Threat Severity: High UgCERT issues high severity advisory to alert stakeholders to the Threat Severitys posed by Gootkit campaigns, particularly to financial and corporate environments. Platforms Affected Summary Gootkit is a highly stealthy information-stealer and a vector for initial network access that utilizes fileless execution and highly sophisticated defense evasion, heavily elevating its Threat Severity profile. Description & Consequences Gootkit has been active…
Threat Severity: Medium UgCERT issues a medium severity advisory to alert stakeholders to active campaigns involving the Trusteer App banking Trojan, particularly financial and corporate environments. Platforms Affected: Android OS Summary: The Trusteer application malware is a fraudulent Android banking Trojan that impersonates IBM’s Trusteer Rapport security software to gain user trust and installation approval. Once deployed, it abuses Android’s SMS handling…
Threat Severity: Medium UgCERT issues medium severity advisory to alert stakeholders to active campaigns involving the TeslaCrypt ransomware trojan. Platforms Affected Microsoft Windows OS Summary TeslaCrypt is a ransomware family that targets Microsoft Windows systems and is designed to encrypt valuable user data, including documents, images, archives, and video game-related files. Once executed, it employs…
Threat Severity: High UgCERT issues high severity advisory to alert stakeholders to active campaigns involving the banking trojan UrlZone, targeting particularly to financial and corporate environments. Platforms Affected Microsoft Windows OS Summary UrlZone (also known as Bebloh or Shiotob) is a highly sophisticated, stealth-focused banking trojan primarily designed to steal financial credentials, intercept online banking sessions, and exfiltrate sensitive data.…
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