Microsoft cybersecurity experts: The goal is to stay under the radar and establish persistence in targeted networks. The APT attacked France and Vietnam.
Intezer cyber security experts: It exploits undocumented techniques to stay under the radar and target publicly accessible Docker servers with DynDNS service and unique DGA based on Dogecoin.
The cyber security experts: It’s present in online forums-torrent sites linked to MacOS software. The malware incorporates a keylogger, a reverse shell and can empty cryptocurrency wallets.
Palo Alto Networks cyber security experts identified a Hub account, azurenql, that was hosting six malicious images intended to mine the cryptocurrency. They have been pulled more than two million times.
The cyber security experts: They are COPPERHEDGE, TAINTEDSCRIBE, and PEBBLEDASH: a RAT and two trojans. Last February six other HIDDEN COBRA’s malicious codes were discovered.
Yoroi ZLab cyber security experts believe is the work of the “Outlaw Hacking Group”. The malware is a variant of “Shellbot”, with new IRC server and Monero pools.
FBI supervisory special agent DeCapua: The Top Ten of malware variants sees Ryuk as the winner with $61.26 million, followed by Crysis/Dharma ($24.48 million) and Bitpaymer ($8.04 million).
The cyber security experts: The North Korea’s APT malicious code has a very low detection rate. It’s hosted in a cryptocurrency trading platform. The campaign is similar to Operation AppleJeus.
ESET cyber security experts: Before that, it performed click fraud, ad injection, social network fraud and password stealing attacks. It targets Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan.