Researchers Uncover Stealthy Techniques Used by Cranefly Espionage Hackers

A recently discovered hacking group known for targeting employees dealing with corporate transactions has been linked to a new backdoor called Danfuan. This hitherto undocumented malware is delivered via another dropper called Geppei, researchers from Symantec, by Broadcom Software, said in a...

New Sophisticated Malware

Mandiant is reporting on a new botnet. The group, which security firm Mandiant is calling UNC3524, has spent the past 18 months burrowing into victims networks with unusual stealth. In cases where the group is ejected, it wastes no time reinfecting the victim environment and picking up where thin...

New Hacker Group Pursuing Corporate Employees Focused on Mergers and Acquisitions

A newly discovered suspected espionage threat actor has been targeting employees focusing on mergers and acquisitions as well as large corporate transactions to facilitate bulk email collection from victim environments. Mandiant is tracking the activity cluster under the uncategorized moniker...