Tag Archives: Hackers

A series of financially motivated attacks are employing techniques observed in Conti ransomware playbooks that were leaked online in August 2021, Mandiant reports. The attacks employ a multi-stage infection chain that starts with search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning and ends with the deployment of backdoors for stealthy access and information theft. As part of the analyzed attacks, victims are lured to compromised websites and tricked into downloading malicious installers containing… Source link

Malware authors are increasingly relying on dropper-as-a-service (DaaS) platforms to distribute their malicious creations, according to cybersecurity researchers. In its latest research, Sophos has shared details about the growth of such DaaS platforms that infect victims who frequent piracy websites looking for cracked versions of popular business and consumer applications. “During our recent investigation into an ongoing Raccoon Stealer (an information stealing malware) campaign, we found… Source link

The process starts with hackers getting access to the backend of companies’ websites. WASHINGTON — A growing number of hackers are using search engine optimization techniques to trick people into downloading viruses. “This particular approach seems new or we may be just discovered it,” Chris Rodgers, owner of Colorado SEO Pro said. … Source link

GootLoader Campaign Spreads Ransomware, Trojans Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • March 2, 2021     A new malware loader dubbed “GootLoader” is using search engine optimization techniques to spread… Source link

Cyberattackers have turned to search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to deploy malware payloads to as many victims as possible.  According to Sophos, the so-called search engine “deoptimization” method includes both SEO tricks and the abuse of human psychology to push websites that have been compromised up Google’s rankings.  SEO optimization is used by webmasters to legitimately increase their website’s exposure on search… Source link