by Ophtek, LLC | Oct 15, 2024 | banking_trojans, BBTok, Brazil, Italy, malware, Mekotio, Ophtek, phishing_email, SambaSpy
Italian PC users have become the target of SambaSpy, a new strain of malware which appears to originate from Brazil and employs phishing emails. First detected by Kaspersky in May 2024, SambaSpy currently only seems to have targeted PC users in Italy. This is...
by Ophtek, LLC | Oct 1, 2024 | anti-malware_software, Brute_Ratel, Havoc, macros, malware, MS_Office, Ophtek, PhantomCore, Phishing, security_updates
Macros make our lives easier when it comes to repetitive tasks on PCs, but they’re also a potential route for malware to take advantage of. The most up to date version of MS Office prevents macros from running automatically, and this is because macros have long...
by Ophtek, LLC | Aug 6, 2024 | anti-malware tools, anti-virus software, Cluster Bombs, compressed cabinet files, KrakenLabs, malicious emails, malware, Ophtek, Phishing, software updates, Unfurling Hemlock, WEXTRACT.EXE
A malware infection is always bad news but imagine being infected with multiple strains at once. Welcome to the new threat of malware cluster bombs. Researchers at the cybersecurity firm KrakenLabs have revealed the dangers of a new malware technique launched...
by Ophtek, LLC | Jul 30, 2024 | antivirus software, DNS Filtering, Malicious JavaScript, Ophtek, Polyfill, secure firewall
The Polyfill.io website has been caught up in a supply chain attack, with the result that malicious JavaScript is now being supplied through the site. Along with sites such as Bootcss and BootCDN, Polyfill has been compromised by threat actors and transformed...
by Ophtek, LLC | May 7, 2024 | JavaScript Malware, JsOutProx Malware, malicious code, Ophtek, Phishing Email, ScriptSafe for Chrome
Financial Firms Targeted by JsOutProx Malware. Financial Firms Targeted by JsOutProx Malware. A new phishing campaign, launched in March 2024, has been targeting financial firms all over the world with the JsOutProx banking trojan. The JsOutProx malware...
