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Fin7 Ramps Up Campaigns With Two Fresh Malware Samples

Despite the 2018 crackdown on Fin7, the cybercrime group has been ramping up its efforts with two new malware samples and an attack panel. Despite the arrest of several Fin7 members in 2018, the ...
Dark Reading

New Mac Malware Samples Underscore Growing Threat

A handful of malware samples that emerged in 2021 demonstrated once again that Apple's technologies, while less prone to attack and compromise than Windows systems, are not invulnerable. For the sixth ...
ZDNet

LokiBot malware now hides its source code in image files

The LokiBot malware family has been given a significant upgrade with the ability to hide its source code in image files on infected machines. Known as steganography, the technique is used to hide ...
Computer Weekly

Volume of unique malware samples threatens to overwhelm defenders

The cyber criminal underground continues to evolve its tactics in search of the quickest path to a payday, with greater volumes of attacks employing a more diverse range of malware than has ever been ...
Threat Post

DEF CON 2019: MacOS Gets a Malware Beatdown in Attack Demo

Patrick Wardle proves that signature-based anti-malware protection on Macs is woefully inadequate when fending off modern attacks. LAS VEGAS – On Friday, Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle showed ...
SiliconANGLE

New Rust-based malware spreads after code shared on cybercrime forum

A new form of information-stealing malware based on the Rust programming language is rapidly spreading after the source code was recently shared on a popular cybercrime forum. Detailed Monday by ...
Bleeping Computer

REvil ransomware returns: New malware sample confirms gang is back

The notorious REvil ransomware operation has returned amidst rising tensions between Russia and the USA, with new infrastructure and a modified encryptor allowing for more targeted attacks. In October ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

TinyPOS: Handcrafted Malware in Assembly Code

Legacy software vulnerabilities have created opportunities for hackers to steal credit card data and other personal information using tiny point of sale (POS) malware, according to research published ...
HotHardware

Trend Micro Dissects Big Head Ransomware Variants Currently Making The Rounds

Earlier this year, reports of a new ransomware family dubbed ‘Big Head’ appeared online in various malware databases. This malware is making the rounds through malvertisement campaigns that look like ...
CSOonline

US students get cracking on Chinese malware code

Wesley McGrew, a research assistant at Mississippi State University, may be among the few people thrilled with the latest grim report into a years-long hacking campaign against dozens of U.S.
ZDNet

Security standoff over PC-PDA malware code

Mobile antivirus researchers and antivirus companies are at loggerheads over access to code for a PC-to-mobile Trojan. The Mobile Antivirus Researchers Association (MARA) said last week that it had ...