August 2001

Malware reports

July 2001 Top Ten Sizzles

The July Top-Ten-frequently-occurring-viruses list has just been released, and here it is as compiled by the anti-virus software developer, Sophos.
Coming in at a whopping 62.5% of reported infections, thus, claiming the top spot in its debut month, is I-Worm.SirCam. This was mostly due to user…

Reports

ToddyCat: your hidden email assistant. Part 1

Kaspersky experts analyze the ToddyCat APT attacks targeting corporate email. We examine the new version of TomBerBil, the TCSectorCopy and XstReader tools, and methods for stealing access tokens from Outlook.

Crypto wasted: BlueNoroff’s ghost mirage of funding and jobs

Kaspersky GReAT experts dive deep into the BlueNoroff APT’s GhostCall and GhostHire campaigns. Extensive research detailing multiple malware chains targeting macOS, including a stealer suite, fake Zoom and Microsoft Teams clients and ChatGPT-enhanced images.

Mem3nt0 mori – The Hacking Team is back!

Kaspersky researchers discovered previously unidentified commercial Dante spyware developed by Memento Labs (formerly Hacking Team) and linked it to the ForumTroll APT attacks.