Byron Gelera
3 articles
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BlogUnraveling Water Saci's New Multi-Format, AI-Enhanced Attacks Propagated via WhatsApp
Through AI-driven code conversion and a layered infection chain involving different file formats and scripting languages, the threat actors behind Water Saci are quickly upgrading their malware delivery and propagation methods across WhatsApp in Brazil.
December 2nd, 2025 16 minJeffrey Francis Bonaobra, Sarah Pearl Camiling, Joe Soares, Byron Gelera…
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ResearchRansomware Double Extortion and Beyond: REvil, Clop, and Conti
Ransomware-stricken organizations grapple with multilevel extortion schemes that are advancing at an alarming rate. What exactly happens in these campaigns? We scrutinize three active ransomware families associated with these schemes to find out.
June 15th, 2021 13 minJanus Agcaoili, Miguel Ang, Earle Earnshaw, Byron Gelera…
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BlogBashlite 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.
April 3rd, 2019 5 minMark Vicente, Byron Gelera, Augusto Remillano II, Chizuru Toyama…
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