid7. Rapid7 observed a meaningful shift in the tools used by th...

SystemBC Malware's C2 Server Analysis Exposes Payload Delivery Tricks

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the command-and-control C2 server workings of a known malware family called SystemBC. "SystemBC can be purchased on underground marketplaces and is supplied in an archive containing the implant, a command-and-control C2 server, and a web administration...

New SystemBC malware targets Windows PCs by evading detection

By Sudais While finding and removing malware on your computer system may indeed be a joyous moment, there's a new malware out there that will give you a headache instead. To know why, a dive through is needed into SystemBC, a malware written in C++ that has been discovered by researchers at...