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New backdoor component of malware group FIN8 discovered
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 ...

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Credit card thieves expand tech portfolio
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News Alert Bitdefender: Credit Card Thieves Expand Their Tech Portfolio. FIN8-Gruppe recently started using the backdoor BADHATCH with extended functionalities and improved camouflage. The cyber criminals of the FIN8 group have expanded the possibilities of the BADHATCH backdoor toolkit for their own purposes and are targeting companies with new variants. The experts at Bitdefender Labs found that the group is active again in several countries after a break of about one and a half years. The retail trade as well as the hotel and restaurant industry are likely to be targeted. FIN8 hacker group increasingly active The FIN8 hacker group has been active since 2016 and ...

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