Beware: Fake IRS tax email delivers Emotet malware

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Tags: emotet

Tags: malware

Tags: IRS

Tags: scam

Tags: email

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Tags: document

Tags: macro

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We look at a current tax scam in circulation which looks to make an Emotet deposit on your PC.

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Are threat actors turning to archives and disk images as macro usage dwindles?

Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:00:28 +0000

Following Microsoft’s announcement that macros from the internet will be disabled by default, threat actors are using alternative file types for malware delivery. This shift brings both challenges and opportunities for organizations.

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James Webb telescope images used to hide malware

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Categories: Threats

Tags: Msdllupdate.exe

Tags: macros

Tags: James Webb

Tags: certutil

Tags: Golang

Tags: base64

Tags: steganography

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In a recent malware campaign, images from the James Webb telescope were used to hide malware.

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“Chemical attack” email warnings deliver Jester Stealer malware

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 12:04:27 +0000

An email warning of supposed chemical attacks that delivers Jester Stealer malware is being sent to people in Ukraine.

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A week in security (February 7 – February 13)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:46:54 +0000

The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.

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‘Maze’ ransomware threatens data exposure unless $6m ransom paid

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:35:29 +0000

US cable and wire manufacturer, Southwire, last week filed a civil suit against Maze’s mysterious makers in Georgia Federal court.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jNMBVgsS2Wg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Patch Tuesday, November 2019 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:04:32 +0000

Microsoft today released updates to plug security holes in its software, including patches to fix at least 74 weaknesses in various flavors of Windows and in software that runs on top of it. The November updates include patches for a zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer that is currently being exploited in the wild, as well as a sneaky bug in certain versions of Office for Mac that bypasses security protections and was detailed publicly prior to today’s patches.

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