New backdoor component of malware group FIN8 discovered
Banking malware group FIN8 opens up another backdoor for a targeted attack with Sardonic. Bitdefender experts discovered backdoor components in a targeted attack on a US financial organization and named them "Sardonic". The FIN8 group is further expanding its malware arsenal: As part of a forensic investigation, the experts at Bitdefender Labs discovered a new backdoor component in a targeted attack on a US financial organization and called it "Sardonic": the forensic artifacts indicate this that the authors are driving a larger project under this name, which consists of the new backdoor, the loader and other scripts. The new back door opens up the ...