Chinese-linked threat actor PKPLUG tied to several cyberespionage campaigns against targets in Asia

The PKPLUG group has been using a variety of malware in a series of espionage campaigns across Southeast Asia since at least 2013.

Criminals’ terrible OpSec led to discovery of a large Android banking botnet targeting Russian citizens

The Geost botnet infected more than 800,000 Android devices and potentially accessed several millions Euros in the bank accounts of the victims.

New Adwind campaign targets US petroleum companies to steal sensitive data

The malware is distributed via a malspam campaign with the spam messages containing malicious attachments or URL redirecting to malicious payloads.

EGobbler malvertiser exploits Chrome and WebKit bugs to infect more than 1B ads

The recent eGobbler campaign expanded its targeting to desktop browsers and users in European countries.

Hackers target Asian tech firms with trojanised Windows Narrator utility

An initial foothold into victims’ systems is achieved with the help of modified version of the open-source PcShare backdoor, specifically tailored to the needs of the campaign.