Jul 20, 2024NewsroomMalware / IT Outage Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which is facing the heat for causing worldwide IT disruptions by pushing out a flawed update to Windows devices, is now warning that threat actors are exploiting the situation to distribute Remcos RAT to its customers in Latin America under the guise of a providing a hotfix. The attack chains involve … [Read more...] about Cybercriminals Exploit CrowdStrike Update Mishap to Distribute Remcos RAT Malware
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New IDAT Loader Attacks Using Steganography to Deploy Remcos RAT
Feb 26, 2024The Hacker NewsSteganography / Malware Ukrainian entities based in Finland have been targeted as part of a malicious campaign distributing a commercial remote access trojan known as Remcos RAT using a malware loader called IDAT Loader. The attack has been attributed to a threat actor tracked by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) under the … [Read more...] about New IDAT Loader Attacks Using Steganography to Deploy Remcos RAT
Letters with Remcos RAT hosted in Discord
Since the beginning of the summer, Kaspersky systems have been recording an increase in the detection of Remcos remote-access trojan attacks. The probable reason for this is a wave of malicious emails in which attackers try to convince employees of various companies to click on a link for malware installation. Malicious letters The bait that the attackers are using in this … [Read more...] about Letters with Remcos RAT hosted in Discord
Stealthy DBatLoader Malware Loader Spreading Remcos RAT and Formbook in Europe
Mar 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware Attack / Hacking A new phishing campaign has set its sights on European entities to distribute Remcos RAT and Formbook via a malware loader dubbed DBatLoader. "The malware payload is distributed through WordPress websites that have authorized SSL certificates, which is a common tactic used by threat actors to evade detection engines," … [Read more...] about Stealthy DBatLoader Malware Loader Spreading Remcos RAT and Formbook in Europe
CERT-UA Alerts Ukrainian State Authorities of Remcos Software-Fueled Cyber Attacks
Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cyber War The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has issued an alert warning of cyber attacks against state authorities in the country that deploy a legitimate remote access software named Remcos. The mass phishing campaign has been attributed to a threat actor it tracks as UAC-0050, with the agency … [Read more...] about CERT-UA Alerts Ukrainian State Authorities of Remcos Software-Fueled Cyber Attacks