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New BHUNT malware hunts for cryptocurrency wallets

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyJanuary 22, 2022

Bitdefender researchers talked about a new modular BHUNT malware that steals the contents of cryptocurrency wallets, passwords and secret phrases. The new malware is spreading all over the world: in Australia, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Norway,

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Added utility for decrypting data after REvil attacks

ByVladimir KrasnogolovySeptember 17, 2021

The Romanian company Bitdefender has published a universal utility for decrypting data affected by REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware attacks. The tool works for any data encrypted before July 13, 2021. However, the company has so far refused to provide any details, citing an

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P2P botnet Interplanetary Storm accounts more than 9000 devices

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyOctober 19, 2020

Bitdefender experts gave a detailed description of the work of the P2P botnet Interplanetary Storm (aka IPStorm), which uses infected devices as a proxy. According to researchers, the botnet includes more than 9,000 hosts (according to other sources, the number of infected

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Hackers use in attacks malicious plugin for 3Ds Max

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyAugust 26, 2020

Bitdefender experts have discovered a hacker group that is attacking companies around the world using a malicious plugin for 3Ds Max. On August 10, 2020, 3Ds Max developer Autodesk posted a warning about the PhysXPluginMfx malicious module that abuses MAXScript, a scripting

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Mandrake malware was hiding on Google Play for more than four years

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyMay 15, 2020

Bitdefender experts found Mandrake spyware in the official Android app store, hiding on Google Play for four years (since 2016). The malware established full control over infected devices, collected credentials, GPS from infected devices, made screen recordings, and so on.