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Bashlite Updated with Mining and Backdoor Commands

We uncovered an updated Bashlite malware designed to add infected internet-of-things devices to a distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet. Based on the Metasploit module it exploits, the malware targets devices with the WeMo UPnP API.

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Phishing & BEC
Google and Facebook Fraudster Pleads Guilty to $100 million Scam

A business email compromise (BEC) scheme took more than $100 million from Facebook and Google. Legitimate-looking invoices, contracts and more fooled the two tech companies and they wired millions to the fraudsters over a period of years.

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Cyber crime
A Hacking Group is Stealing Popular Instagram Profiles

Social media influencers could be seen as trophies by hackers. This includes a photographer with more than 15,000 followers on Instagram who had her account stolen.

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IoT & smart devicesMalware
Beauty Camera Apps Send Users Porn, Collects Pictures

We discovered several beauty camera apps (detected as AndroidOS_BadCamera.HRX) on Google Play that are capable of accessing remote ad configuration servers that can be used for malicious purposes. Some of these have been downloaded millions of times.

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Malware
Google Play Apps Drop Anubis, Use Motion-based Evasion

We found malicious apps on Google Play trying to drop a banking malware payload on unsuspecting users. Motion sensor data was used to evade detection.

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Disguised Adware Infect 9 Million Google Play Users

We recently discovered an active adware family (detected by Trend Micro as AndroidOS_HidenAd) disguised as 85 game, TV, and remote control simulator apps on the Google Play store.

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Malware
Security 101: Defending Against Fileless Malware

Fileless threats aren’t as visible compared to traditional malware and employ a variety of techniques to stay persistent. Here's a closer look at how fileless malware work and what can be done to thwart them.

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Malware
Malicious Memes that Communicate with Malware

We recently discovered malicious actors using steganography on memes. It should be noted that the malware was not downloaded from Twitter and that we did not observe what specific mechanism was used to deliver the malware to its victims.

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Hacker Infects Node.js Package to Steal from Bitcoin Wallets

A Node.js module with nearly two million downloads a week was compromised after the library was injected with malicious code programmed to steal bitcoins in wallet apps.

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AutoIt-Compiled Worm Sends Fileless BLADABINDI/njRAT

BLADABINDI’s customizability and seeming availability in the underground make it a prevalent threat. Last week, we came across a worm (Worm.Win32.BLADABINDI.AA) that propagates through removable drives and installs a fileless version of BLADABINDI.

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