Threat Post

Emotet Resurgence Continues With New Tactics, Techniques and Procedures

Since Emotet came out of hibernation last month, researchers are seeing the banking trojan’s authors take on a consistent trend of new evasion tactics and social engineering techniques. The notorious ...
Threat Post

Emotet Malware Evolves Beyond Banking to Threat Delivery Service

The Emotet malware is back in full force in 2018 – and is now expanding its capabilities to act as a distributor of threats for other attack groups. The Emotet trojan has been popping up in the news ...
Bleeping Computer

Emotet growing slowly but steadily since November resurgence

The notorious Emotet botnet is still being distributed steadily in the wild, having now infected 130,000 systems in 179 countries. While this may be a far cry from the once global dominance of having ...
ZDNet

Emotet, today's most dangerous botnet, comes back to life

Emotet, one of today's largest and most dangerous malware botnets, has returned to life after a period of inactivity that lasted nearly four months, since the end of May this year. During that time, ...
HHS

Emotet Returns With New Tricks Up Its Sleeve

Emotet is undertaking small-scale delivery and distribution via new TTPs. (Source: Shutterstock) The Emotet botnet, which was disrupted by law enforcement actions in January 2021, has been making its ...
Bleeping Computer

Emotet malware attacks return after three-month break

The Emotet malware operation is again spamming malicious emails as of Tuesday morning after a three-month break, rebuilding its network and infecting devices worldwide. Emotet is a notorious malware ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Emotet malware returns in new spam campaign: 5 things to know

After a hiatus beginning in February, Emotet malware attacks have picked up traction again through email spam campaigns, according to a recent Bank Info Security report. Emotet operates by either ...
ZDNet

Emotet hijacks email conversation threads to insert links to malware

The Emotet malware gang is now using a tactic that has been previously seen used by nation-state hackers. The group has been spotted this week reviving old email conversation threads and injecting ...
SiliconANGLE

Emotet malware detections surge 27-fold in first quarter

A new report today from artificial intelligence cybersecurity platform company Deep Instinct Ltd. details a rapid rise in Emotet malware this year, with new versions and campaigns emerging. Once ...
WeLiveSecurity

How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security

One of the key findings from the ESET Threat Report T1 2022 is that the Emotet botnet has risen, Phoenix-like, from the ashes, pumping out vast amounts of spam in March and April 2022, to the point ...
Computer Weekly

Emotet reinvigorated after Christmas break

The Emotet email trojan-turned-botnet is back in action, apparently reinvigorated after the holiday season, cyber security researchers at Proofpoint and Cisco Talos have both confirmed in the past 48 ...