Researchers on Tuesday disclosed a novel malware that uses a variety of tricks to stay under the radar and evade detection, while stealthily capable of executing arbitrary commands on infected systems. Called 'Pingback,' the Windows malware leverages Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) tunneling for covert bot communications, allowing the adversary to utilize ICMP packets … [Read more...] about New Pingback Malware Using ICMP Tunneling to Evade C&C Detection
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Hackers Now Hiding ObliqueRAT Payload in Images to Evade Detection
Cybercriminals are now deploying remote access Trojans (RATs) under the guise of seemingly innocuous images hosted on infected websites, once again highlighting how threat actors quickly change tactics when their attack methods are discovered and exposed publicly. New research released by Cisco Talos reveals a new malware campaign targeting organizations in South Asia that … [Read more...] about Hackers Now Hiding ObliqueRAT Payload in Images to Evade Detection