Tagged: Malware

Mobile malware evolution 2021 0

Mobile malware evolution 2021

These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data. Figures of the year In 2021, Kaspersky mobile products and technologies detected: 3,464,756 malicious installation...

Molerats APT Strikes Again with New NimbleMamba Malware 0

Molerats APT Strikes Again with New NimbleMamba Malware

Researchers from Proofpoint spotted a new phishing campaign that targeted multiple Middle Eastern governments, foreign-policy think tanks, and a state-affiliated airline, with the new NimbleMamba trojan. NimbleMamba is believed to share some similarities with...

DDoS attacks in Q4 2021 0

DDoS attacks in Q4 2021

News roundup Q4 2021 saw the appearance of several new DDoS botnets. A zombie network, named Abcbot by researchers, first hit the radar in July, but at the time it was little more than...

Charming Kitten Adds New Malware To Its Arsenal 0

Charming Kitten Adds New Malware To Its Arsenal

Charming Kitten, aka Phosphorous, has reportedly added a novel PowerShell-based implant called PowerLess Backdoor with fortifies the group’s ability to bypass security products. The attacker’s toolset comes with extremely modular, multi-staged malware that decrypts...

Lazarus Pushes Malware by Placing Job Offers 0

Lazarus Pushes Malware by Placing Job Offers

Lazarus APT group, infamous for targeting the defense industry, now abuses Windows Update Client to spread malware. It was recently observed masquerading as Lockheed Martin in spear-phishing campaigns. For the first time in this...