Emotet Testing New Delivery Ideas After Microsoft Disables VBA Macros by Default
The threat actor behind the prolific Emotet botnet is testing new attack methods on a small scale before co-opting them into their larger volume...
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The Emotet botnet is back, and it has some new tricks to spread malware
A prolific botnet has reemerged with new techniques to infect Windows PC with malware. Once described as the most dangerous malware botnet in existence,...
Emotet Botnet’s Latest Resurgence Spreads to Over 100,000 Computers
The insidious Emotet botnet, which staged a return in November 2021 after a 10-month-long hiatus, is once again exhibiting signs of steady growth, amassing...
Emotet Now Using Unconventional IP Address Formats to Evade Detection
Social engineering campaigns involving the deployment of the Emotet malware botnet have been observed using “unconventional” IP address formats for the first time in...
Microsoft Issues Windows Update to Patch 0-Day Used to Spread Emotet Malware
Microsoft has rolled out Patch Tuesday updates to address multiple security vulnerabilities in Windows and other software, including one actively exploited flaw that’s being...
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Microsoft Patches 67 Security Flaws, Including Zero-Day Exploited by Emotet
Microsoft’s security response engine revved into overdrive this month with the release of patches for 67 documented Windows software vulnerabilities, including a zero-day bug...
140,000 Reasons Why Emotet is Piggybacking on TrickBot in its Return from the Dead
The operators of TrickBot malware have infected an estimated 140,000 victims across 149 countries a little over a year after attempts were to dismantle...
Emotet, once the world’s most dangerous malware, is back
Emotet, once described as “the world’s most dangerous malware” before being taken down by a major international police operation, is apparently back – and...
Notorious Emotet Botnet Makes a Comeback with the Help of TrickBot Malware
The notorious Emotet malware is staging a comeback of sorts nearly 10 months after a coordinated law enforcement operation dismantled its command-and-control infrastructure in...
Even after Emotet takedown, Office docs deliver 43% of all malware downloads now
Malware delivered over the cloud increased by 68% in Q2, according to data from cybersecurity firm Netskope. The company released the fifth edition of its...