Malware, Vulnerability Management

New Zeus variant comes with encryption upgrade

Researchers at ThreatMetrix Labs have come across a new variant of the peer-to-peer (P2P) version of the notorious Zeus trojan. It differs from previous iterations in the way its configuration file is encrypted – rendering all automatic methods useless in detecting the trojan. "The configuration file we analyzed showed a great sophistication in what it injects into the various websites [visited on infected machines]," Andreas Baumhof, CTO at ThreatMetrix, told SCMagazine.com this week in an email. "Through social engineering and genuine 'offers,' they try to lure people into believing [the page] is legitimate [so they give up their personal information]."

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New BrowserVenom malware spread via DeepSeek spoofing

New BrowserVenom malware spread via DeepSeek spoofing Numerous computers across Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, India, Nepal, Egypt, and South Africa have been compromised with the novel BrowserVenom malware in a phishing campaign involving the impersonation of Chinese artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek-R1, reports The Register.

Massive infostealer infrastructure clampdown led by Interpol

More than 20,000 information-stealing malware-linked IP addresses and domains were disrupted, while 41 servers underpinning infostealer operations were sequestered between January and April as part of the Interpol-led global law enforcement effort Operation Secure, according to BleepingComputer.

Vulnerability exposes Danabot malware operators

Malware-as-a-service platform Danabot had operational information over the past three years exposed by a command-and-control infrastructure vulnerability, potentially aiding in its disruption as part of the ongoing international law enforcement effort Operation Endgame, according to Cyber Security News.

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