The threat actors behind the PikaBot malware have made significant changes to the malware in what has been described as a case of "devolution."
"Although it appears to be in a new development cycle and testing phase, the developers have reduced the complexity of the code by removing advanced obfuscation techniques and changing the network communications," Zscaler ThreatLabz researcher Nikolaos
The developers of the information stealer malware known as Rhadamanthys are actively iterating on its features, broadening its information-gathering capabilities and also incorporating a plugin system to make it more customizable.
This approach not only transforms it into a threat capable of delivering "specific distributor needs," but also makes it more potent, Check Point said&
An updated version of an information stealer malware known as Jupyter has resurfaced with "simple yet impactful changes" that aim to stealthily establish a persistent foothold on compromised systems.
"The team has discovered new waves of Jupyter Infostealer attacks which leverage PowerShell command modifications and signatures of private keys in attempts to pass off the malware as a legitimately
The Russia-linked hacking crew known as Turla has been observed using an updated version of a known second-stage backdoor referred to as Kazuar.
The new findings come from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which is tracking the adversary under its constellation-themed moniker Pensive Ursa.
"As the code of the upgraded revision of Kazuar reveals, the authors put special emphasis on Kazuar's ability to
A relatively new threat actor known as YoroTrooper is likely made up of operators originating from Kazakhstan.
The assessment, which comes from Cisco Talos, is based on their fluency in Kazakh and Russian, use of Tenge to pay for operating infrastructure, and very limited targeting of Kazakhstani entities, barring the government's Anti-Corruption Agency.
"YoroTrooper attempts to obfuscate the
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