News in the context of cyber threats, unfortunately, is a constant on the net.
One of the most active companies in identifying and combating dangers of this type is, without a shadow of a doubt Kaspersky. Just the company, engaged for years in the context of antivirushas recently discovered a new threat called Mysterious Elephant.
The same is made up of a new family of backdoorwith extensive capabilities to execute commands and files on the infected computer directly from a remote server.
According to the researchers, Mysterious Elephant bears some similarities with other already known threats (such as SideWinder e Confuciius) while demonstrating a number of unique tactics, techniques and procedures.
Mysterious Elephant and more: Kaspersky researchers working to identify new threats on the Web
About Mysterious Elephant also expressed himself David Emmresearcher at the Global Research and Analysis Kaspersky team, according to which “While some threat actors stick to familiar tactics like social engineering, others have evolved, updating their toolsets and expanding their businesses“.
On the other hand, Kaspersky has also identified other potential new threats these days.
We can cite, in this sense, the discovery of MATAv5a new variant of the malware WOMENthe work of the dreaded hacker group known as Lazarus. Also in context Lazarus, the affiliated group BlueNoroff seems to have developed trojans included in dei PDF readers targeting systems macOS.
According to Kaspersky, the situation also appears to be critical for geopolitical issues. Prevention, therefore, remains a priority according to the aforementioned Emm who in fact stated that “Staying alert with threat intelligence and the right defense tools is critical for businesses globally so they can protect against existing and emerging threats“.