Qakbot remains dangerous
Sophos X-Ops has discovered and analyzed a new variant of the Qakbot malware. These cases first emerged in mid-December and show that the Qakbot malware has continued to evolve despite law enforcement's successful dismantling of the botnet infrastructure last August. The attackers use even better methods to cover their tracks. The cases analyzed by Sophos X-Ops show that cybercriminals made concerted efforts to strengthen the malware's encryption. This has made it more difficult for defenders to analyze the malicious code. In addition, the attackers are now encrypting the…