Emotet Botnet Takedown | Avast
Today, law enforcement agencies from around the world successfully wrested control of the Emotet botnet away from its operators. They also took new unprecedented steps to help possible Emotet victims. These steps ...
Emotet Is Back and It’s Targeting Local and State Governments, CISA Warns
The Emotet botnet is picking up steam again, according to an advisory issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The agency directly warns state and local governments because they appear ...
Emotet Switches to ‘Red Dawn’ Template in Weaponized Word Documents
Researchers observed that the Emotet gang had incorporated a new “Red Dawn” template into their weaponized Word Documents delivered to users. Until recently, Emotet’s handlers had been targeting users with a iOS-themed ...
Emotet Botnet Named ‘Most Wanted Malware’ for July 2020
The Emotet botnet earned the title of “most wanted” malware family for the month of July 2020 following a period of inactivity. Check Point revealed that Emotet threat activity had affected 5% ...
Attackers Use SMS Phishing to Steal Credentials and Install Emotet Malware
Researchers have discovered a new SMS phishing campaign targeting mobile numbers in the United States aiming to steal online banking credentials and install the Emotet malware wherever possible. SMS phishing campaigns, also ...
Email Attackers Abusing Coronavirus Outbreak to Spread Emotet
Security researchers observed email attackers abusing the coronavirus outbreak to infect concerned users with the Emotet trojan. IBM X-Force found that the attack emails appeared to originate from a Japanese disability welfare ...
Emotet Operators Are Using Wuhan Virus Info to Spread Malware
Emotet operators are looking to pray on people’s fears to spread malware through malicious emails. In this case, they are using the real health crisis of the coronavirus outbreak in China. Using ...
Emotet strikes again, targeting 600 United Nations personnel
The Emotet Trojan, identified by security teams in 2014, started out as banking malware meant to steal sensitive data. Initially focused on the financial sectors, the malware later morphed, adding spamming and ...
Emotet Used Phishing Emails to Target the United Nations
The Emotet trojan recently leveraged a phishing campaign to target email addresses associated with users at the United Nations. In an email provided by Cofense to Bleeping Computer, Emotet’s handlers pretended to ...
Emotet, a dangerous botnet spams malicious emails, “targets 66,000 unique emails for more than 30,000 domain names” reports BleepingComputer
Three days ago, Emotet, a dangerous malware botnet was found sending malicious emails to many countries around the globe. The maligned email with Emotet’s signature was first spotted on the morning of ...
