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Dark Web: Quantum Builder produces RAT malware
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The Quantum Builder is offered on the Dark Web and various variants of the Remote Access Trojan (RAT) Agent Tesla are distributed. Overall, the malware relies on LNK files (Windows shortcuts) to spread the Trojan. There is even a service package for cyber criminal partners. Agent Tesla, a .NET-based keylogger and remote access trojan (RAT) since 2014, is currently being distributed via a builder sold on the dark web called "Quantum Builder". Security researchers from the Zscaler ThreatlabZ team examined the current campaign and identified an evolution. Malware authors now rely on LNK files (Windows shortcuts) to propagate the payload, creating…

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Germany affected: espionage with stealer agent Tesla
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As Kaspersky has noted, there is a recent campaign by cybercriminals using malware stealer Agent Tesla for espionage. The malware is distributed via well-crafted spam emails. Almost 15.000 users in Germany are already affected. Kaspersky experts have discovered a spam email campaign targeting companies worldwide using the notorious stealer Agent Tesla. For the spam campaign, the cyber criminals imitated e-mails from providers or contractors in detail in order to obtain the login data of the organizations concerned - the cyber criminals only revealed the wrong sender address. These credentials are shared on Darkweb forums...

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Agent Tesla tricked IT security
Agent Tesla tricked IT security

Sophos today released a new report on the malware Agent Tesla: “Agent Tesla Amps Up Information Stealing Attacks”. In it, the IT security specialists describe how attackers use new techniques to disable endpoint protection before injecting the malware into the system. Agent Tesla is a widely used Remote Access Tool (RAT) known since 2014 and used by attackers for data theft - now new updates on details about the attacks have come to light. The creators offer it for sale on dark web forums and update it continuously. Cybercriminals…

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