Making victims pay, infostealer malwares mimick pirated-software download sites
Summary: Threat actors distributing infostealers are gaining momentum by targeting victims seeking to illegally download pirated software. Because obtaining and using pirated software is against the law, many individuals partaking in this type of behavior suspend proper scrutiny for the source of their download. As a result, whether they are ... Read More
Analysis of BlackGuard – a new info stealer malware being sold in a Russian hacking forum
Introduction: Hacking forums often double up as underground marketplaces where cybercriminals buy, rent, and sell all kinds of malicious illegal products, including software, trojans, stealers, exploits, and leaked credentials. Malware-as-a-service has contributed substantially to the growth of ransomware and phishing attacks (among other attack types) in the past year, as ... Read More
How a Phishing Campaign Targeting Indian Banking Users is Distributing an SMS Stealer
Scammers are always coming up with new, more sophisticated social engineering techniques to collect user credentials for financial benefit. However, when it comes to banking websites, capturing login credentials via a phishing campaign often isn’t enough for cybercriminals. Due to the implementation of two-factor authentication by most banking sites, which ... Read More
