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Fake ‘Export License/Payment Invoice’ themed emails lead to malware

By Dancho Danchev We have just intercepted yet another currently ongoing malicious spam campaign, enticing users into executing a fake Export License/Payment Invoice. Once gullible and socially engine… more →

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Fake 'Export License/Payment Invoice' themed emails lead to malware

ddanchev wrote 8 hours ago: By Dancho Danchev We have just intercepted yet another currently ongoing malicious spam campaign, en … more →

Tags: mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, Trojans, bogus email, botnet, botnets

Newly launched 'Magic Malware' spam campaign relies on bogus 'New MMS' messages

ddanchev wrote 6 days ago: By Dancho Danchev The gang of cybercriminals behind the ‘Magic Malware‘ has launched yet … more →

Tags: Downloaders, mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, Trojans, botnet, Cybercrime

New subscription-based 'stealth Bitcoin miner' spotted in the wild — 2 comments

ddanchev wrote 1 week ago: By Dancho Danchev Bitcoin, the digital peer-to-peer based currency, is an attractive target for cybe … more →

Tags: mal-effects, malware, Smart Malware Tricks, threat research, Trojans, bitcoin, bitcoin miner, Cybercrime, Digital Currency

Cybercriminals impersonate New York State's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), serve malware — 1 comment

ddanchev wrote 2 weeks ago: By Dancho Danchev Cybercriminals are currently spamvertising tens of thousands of bogus emails imper … more →

Tags: mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, Cybercrime, Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV, Malicious software

Fake Amazon 'Your Kindle E-Book Order' themed emails circulating in the wild, lead to client-side exploits and malware

ddanchev wrote 2 weeks ago: By Dancho Danchev Kindle users, watch what you click on! Cybercriminals are currently mass mailing t … more →

Tags: Exploits, mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, Amazon, Amazon Order, Client-Side Exploits

Citibank 'Merchant Billing Statement' themed emails lead to malware — 1 comment

ddanchev wrote 2 weeks ago: By Dancho Danchev Over the past 24 hours, we’ve intercepted yet another spam campaign imperson … more →

Tags: mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, Trojans, bogus email, botnet, botnets

New IRC/HTTP based DDoS bot wipes out competing malware — 2 comments

ddanchev wrote 2 weeks ago: By Dancho Danchev Everyday, new vendors offering malicious software enter the underground marketplac … more →

Tags: Downloaders, keyloggers, mal-effects, malware, Passwords, threat research, Trojans, botnet, botnets

FedWire 'Your Wire Transfer' themed emails lead to malware — 1 comment

ddanchev wrote 3 weeks ago: By Dancho Danchev Over the last day, cybercriminals have launched yet another massive email campaign … more →

Tags: mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, Trojans, botnet, Cybercrime, Fedwire

Cybercriminals impersonate Bank of America (BofA), serve malware — 3 comments

ddanchev wrote 3 weeks ago: By Dancho Danchev Relying on tens of thousands of fake “Your transaction is completed” e … more →

Tags: mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, Bank of America, BofA, Cybercrime, Malicious software

Fake 'DHL Delivery Report' themed emails lead to malware

ddanchev wrote 4 weeks ago: By Dancho Danchev Over the past couple of days, cybercriminals have launched two consecutive malware … more →

Tags: Downloaders, mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, Cybercrime, DHL, DHL Delivery Report

Historical OSINT - The 'Boston Marathon explosion' and 'Fertilizer plant explosion in Texas' themed malware campaigns

ddanchev wrote 4 weeks ago: By Dancho Danchev Following the recent events, opportunistic cybercriminals have been spamvertising … more →

Tags: Exploits, mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, threat research, Black Hole Exploit Kit, Boston, botnet, CNN

American Airlines 'You can download your ticket' themed emails lead to malware — 1 comment

ddanchev wrote 1 month ago: By Dancho Danchev Cybercriminals are currently spamvertising tens of thousands of emails impersonati … more →

Tags: mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, American Airlines, botnet, Cybercrime, Malicious software

Spamvertised 'Your order for helicopter for the weekend' themed emails lead to malware

ddanchev wrote 1 month ago: By Dancho Danchev Cybercriminals are currently mass mailing tens of thousands of emails, in an attem … more →

Tags: threat research, Social Engineering, Spam, malware, mal-effects, Security, botnet, Cybercrime, Malicious software

A peek inside the 'Zerokit/0kit/ring0 bundle' bootkit — 1 comment

ddanchev wrote 1 month ago: By Dancho Danchev In a diversified underground marketplace, where multiple market players interact w … more →

Tags: Downloaders, keyloggers, mal-effects, malware, Rootkit, threat research, 0kit, Bootkit, Cybercrime

Madi/Mahdi/Flashback OS X connected malware spreading through Skype — 2 comments

ddanchev wrote 1 month ago: By Dancho Danchev Over the past few days, we intercepted a malware campaign that spreads through Sky … more →

Tags: mal-effects, malware, threat research, Cybercrime, Flashback os x, Madi, mAHDI, Malicious software, Security

Spamvertised 'Re: Changelog as promised' themed emails lead to malware

ddanchev wrote 1 month ago: By Dancho Danchev We have recently intercepted a malicious spam campaign, that’s attempting to … more →

Tags: mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, Changelog, Cybercrime, Malicious software, Security

'Terminated Wire Transfer Notification/ACH File ID" themed malicious campaigns lead to Black Hole Exploit Kit — 1 comment

ddanchev wrote 1 month ago: By Dancho Danchev A couple of days ago our sensors picked up two separate malicious email campaigns, … more →

Tags: Exploits, mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, ach, Black Hole Exploit Kit, Cybercrime

'ADP Payroll Invoice' themed emails lead to malware — 1 comment

ddanchev wrote 1 month ago: By Dancho Danchev Over the past week, we intercepted a massive ‘ADP Payroll Invoice” the … more →

Tags: Downloaders, mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, adp, Cybercrime, Malicious software

Malicious 'BBC Daily Email' Cyprus bailout themed emails lead to Black Hole Exploit Kit — 1 comment

ddanchev wrote 1 month ago: By Dancho Danchev Cybercriminals are currently spamvertising tens of thousands of malicious emails i … more →

Tags: Exploits, mal-effects, malware, Social Engineering, Spam, threat research, BBC, Black Hole Exploit Kit, Cybercrime


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