Icefog Espionage Campaign is ‘Hit and Run’ Targeted Operation
Kaspersky Lab has uncovered Icefog, a series of targeted attacks against sensitive organizations in South Korea and Japan.
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FBI Warning Users About Beta Bot Malware
The FBI began warning computer users about the Beta Bot Trojan this week, sounding the alarm about malware that has targeted a variety of online payment platforms and financial institutions over the few last months.
Oil, Energy Watering Hole Attacks Could Be Tied to DOL Attacks
New watering hole attacks targeting the oil and energy sectors have been discovered. Researchers at Cisco think the attacks could be linked to similar attacks against the U.S. Department of Labor in May.
Shylock banking malware infections are up and targeting 24 major banks in particular. The malware has also added domain generation algorithm capabilities and the IPs being generated are self-signed, researchers said.
Researchers have discovered a way of getting Trojans onto integrated circuits, not by modifying the hardware, but by changing the polarity of the dopant used to make the silicon in a chip conductive.
A strain of the Revoyem ransomware redirects victims to child pornography before locking the computer and displaying a law enforcement warning demanding a fine for viewing the illegal content.
Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso talk about the news of the last couple of weeks, including the revelations of the NSA’s anti-cryptography capabilities, the botnet making use of Tor and the Kimsuky cyberespionage attack.
The massive MEvade botnet, currently using Tor as a communications protocol, ultimately made a bad move shifting to the anonymity network.
A new email spam campaign is dropping Android malware, in this case FakeDefender, on phones.
Kaspersky Lab has discovered an espionage campaign called Kimsuky originating in North Korea targeting government think tanks in South Korea.
