Tag: brazil

Grandoreiro is a Brazilian banking trojan that has evolved into a global financial threat, targeting over 1,700 banks and 276 crypto wallets in 45 countries. Despite law enforcement efforts, the malware remains active, with new versions featuring enhanced evasion techniques like multiple Domain Gen…

Water Makara, a threat actor group, is targeting enterprises in Brazil with a spear phishing campaign using the Astaroth banking malware. The attackers employ obfuscated JavaScript to bypass security defenses, often impersonating official tax documents to trick users. The campaign primarily affects…

This analysis uncovers a significant infection chain targeting Windows and Linux systems through Oracle WebLogic vulnerabilities. The attackers, likely the 8220 Gang, exploit CVE-2017-10271 and CVE-2020-14883 to deploy malware including K4Spreader, Tsunami backdoor, and cryptominers. The infection …

Rocinante is a new strain of mobile malware originating from Brazil, capable of keylogging, stealing PII through phishing, and performing device takeover. It targets Brazilian banking institutions using a combination of Firebase messaging, HTTP traffic, WebSocket, and Telegram API for communication…

Cisco Talos has been observing an active campaign targeting Brazilian users with a new banking trojan dubbed 'CarnavalHeist'. The malware employs common tactics like financial-themed spam emails, Delphi-based DLLs, overlay attacks, and input capture techniques like keylogging and screen capture. Ho…

Earlier in May, a security product detected a malicious payload aimed at stealing credentials required to access Brazilian bank accounts. The payload, named AllaSenha, is a variant of the infamous AllaKore RAT, leveraging Azure cloud infrastructure for command and control. It is specifically design…