The modular Windows crimeware platform known as TrickBot formally shuttered its infrastructure on Thursday after reports emerged of its imminent retirement amid a lull in its activity for almost two months, marking an end to one of the most persistent malware campaigns in recent years. "TrickBot is gone... It is official now as of Thursday, February 24, 2022. See you soon... or not," AdvIntel's

Experts at threat intelligence and ransomware disruption company AdvIntel believe the notorious TrickBot malware has reached its limits, but its development team appears to have been “acquired” by the Conti ransomware gang, which has been thriving amid recent crackdowns.

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Potential connections between a subscription-based crimeware-as-a-service (Caas) solution and a cracked copy of Cobalt Strike have been established in what the researchers suspect is being offered as a tool for its customers to stage post-exploitation activities. Prometheus, as the service is called, first came to light in August 2021 when cybersecurity company Group-IB disclosed details of

Europol on Tuesday announced the shutdown of VPNLab, a VPN service that had often been used by cybercriminals.

VPNLab has been shut down after law enforcement authorities seized 15 servers across 10 countries. Police in Germany, the Czech Republic, France, Latvia, Hungary, Ukraine, the UK, the US, and Canada took part in the operation.

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The info-stealing campaign using ZLoader malware – previously used to deliver Ryuk and Conti ransomware – already has claimed more than 2,000 victims across 111 countries.

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A new spear-phishing campaign is attempting to infect PCs with Trickbot, one of the most prevalent and potent forms of malware...

A new version of Ryuk ransomware is equipped with an additional worm-like capability to spread itself around infected networks, potentially making...

From TrickBot to Ryuk, more malware cybercriminal groups are putting their heads together when attacking businesses. Source: https://threatpost.com/malware-gangs-partner-up-in-double-punch-security-threat/164279/