Emotet's massive botnet was dormant for several months, but on July 17th, 2020, it suddenly rumbled back to life. It started spewing out massive numbers of phishing emails aimed at installing Trickbot payloads on anyone unfortunate enough to open one of their poisoned emails. The emails are often described as invoices, manifests, and the … [Read more...] about This New Malware, Emotet, Added An Email Attachment Stealer
Trickbot Malware Went Into Hiding And Now It’s Back
For more than five months, the internet breathed a collective sigh of relief as one of the most notorious strains of malware, Emotet, went dark and ceased all activity. It was as though the hackers in control of the code had simply pulled the plug. All good things, however, inevitably end. On July 17th, 2020, Emotet came roaring back to life and … [Read more...] about Trickbot Malware Went Into Hiding And Now It’s Back
New Phishing Emails Trick Users With Convincing Security Credentials
Unit 42 is a research division of Palo Alto Networks. Their researchers have discovered a sneaky and surprisingly effective phishing campaign that appears to have been launched in January of this year (2020). When targeted by this attack, a user will get an email containing a braded document containing the name of a legitimate cybersecurity … [Read more...] about New Phishing Emails Trick Users With Convincing Security Credentials
New Gmail Attachment Feature Makes Forwarding Easier
Google has a solid reputation when it comes to making a steady stream of improvements to its large and growing base of products and services. They have a demonstrated a track record when it comes to enhancing user experience. Recently, they've proved that once again by adding a new feature to Gmail that allows you to forward one or more … [Read more...] about New Gmail Attachment Feature Makes Forwarding Easier
Be Careful Holiday E-cards Could Contain Malware Or Viruses
There's a war on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it's taking a very different form than what commonly gets reported in the news media. This war is being waged by hackers and scammers, and they're waging it by poisoning Holiday eCards designed to facilitate the distribution of malware. BleepingComputer discovered the trend, noting an uptick of … [Read more...] about Be Careful Holiday E-cards Could Contain Malware Or Viruses
Hackers Are Imitating Government Agencies To Spread Malware
Researchers at Proofpoint have found evidence of a new threat actor who has been sending out convincing looking emails. They are claiming to come from several government agencies. These include the Italian Revenue Agency, the German Federal Ministry of Finance, and the United States Postal Service. This is all part of a malicious campaign … [Read more...] about Hackers Are Imitating Government Agencies To Spread Malware
