New EAGERBEE Variant Targets ISPs and Governments with Advanced Backdoor Capabilities Internet service providers (ISPs) and governmental entities in the Middle East have been targeted using an updated variant of the EAGERBEE malware framework. The new variant of EAGERBEE (aka Thumtais) comes fitted with various components that allow the backdoor Read more…
New Octo2 Android Banking Trojan Emerges with Device Takeover Capabilities Sep 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of an Android banking trojan called Octo that comes with improved capabilities to conduct device takeover (DTO) and perform fraudulent transactions. The new version has been Read more…
LightSpy Spyware's macOS Variant Found with Advanced Surveillance Capabilities Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that the LightSpy spyware allegedly targeting Apple iOS users is in fact a previously undocumented macOS variant of the implant. The findings come from both Huntress Labs and ThreatFabric, which separately analyzed the artifacts associated with the Read more…
Vultur Android Banking Trojan Returns with Upgraded Remote Control Capabilities The Android banking trojan known as Vultur has resurfaced with a suite of new features and improved anti-analysis and detection evasion techniques, enabling its operators to remotely interact with a mobile device and harvest sensitive data. “Vultur has also started Read more…
Microsoft Expands Free Logging Capabilities for all U.S. Federal Agencies Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities to all U.S. federal agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit irrespective of the license tier, more than six months after a China-linked cyber espionage campaign targeting two dozen organizations came to light. “Microsoft will automatically Read more…