Cybercrime & Digital Threats

Many attackers are switching from file-based malware to memory-based attacks to improve their stealth. “Fileless,” “zero-footprint,” or “living off the land” threats use legitimate applications to carry out malicious activities.

We recently acquired a spam sample that propagates the Loki infostealer through LZH compressed archive files.

A campaign propagates a new malware named ‘BazarBackdoor’, a fileless backdoor reportedly created by the same threat actors behind TrickBot.

Threat actors take advantage of the spread of COVID-19 for malicious campaigns. Goods and services related to the virus also appear in underground marketplaces and cybercriminal forums.

Is your work-from-home set up secure? Here are a few signs to know if your devices have been hacked or infected with malware.

A variant of Loki info stealer that we detected through our honeypot is propagated as Windows CAB file email attachments. It uses process hollowing to evade detection.

Maze ransomware, notorious for not just encrypting but for stealing victims’ data, attacks a US IT firm. The company sent emails to customers which include IP addresses and file hashes that have been linked to previous Maze attacks.

Cybercriminals behind Nemty ransomware close down their Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation as they zero in on private schemes. This is confirmed through a post in a Russian hacker forum.

Fake installers of popular messaging apps such as Viber and WhatsApp are propagated via fraudulent Russian websites. The installers are believed to be adware.