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Emails hiding dodgy scripts designed to plant backdoors A notorious hacking group suspected in attacks across dozens of countries has launched a campaign against banks in eastern Europe and Russia.…

A new campaign by the Russia-based Cobalt hacking group was observed on August 13, 2018. Cobalt is best-known for targeting financial institutions, and this campaign is no different. Two targets...

The campaign uses double infection points and two command-and-control servers.

The threat actors behind widespread attacks on banks and ATM jackpotting campaigns in Russia and Europe resurfaced in may, attacking banks.

Cybercrime Gang Tied to $1 Billion in Losses Has Returned, Group-IB WarnsA group of cybercriminals known for their persistence and precision in executing attacks against banks' ATMs and card...

The notorious Cobalt hacking group has started to exploit a 17-year-old vulnerability in Microsoft Office that was addressed earlier this month, security researchers claim. read more

The notorious Cobalt hackers have shown a change in tactics recently, switching their attacks to targeting banks themselves, instead of bank customers, Trend Micro reports. read more

After expanding operations to Americas earlier this year, the financially-motivated "Cobalt" cybercriminal group has changed techniques and is now using supply chain attacks to target an...

A criminal group dubbed Cobalt is behind synchronized ATM heists that saw machines across Europe, CIS countries (including Russia), and Malaysia being raided simultaneously, in the span of a few...