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Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem | Europol
Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem | Europol
Between 27 and 29 May 2024 Operation Endgame, coordinated from Europol’s headquarters, targeted droppers including, IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, Smokeloader, Bumblebee and Trickbot. The actions focused on disrupting criminal services through arresting High Value Targets, taking down the criminal infrastructures and freezing illegal proceeds. This approach had a global impact on the dropper ecosystem. The malware, whose infrastructure was taken down...
·europol.europa.eu·
Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem | Europol
PindOS: New JavaScript Dropper Delivering Bumblebee and IcedID
PindOS: New JavaScript Dropper Delivering Bumblebee and IcedID
Deep Instinct’s Threat Research Lab recently noticed a new strain of a JavaScript-based dropper that is delivering Bumblebee and IcedID. The dropper contains comments in Russian and employs the unique user-agent string “PindOS”, which may be a reference to current (and past) anti-American sentiment in Russia. Bumblebee is a malware loader first discovered in March 2022. It was associated with Conti group and was being used as a replacement for BazarLoader. It acts as a primary vector for multiple types of other malware, including ransomware. IcedID is a modular banking malware designed to steal financial information. It has been seen in the wild since at least 2017 and has recently been observed shifting some of its focus to malware delivery.
·deepinstinct.com·
PindOS: New JavaScript Dropper Delivering Bumblebee and IcedID