The U.S. Justice Department charged Moldovan national Alexander Lefterov, the owner and operator of a large-scale botnet that infected thousands of computers across the United States.
Insikt Group examines a large-scale Russian-language cybercrime operation using fake Web3 gaming initiatives to distribute malware designed to steal information from both macOS and Windows users. These Web3 games, which are based on blockchain technology, offer the potential for financial gains through cryptocurrency earnings. Web of Deceit: The Rise of Imitation Web3 Gaming Scams and […]
A large-scale attack campaign attributed to the ResumeLotters threat group has come to the notice of Group-IB researchers. The campaign was active between November and December 2023 and was successfully launched against 65 websites to steal over two million unique emails. Tactics used According to researchers, the group leveraged SQL injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) […]
The cybersecurity landscape has witnessed a new, sophisticated threat in the form of ApateWeb, a large-scale scareware and Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) delivery campaign. Uncovered by Unit 42 researchers at Palo Alto Networks, the campaign is notable for its use of over 130,000 domains to propagate various forms of malicious content. Diving into Details ApateWeb […]
This post is also available in: 日本語 (Japanese) Executive Summary Unit 42 researchers discovered a large-scale campaign we call ApateWeb that uses a network of over 130,000 domains to deliver scareware, potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) and other scam pages. Among these PUPs, we have identified several adware programs including a rogue browser and different browser […]
Overview In 2022, NSFOCUS Research Labs revealed a large-scale APT attack campaign called DarkCasino and identified an active and dangerous aggressive threat actor. By continuously tracking and in-depth study of the attacker’s activities, NSFOCUS Research Labs has ruled out its link with known APT groups, confirmed its high-level persistent threat nature, and following the operational […]
Research by: Niv Asraf Abstract In the last two months, Check Point researchers encountered a new large-scale phishing campaign that recently targeted more than 40 prominent companies across multiple industries, in Colombia. The attackers’ objective was to discreetly install the notorious “Remcos” malware on victims’ computers. Remcos, a sophisticated “Swiss Army Knife” RAT, grants attackers […]