Cybercriminals Targeting Latin America with Sophisticated Phishing Scheme

A new phishing campaign has set its eyes on the Latin American region to deliver malicious payloads to Windows systems. "The phishing email contained a ZIP file attachment that when extracted reveals an HTML file that leads to a malicious file download posing as an invoice," Trustwave SpiderLabs...

Mispadu Trojan Targets Europe, Thousands of Credentials Compromised

The banking trojan known as Mispadu has expanded its focus beyond Latin America LATAM and Spanish-speaking individuals to target users in Italy, Poland, and Sweden. Targets of the ongoing campaign include entities spanning finance, services, motor vehicle manufacturing, law firms, and commercial...

Vultur Android Banking Trojan Returns with Upgraded Remote Control Capabilities

The Android banking trojan known as Vultur has resurfaced with a suite of new features and improved anti-analysis and detection evasion techniques, enabling its operators to remotely interact with a mobile device and harvest sensitive data. "Vultur has also started masquerading more of its...

The Evolution of DEEP#GOSU Attack Campaign by Kimsuky Group

Summary: A sophisticated multi-stage attack campaign linked to the North Korean Kimsuky group, dubbed DEEPGOSU. Using PowerShell and VBScript, the attackers leverage remote access trojan RAT software for full control over infected hosts, while employing legitimate services like Dropbox for comman...

New DEEP#GOSU Malware Campaign Targets Windows Users with Advanced Tactics

A new elaborate attack campaign has been observed employing PowerShell and VBScript malware to infect Windows systems and harvest sensitive information. Cybersecurity company Securonix, which dubbed the campaign DEEPGOSU, said it's likely associated with the North Korean state-sponsored group...

PixPirate Android Banking Trojan Using New Evasion Tactic to Target Brazilian Users

The threat actors behind the PixPirate Android banking trojan are leveraging a new trick to evade detection on compromised devices and harvest sensitive information from users in Brazil. The approach allows it to hide the malicious app's icon from the home screen of the victim's device, IBM said ...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 4 to 10 March 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of seven attacks were executed, four vulnerabilities were uncovered, and two active adversaries were...

New Banking Trojan CHAVECLOAK Targets Brazilian Users via Phishing Tactics

Users in Brazil are the target of a new banking trojan known as CHAVECLOAK that's propagated via phishing emails bearing PDF attachments. "This intricate attack involves the PDF downloading a ZIP file and subsequently utilizing DLL side-loading techniques to execute the final malware," Fortinet...

You’re going to start seeing more tax-related spam, but remember, that doesn’t actually mean there’s more spam

Its that time of the year when not only do you have to be worried about filing your federal taxes in the U.S., you must also be on the lookout for a whole manner of tax-related scams. These are something that pop up every year through email, texts, phone calls and even physical mail -- phony...

CHAVECLOAK Banking Trojan Sneaks into Brazil’s Financial Hub

Summary: The CHAVECLOAK banking trojan is purposefully crafted to target the banking credentials of individuals in Brazil, highlighting the ongoing focus of cyber criminals on the nations financial sector. Threat Level - Amber | Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file...

BIT-PYTHON-2020-15523

In Python 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.8, 3.8 through 3.8.4, and 3.9 through 3.9.0 on Windows, a Trojan horse python3.dll might be used in cases where CPython is embedded in a native application. This occurs because python3X.dll may use an invalid search path for python3.dll loading after...

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...

PikaBot malware on the rise: What organizations need to know

A new type of malware is being used by ransomware gangs in their attacks, and its name is PikaBot. A relatively new trojan that emerged in early 2023, PikaBot is the apparent successor to the infamous QakBot QBot trojan that was shut down in August 2023. QBot was used by many ransomware gangs in...

Xeno RAT Open-Source Trojan Sparks Alarm

Summary: The Xeno RAT, a remote access trojan RAT available on GitHub, has gained attention in the threat landscape due to its open-source nature. This C-based malware is compatible with both Windows 10 and 11, specifically targeting consumers by presenting itself as disguised binaries that...

Open-Source Xeno RAT Trojan Emerges as a Potent Threat on GitHub

An "intricately designed" remote access trojan RAT called Xeno RAT has been made available on GitHub, making it easily accessible to other actors at no extra cost. Written in C and compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems, the open-source RAT comes with a "comprehensive set of...

Android banking trojans: How they steal passwords and drain bank accounts

For the most popular operating system in the world—which is Android and it isn’t even a contest—there’s a sneaky cyberthreat that can empty out a person’s bank accounts to fill the illicit coffers of cybercriminals. These are “Android banking trojans,” and, according to our 2024 ThreatDown State ...

Russian Government Software Backdoored to Deploy Konni RAT Malware

An installer for a tool likely used by the Russian Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs MID has been backdoored to deliver a remote access trojan called Konni RAT aka UpDog. The findings come from German cybersecurity company DCSO, which linked the activity as originating from t...

Mustang Panda Targets Asia with Advanced PlugX Variant DOPLUGS

The China-linked threat actor known as Mustang Panda has targeted various Asian countries using a variant of the PlugX aka Korplug backdoor dubbed DOPLUGS. "The piece of customized PlugX malware is dissimilar to the general type of the PlugX malware that contains a completed backdoor command...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 12 to 18 February 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of eight attacks were executed, five vulnerabilities were uncovered, and three active adversaries we...

Anatsa Android Trojan Bypasses Google Play Security, Expands Reach to New Countries

The Android banking trojan known as Anatsa has expanded its focus to include Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia as part of a new campaign observed in November 2023. "Some of the droppers in the campaign successfully exploited the accessibility service, despite Google Play's enhanced detection and...