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A threat group researchers call "Armored Likho" has gained access to government agencies and electrical power entities in Russia, Brazil, and Kazakhstan.
An advanced remote access Trojan is propagating online. Notably, it's delivered via an operator licensing model and features a no-code malware-development interface.
In the latest evolution of automated cyberattacks, threat actors heavily leveraged AI agents to support campaigns against entities in Mexico and Brazil.
The latest banking Trojan campaign to hit Brazil combines classic malware with a real-time human operator, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
Water Saci has upgraded its self-propagating malware to compromise banks and cryptocurrency exchanges by targeting enterprise users of the popular chat app.
The infostealer specifically targets Brazilian Portuguese speakers and combines malware designed to phish banking credentials and steal data, a worm, and some uniquely Brazilian quirks.
South America's largest country is notorious for banking malware attacks; Maverick self-terminates if its targeted user is based outside Brazil.
A threat actor purporting to be from the Libyan Navy's Office of Protocol targeted Brazil's military earlier this year using the rare tactic.
The enterprise-focused Water Saci campaign spreads Sorvepotel, which can steal credentials and monitor browser activity to defraud financial institutions in the region.
The ransomware gang breached a "major element" of the healthcare technology supply chain and stole sensitive patient data, according to researchers.
It's the first known instance of malware that abuses the UIA framework and has enabled dozens of attacks against banks and crypto exchanges in Brazil.
Thought to be Brazilian in origin, the remote access Trojan is the "perfect tool for a 21st-century James Bond."
The global Internet helps just about everything to scale more easily, including piracy and ad fraud.
Interpol assisted in the operation, in which analysts identified Grandoreiro group members by analyzing and matching malware samples.
A multitooled Trojan cuts apart Brazil's premier wire transfer app. Could similar malware do the same to Venmo, Zelle, or PayPal?
Brazil, the world's center for banking Trojan malware, has produced one of its most advanced tools yet. And as history shows, Coyote may soon expand its territory.
Attackers use convincing fake website interfaces and sophisticated geo-fencing to target users exclusively in Mexico and Brazil with a new variant of the malware.
A campaign against customers of Portuguese banks uses a capable financial malware strain dubbed PeepingTitle, written in the Delphi programming language.
The new malware was discovered targeting three banks in Brazil.