Kaspersky reveals ‘elegant’ malware resembling NSA code
The Russian cybersecurity firm discovered sophisticated malware that combined cryptocurrency mining and espionage capabilities.
The Russian cybersecurity firm discovered sophisticated malware that combined cryptocurrency mining and espionage capabilities.
The ZingoStealer information stealer identified by Cisco Talos threat analysts can exfiltrate credentials and steal cryptocurrency wallet information.
Several key factors make the ransomware one of the fastest-growing variants, researchers say.
Monero appears to be a currency of choice.
Like Russia’s use of social media to influence American voters and Chinese recruiting strategies, espionage has gone fully digital.
Email fraud and ransomware attackers apparently are not enough.
The chats also showed how victims could negotiate successfully, and offered a window into the structure of a ransomware operation.
There’s no such thing as a free download.
The botnet was active just days after the Exchange Server vulnerabilities were announced.
The hackers are after Monero.