Malware

A social engineering scam orchestrated by the ElTest hacking group just had its final payload switched from ransomware to a remote access trojan, indicating a possible change in motive, researchers at Palo Alto Networks have reported.

A free remote access trojan builder kit that was recently observed in cybercrime forums secretly contains an injected backdoor module that allows the kit's authors to take over the malware later, unbeknownst to the attackers wielding it.

A large malspam campaign using spoofed email addresses has attempted to infect recipients with ransomware in roughly 20 million detected attacks since Tuesday, researchers from Barracuda Networks have reported.

As technology improves and merges malware with artificial intelligence, timeless methods such as covering ones mouth may become more important than ever.

A previously undocumented backdoor program used to spy on foreign embassies and consulates appears to be the work of suspected Russian APT group Turla, researchers from ESET have reported.

Security researchers from at least seven major companies collaborated this month to subdue a DDoS botnet composed of compromised Android devices operating in more than 100 different countries.