A new SophosLabs report takes you inside a cryptomining gang.
Tag Archives: Botnet
The RATicate gang – implanting malware in an industry near you
These days, “What does this malware do?” is the a question that has dozens of possible answers… here’s how and why.
Porn scammers making $100,000 a month from sextortion emails
SophosLabs worked through five months’ worth of “porn scam” emails and followed the money. Learn what they found…
Russia’s FSB wanted its own IoT botnet
If you thought the Mirai botnet was bad, what about a version under the control of Russia’s military that it could point like an electronic cannon at people it didn’t like?
Necurs zombie botnet disrupted by Microsoft
Necurs, one of the world’s biggest botnets, infected over 9 million computers worldwide.
Coronavirus warning spreads computer virus
There’s an attachment that you are “strongly recommended to read” on account of coronavirus infections in your area. Don’t open it!
Hiding malware downloads in Taylor Swift pics! New SophosLabs report
Just because a malware family isn’t all over the headlines doesn’t mean it isn’t interesting… or important… or dangerous!
Russian hacker gets 4 years in jail for NeverQuest banking malware
The NeverQuest Trojan has been used by cybermuggers to try to weasel millions of dollars out of victims’ bank accounts.
Darknet hosting provider busted in underground NATO bunker
Police overcame not only digital defenses of the “bulletproof” provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams.
Author of record-setting IoT botnets pleads guilty
He kept working on new botnets (and swatting a co-conspirator-cum-competitor) while indicted and on supervised release.