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CetaRAT was seen for the first time in the Operation SideCopy APT. Now it is continuously expanding its activity since then. We have been tracking this RAT for a long time and observed an increase in targeting the Indian...
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The dual extension or double extension is one of the oldest forms of cyber-attacks but continues to be extremely effective. The reason for the continued effectiveness of this type of attack lies in its simplicity. File extensions are so...
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In an age where solutions like cloud, mobility, storage and security are offered as part of service models, it is to no surprise that malware also has its service offering, aptly called Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS)? Of course, there’s a misnomer...
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Summary: We have been dealing with a new spyware for the past two months, named MassLogger. This advanced keylogger and spyware are distributed via MalSpam attachments and has more features than other present keylogger tools. It has been observed...
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New targeted ransomware called SNAKE or EKANS was found in early January. Malware is written in the Go language and it is heavily obfuscated and goes after ICS environments. Snake Ransomware seems to be distributed via a focused and...
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Summary In the last 3 months, we have noticed increased activity from APT36, a Pakistan-linked Cyber Threat actor. The target this time are personnel belonging to defence organizations & other Government organizations in India. In the recent wave of...
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Quick Heal Labs have been tracking this Cyber-espionage operation since 2016. We have identified this attack as operation m_project. From the past year, we have seen a surge in these APT activities. Modus operandi of the attackers have remained...
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While the whole world fights against the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercriminals are busy exploiting the situation and attacking vulnerable users & businesses. In the last few weeks, there has been a rise in coronavirus-themed malspams, which are being used to...
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Summary While the entire world is busy fighting COVID-19 pandemic, cybercriminals have latched onto the opportunity and used the theme to propagate numerous cyber-attacks. The latest in line is a targeted attack against co-operative banks in India. In April...
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The spread of computer malware can be devastatingly fast — a cursory look at some of the top computer malware in the age of modern history shows the speed at which they replicate and the damage they cause. From...