Tag: Latrodectus malware
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Latrodectus Malware Spreads via Fake Azure, Cloudflare Alerts
Malefactors have adopted a new strategy to disseminate the malicious software Latrodectus through phishing campaigns, cleverly disguising it as notifications from Microsoft Azure and Cloudflare. This method significantly complicates the task for email security systems to identify malicious correspondence. Latrodectus (also known as Unidentified 111, IceNova) is a malware loader used to download additional EXE…
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Phishing Danger: Latrodectus Malware Deployed
Specialists from Proofpoint and Team Cymru have uncovered a novel malware dubbed Latrodectus, considered an evolution of the well-known IcedID loader, which has been actively deployed in phishing campaigns since November 2023. Initially identified in 2017, IcedID was categorized as a modular banking Trojan designed to pilfer financial information from infected computers. Over time, it…