The Qbot botnet is now spewing U.S. election-themed phishing emails used to infect victims with malicious payloads designed to harvest user data and emails for use in future campaigns. The malspam ...
Qbot operators are now relying on infecting systems by installing malware payloads on emails. These files reportedly have malware-ridden Windows Installers. According to cybersecurity researchers, the ...
The Qbot botnet uses a new template for the distribution of their malware that uses a fake Windows Defender Antivirus theme to trick you into enabling Excel macros. Qbot, otherwise known as QakBot or ...
The recent operation against the Qakbot (“Qbot”) botnet by the US’ FBI, Justice Department and their international partners is nothing short of commendable. By taking down this long-running botnet, we ...
QBot Trojan operators are using new tactics to hijack legitimate, emailed conversations in order to steal credentials and financial data. On Thursday, cybersecurity researchers from Check Point ...
What just happened? In close cooperation with Eurojust, the FBI has dismantled the infrastructure of a widely recognized botnet operation. Qbot, which facilitated ransomware deployments and caused ...
Most botnets are usually pretty obvious to detect -- the conspicuous Internet Relay Chat (IRC) connections they use are often a dead giveaway. But botnet operators are now starting to use stealthier ...