Cybercrime Gang Behind GozNym Banking Malware Dismantled

The cybercrime network behind the GozNym malware, used to siphon $100 million out of its victims, has been dismantled in a massive international investigation, according to authorities. Europol said on Thursday that they are charging 10 members of the GozNym criminal network with spreading the...

'GozNym' Banking Malware Gang Dismantled by International Law Enforcement

In a joint effort by several law enforcement agencies from 6 different countries, officials have dismantled a major global organized cybercrime network behind GozNym banking malware. GozNym banking malware is responsible for stealing nearly $100 million from over 41,000 victims across the globe,...

Retefe Banking Trojan Resurfaces, Says Goodbye to Tor

The Retefe banking trojan resurfaced in April after going dormant for months, with a makeover that includes a move away from Tor to secure its communications as well as the abuse of a legitimate shareware application. Retefe has always stood out from other banking trojans, with a consistent...

Qakbot levels up with new obfuscation techniques

Ashlee Benge of Cisco Talos and Nick Randolph of the Threat Grid Research and Efficacy team authored this blog post. Executive summary Qakbot, also known as Qbot, is a well-documented banking trojan that has been around since 2008. Recent Qakbot campaigns, however, are utilizing an updated...

JasperLoader Emerges, Targets Italy with Gootkit Banking Trojan

Nick Biasini and Edmund Brumaghin authored this blog post with contributions from Andrew Williams. Introduction to JasperLoader Malware loaders are playing an increasingly important role in malware distribution. They give adversaries the ability to gain an initial foothold on a system and are...

Arbitrary Code Execution

Ansible Tower's interface is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. If a Tower project SCM repo definition does not have the 'delete before update' flag set, an attacker with commit access to the upstream playbook source repo could create a trojan playbook that, when executed by Tower, modifies...

CVE-2018-19374

Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus 6.6 Build 6657 allows local users to gain privileges after a reboot by placing a Trojan horse file into the permissive bin directory...

CVE-2018-19374

Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus 6.6 Build 6657 allows local users to gain privileges after a reboot by placing a Trojan horse file into the permissive bin directory...

Directory traversal

Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus 6.6 Build 6657 allows local users to gain privileges after a reboot by placing a Trojan horse file into the permissive bin directory...

CVE-2018-19374

Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus 6.6 Build 6657 allows local users to gain privileges after a reboot by placing a Trojan horse file into the permissive bin directory...

CVE-2018-19374

CVE-2018-19374 affects Zoho ManageEngine ADManager Plus 6.6 (Builds

Threat Roundup for April 19 to April 26

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between April 19 and April 26. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral...

CB TAU Threat Intelligence Notification: Emotet Utilizing WMI to Launch PowerShell Encoded Code

Carbon Black recently learned that a customer had received a malicious email, which was written in German and was attached with a password-protected zip file that contained a malicious document file. This phishing email belongs to the recent Emotet campaign. However, what makes this malware uniqu...

Adware-Ridden Apps in Google Play Infect 30 Million Android Users

More than 50 malicious apps have been discovered on the Google Play app marketplace, peddling adware to millions of Android victims. The 50 adware apps, which have been since removed, include fitness, photoshopping and gaming apps, and were installed a total of 30 million times, researchers at...

Source Code for CARBANAK Banking Malware Found On VirusTotal

Security researchers have discovered the full source code of the Carbanak malware—yes, this time it's for real. Carbanak—sometimes referred as FIN7, Anunak or Cobalt—is one of the most full-featured, dangerous malware that belongs to an APT-style cybercriminal group involved in several attacks...

WannaCry Hero Pleads Guilty to Kronos Malware Charges

Marcus Hutchins, the researcher hailed for squashing the WannaCry ransomware outbreak in May 2017, pleaded guilty to charges relating to the creation of the Kronos malware. The 24-year-old researcher filed a plea agreement admitting guilt to two of 10 counts in the Eastern District of Wisconsin o...

CB TAU Threat Intelligence Notification: Danabot Trojan Targets Financial Services Industry via Stolen Credentials

Summary Danabot is a banking trojan written in the Delphi programming language. Delivery methods are typically via phishing emails that contain malicious attachments, which further call out to download the main payload using PowerShell or VBScript. Danabot is modular in nature and has capabilitie...

Popular Video Editing Software Website Hacked to Spread Banking Trojan

If you have downloaded the VSDC multimedia editing software between late February to late March this year, there are high chances that your computer has been infected with a banking trojan and an information stealer. The official website of the VSDC software — one of the most popular, free video...

Popular Video Editing Software Website Hacked to Spread Banking Trojan

If you have downloaded the VSDC multimedia editing software between late February to late March this year, there are high chances that your computer has been infected with a banking trojan and an information stealer. The official website of the VSDC software — one of the most popular, free video...

North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

The Department of Homeland Security DHS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have identified a Trojan malware variant—referred to as HOPLIGHT—used by the North Korean government. The U.S. Government refers to malicious cyber activity by the North Korean government as HIDDEN COBRA. The...