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Seized database helps Europol snare botnet customers in ‘Operation Endgame’ follow-up sting
Europol has detained several people believed to be involved in a botnet operation as part of a follow-up to a major takedown last year. Following the Operation Endgame investigation, major malware droppers including IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, Smokeloader and Bumblebee, were shut down last year. According to Europol, analysis of the contents of a seized database enabled it to identify customers…
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Hackers are using a LinkedIn recruitment scam to snare unsuspecting jobseekers
An investigation has revealed details of an Iranian social engineering campaign using fraudulent LinkedIn identities to trick victims into downloading malware with fake job offers. Clear Sky Security recently published information on the infrastructure and techniques employed in a threat campaign using a ‘dream job’ scam to target the jobseekers in the aerospace industry. The attack has been attributed to…
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