Updated on 2022-11-21: Emotet’s return Deep Instinct researchers have an analysis of Emotet’s return, the infamous spam botnet that has been asleep since June this year. More on this from Proofpoint too. Read more: Emotet’s Vacation is Over: No Rest for the Wicked A Comprehensive Look at Emotet’s Fall 2022 Return Updated on 2022-11-18: Emotet’s …
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Updated on 2022-10-21 Trustwave SpiderLabs spotted a rise in threats contained in password-protected archives, with 96% of these being spammed by Emotet. Overview Trustwave researchers have documented a recent malspam technique where spam groups use nested archive files to hide payloads from security solutions, and sometimes, with some exploit chains involving up to three nested …
Updated on 2022-12-15: When doxxing a cybercrime group pays off An anonymous Twitter account doxxed members of the URSNIF malware operation, apparently in a plain old extortion attempt. The account outed three of URSNIF’s members before being paid off. “I just made more money in a single week than I have made in years. Pay …
