New WogRAT malware abuses online notepad service to store malware
    March 5, 2024   03:25 PM   0 A new malware dubbed 'WogRAT' targets both Windows and Linux in attacks abusing an online notepad platform named 'aNotepad' as a covert channel for storing and retrieving malicious code. According to AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) researchers, who named the malware from a string reading 'WingOfGod,' it has been active since at least late 2022, targeting Japan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, and other Asian countries. The...
    By AFFA 2024-03-07 16:23:56 0 3
    Zeus, IcedID malware gangs leader pleads guilty, faces 40 years in prison
    February 15, 2024   06:05 PM   1 Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, one of the heads of the notorious JabberZeus cybercrime gang, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his leadership roles in the Zeus and IcedID malware groups. Penchukov (also known as 'tank' and 'father') was arrested in Switzerland in October 2022 while traveling to meet his wife in Geneva and extradited to the United States in 2023. The U.S. Department of...
    By AFFA 2024-02-16 18:46:02 0 37
    New Qbot malware variant uses fake Adobe installer popup for evasion
    February 15, 2024   08:27 AM   0 The developer of Qakbot malware, or someone with access to the source code, seems to be experimenting with new builds as fresh samples have been observed in email campaigns since mid-December. One of the variants observed uses on Windows a fake installer for an Adobe product to trick the user into deploying the malware. Also named QBot, the malware has served for many years as a loader for various malicious...
    By AFFA 2024-02-15 18:14:28 0 49
    FBI: Androxgh0st malware botnet steals AWS, Microsoft credentials
    January 16, 2024   12:34 PM   0 CISA and the FBI warned today that threat actors using Androxgh0st malware are building a botnet focused on cloud credential theft and using the stolen information to deliver additional malicious payloads. This botnet was first spotted by Lacework Labs in 2022 and was controlling over 40,000 devices almost one year ago, according to Fortiguard Labs data. It scans for websites and servers vulnerable to...
    By AFFA 2024-01-17 18:43:27 0 134
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