Emotet Bypassing TrickBot to Drop Cobalt Strike Beacons
Mid-November 2021 saw the Emotet botnet resurface and was widely reported. The botnet had been taken down by law enforcement agencies in January 2021...
Emotet Botnet Resurfaces via TrickBot
Emotet, a banking-trojan-turned-botnet that primarily spread via emails, has raised its head after a hiatus of 10 months. Emotet made headlines when Europol announced...
After 7 Years of Reigning Malicious Terror, Emotet’s Uninstallation Sets in Motion
The law enforcement and judicial authorities globally have geared up to takedown the infamous email spam botnet Emotet from all infected devices using a...
Infamous Emotet Malware Campaign Disrupted in an International Action
Law enforcement authorities across Europe and judicial agencies worldwide have disrupted the operations of Emotet, an infamous malware strain that affected multiple organizations over...
ACSC Issues a Red Alert for a New Wave of Emotet Malware Campaign
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued a high alert warning for a new wave of Emotet malware campaigns specifically targeting Australia’s critical...
Coronavirus Propagates Emotet Malspam Campaign in Japan
The World Health Organization (WHO.) has declared the outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). However, hackers...
Greta Thunberg Fans Beware, Emotet on The Hunt
Researchers have spotted an Emotet trojan email campaign leveraging environmental activist Greta Thunberg’s popularity to infect computers in in Europe and Asia. The trojan...
Microsoft Fixes 6 Zero-day Flaws in December 2021 Patch Tuesday Update
Microsoft released patches for 67 CVEs in its latest December 2021 Patch Tuesday update. Out of 67 vulnerabilities, 60 were deemed important, and seven...
Did Snatch Ransomware Snitch Volvo Cars’ R&D Data?
As news of ransomware attacks continue to grow, Volvo Cars is another name that has found a place on the victim list.
By Minu Sirsalewala,...
‘SharkBot’ Android Trojan Found Targeting Banking Apps and Crypto Exchanges
A new botnet, dubbed “SharkBot,” is targeting Italy, the U.K., and the U.S., including banking applications and cryptocurrency exchanges.
The Cleafy TIR team discovered the...