#microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit operating from
#digital Crimes Unit’s command centre brought down
#botnet #necurs which sent
#spam emails to defraud unsuspecting victims. Wondering why it contacted governments at all then? To post-facto leverage advantage for the unit?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/politics/microsoft-botnets-malware.html A Botnet Is Taken Down in an Operation by Microsoft, Not the Government
Employees had tracked the group, believed to be based in Russia, as it hijacked nine million computers around the world to send spam emails meant to defraud unsuspecting victims.
Necurs zombie botnet disrupted by Microsoft
Necurs Botnet in Crosshairs of Global Takedown Offensive
The tech giant will take control of the U.S.-based infrastructure used by the criminals behind the world’s most prolific botnet used to distribute malware and infect victim computers.
As Necurs Botnet Falls from Grace, Emotet Rises
Researchers wonder if a recent "amateur spam" campaign by the once-prevalant malware distribution botnet is a sign of trojans looking to other infection paths.
With the decline in
#ransomware infections, botnets are now moving back to the traditional banking
#trojans and cryptojackers. The
#Necurs #botnet is no different however their Marap
#malware is still in its early stages of development.
#VM detection is about all its got in advancements.
#infosec https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/necurs-botnet-pushing-new-marap-malware/Necurs Botnet Pushing New Marap Malware
Security researchers from Proofpoint have discovered a new malware strain that they named Marap and which is currently distributed via massive waves of spam emails carrying malicious attachments (malspam).
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