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Hackers exploit old Microsoft Vulnerability to drop Zloader Malware

CyberSecurity Insiders

Microsoft that fixed this security vulnerability in 2012-13 by implementing strict file verification policies is busy urging admins to follow its legacy advisory published in August 2013 in order to fix the issue. Keeping the systems loaded with anti-spyware or antivirus software makes complete sense.

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Mobile malware evolution 2020

SecureList

The word “covid” in various combinations was typically used in the names of packages hiding spyware and banking Trojans, adware or Trojan droppers. Individuals who generate that many installation packages are obviously not worried about antivirus software. Pandemic theme in mobile threats. apk and coviddetect.apk.

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Advanced threat predictions for 2023

SecureList

In 2022, the GReAT team tracked several threat actors leveraging SilentBreak’s toolset as well as a commercial Android spyware we named MagicKarakurt. CobaltStrike, released in 2012, is a threat emulation tool designed to help red teams understand the methods an attacker can use to penetrate a network.

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