Fileless Malware Advisory – 17 JUl 2019

Preface: Stolen account information of nearly 750 million users was available for sale on the dark web after hackers breached 24 popular websites. The stolen data, released in two batches, includes names, email addresses and hashed passwords.

Description: Spear phishing email with URL to an archive file containing a .lnk file can misleading receiver to become a cyber victim. The receiving end not aware and let the data thief steal the data in silent mode.

Fileless Malware Advisory: MICROSOFT alerting that a new type of fileless malware found ( Astaroth). This malware can be installed on victims’ PCs without an executable. The Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team lock down Astaroth in May and June 2019. The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security issue a report this week and provide a guidance to do the prevention. This malware has capability to evade the defenses mechanism. Should you have interested of this report. Please refer to the following url – https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts/fileless-malware-advisory

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