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The cyber-espionage group known as MuddyWater has used an updated multi-stage PowerShell backdoor in recent campaigns, Trend Micro’s security researchers report. read more

Security researchers from ESET have analyzed several PowerShell scripts used by the Russia-linked Turla threat group in recent attacks.  read more

URLZone Morphs Into a Downloader for Ursnif Researchers have discovered a malware campaign targeting Japan and combining phishing, steganography, PowerShell, and the URLZone and Ursnif malwares. read more

GCHQ offshoot shares infosec hair-raisers CyberUK 2019 If your hair isn't already grey enough, GCHQ staff have revealed a handful of infosec incidents that, in their words, "surprised us".…

A local privilege escalation vulnerability patched recently by Microsoft in its Windows operating system had been exploited by malicious actors to deliver a PowerShell backdoor. read more

Threat Actors Prefer PowerShell over Other ATT&CK Techniques, Report Shows read more

Direct-to-memory attacks now account for 57 per cent of hacks, apparently A company's internal network, once compromised, is now more likely to be ransacked by automated scripts than a piece of malware.…

A recently discovered PowerShell-based backdoor is strikingly similar to malware employed by the MuddyWater threat actor, Trend Micro reports. read more

The development fits a trend that sees threat actors turning to well-known, commodity malware, overcoming its easy detection with ever-better obfuscation methods.