IT threat evolution Q3 2021
IT threat evolution Q3 2021 IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. PC statistics IT threat evolution in Q3 2021. Mobile statistics Targeted attacks WildPressure targets macOS Last March, we reported a WildPressure campaign targeting industrial-related entities in the Middle East. While tracking this threat actor in spring 2021, we discovered a newer version. It contains […] more…IT threat evolution Q3 2020. Non-mobile statistics
These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to provide statistical data. Quarterly figures According to Kaspersky Security Network, in Q3: Kaspersky solutions blocked 1,416,295,227 attacks launched from online resources across the globe. 456,573,467 unique URLs were recognized as malicious by Web Anti-Virus components. Attempts to run malware […] more…The Tetrade: Brazilian banking malware goes global
Introduction Brazil is a well-known country with plenty of banking trojans developed by local crooks. The Brazilian criminal underground is home to some of the world’s busiest and most creative perpetrators of cybercrime. Like their counterparts’ in China and Russia, their cyberattacks have a strong local flavor, and for a long time, they limited their […] more…Operation Overtrap Targets Japanese Online Banking Users Via Bottle Exploit Kit and Brand-New Cinobi Banking Trojan
By Jaromir Horejsi and Joseph C. Chen (Threat Researchers) We recently discovered a new campaign that we dubbed “Operation Overtrap” for the numerous ways it can infect or trap victims with its payload. The campaign mainly targets online users of various Japanese banks by stealing their banking credentials using a three-pronged attack. Based on our […] more…Dissecting Geost: Exposing the Anatomy of the Android Trojan Targeting Russian Banks
The Android banking trojan Geost was first revealed in a research by Sebastian García, Maria Jose Erquiaga and Anna Shirokova from the Stratosphere Laboratory. They detected the trojan by monitoring HtBot malicious proxy network. The botnet targets Russian banks, with the victim count at over 800,000 users at the time the study was published in […] more…Glupteba Campaign Hits Network Routers and Updates C&C Servers with Data from Bitcoin Transactions
by Jaromir Horejsi and Joseph C. Chen We recently caught a malvertising attack distributing the malware Glupteba. This is an older malware that was previously connected to a campaign named Operation Windigo and distributed through exploit kits to Windows users. In 2018, a security company reported that the Glupteba botnet may have been independent from […] more…TA505 At It Again: Variety is the Spice of ServHelper and FlawedAmmyy
By Hara Hiroaki, Jaromir Horejsi, and Loseway Lu (Threats Analysts) TA505 continues to show that as a cybercriminal group, they intend to wreak as much havoc while maximizing potential profits. Given the group’s active campaigns since our updates in June and July, we continued following their latest campaigns. Just like in previous operations, they continue […] more…SLUB Gets Rid of GitHub, Intensifies Slack Use
by Cedric Pernet, Elliot Cao, Jaromir Horejsi, Joseph C. Chen, William Gamazo Sanchez Four months ago, we exposed an attack that leveraged a previously unknown malware that Trend Micro named SLUB. The past iteration of SLUB spread from a unique watering hole website exploiting CVE-2018-8174, a VBScript engine vulnerability. It used GitHub and Slack as […] more…MuddyWater Resurfaces, Uses Multi-Stage Backdoor POWERSTATS V3 and New Post-Exploitation Tools
By Daniel Lunghi and Jaromir Horejsi We found new campaigns that appear to wear the badge of MuddyWater. Analysis of these campaigns revealed the use of new tools and payloads, which indicates that the well-known threat actor group is continuously developing their schemes. We also unearthed and detailed our other findings on MuddyWater, such as […] more…More information
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