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Chinese ‘Gallium’ Hackers Using New PingPull Malware in Cyberespionage Attacks

13

Jun

2022

A Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) known as Gallium has been observed using a previously undocumented remote access trojan in its espionage attacks targeting companies operating in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Africa. Called PingPull, the “difficult-to-detect” backdoor is notable for its use of the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for command-and-control (C2) communications, according to […]

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11 infamous malware attacks: The first and the worst

09

Jun

2022

Viruses and other malware spreading for sinister or baffling reasons has been a staple of cyberpunk novels and real-life news stories alike for decades. And in truth, there have been computer viruses on the internet since before it was the internet. This article will take a look at some of the most important milestones in […]

Category Threats & Malware Virus & Malware Written by Csoonline 0 Comments

Black Basta Ransomware Teams Up with Malware Stalwart Qbot

08

Jun

2022

A newcomer on the ransomware scene has coopted a 14-year-old malware variant to help it maintain persistence on a targeted network in a recent attack, researchers have found. Black Basta, a ransomware group that emerged in April, leveraged Qbot, (a.k.a. Quakbot), to move laterally on a compromised network, researchers from security consulting firm NCC Group […]

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