Qakbot malware is being distributed again, just a few months after its infrastructure was dismantled by law enforcement. The new wave of attacks, targeting hospitality sector organizations, is currently at a low volume but is expected to increase. Distributed through phishing emails, the malware has demonstrated a new version and found to be initiated via a fraudulent IRS employee email. Long-standing since 2007, Qakbot was initially a banking Trojan but has since evolved to a malware-as-a-service model.
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Apple security researcher: Latest MacOS encryption malware threat is exaggerated
MacOS malware ‘Banshee’, which targets cryptocurrency wallets and browser credentials, has been discovered by Check Point. The malware mimics Apple’s encryption algorithms to avoid antivirus