May 25, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: ‘Silent Night’ Malware Reminiscent of ZeuS

3 min read - Researchers observed digital criminals selling a new malware strain based on the ZeuS family called "Silent Night." Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

Malware May 11, 2020

Zeus Sphinx Back in Business: Some Core Modifications Arise

8 min read - With Zeus Sphinx back in the financial cybercrime arena, IBM X-Force is providing a technical analysis of the Sphinx Trojan's current version, which was first released in the wild in late 2019.

Banking & Finance April 18, 2018

Q1 2018 Results: Gozi (Ursnif) Takes Larger Piece of the Pie and Distributes IcedID

3 min read - Gozi took a larger slice of the financial malware pie and become the most active banking Trojan in 2017, according to the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2018.

Advanced Threats February 26, 2018

XMRig: Father Zeus of Cryptocurrency Mining Malware?

5 min read - XMRig is popular among cybercriminals because it is open source, meaning threat actors can make relatively simple changes to its code to convert the tool into a cryptojacking mechanism.

Malware October 16, 2017

Diving Into Zberp’s Unconventional Process Injection Technique

8 min read - IBM X-Force Research discovered a new variant of Zberp that evades API threat detection tools using a code injection technique it borrowed from Carberp.

Banking & Finance June 15, 2017

Zeus Sphinx Pushes Empty Configuration Files — What Has the Sphinx Got Cooking?

3 min read - Amid a period of targetless activity, IBM X-Force researchers are wondering where the operators behind the Zeus Sphinx Trojan are planning to strike next.

Banking & Finance January 26, 2017

Around the World With Zeus Sphinx: From Canada to Australia and Back

3 min read - For the first time, IBM X-Force Researchers reported Zeus Sphinx activity targeting banks and financial institutions in Canada and Australia.

Malware August 16, 2016

Brazil Can’t Catch a Break: After Panda Comes the Sphinx

4 min read - IBM X-Force researchers uncovered the first Zeus Sphinx attacks in Brazil, which target online banking and payment services in Brazil's top banks.

April 14, 2016

New Polymorphic Zeus Banking Trojan Demands Herculean Response

2 min read - A new version of the Zeus banking Trojan was discovered targeting French financial institutions, and its developers may be planning to take it global.

Advanced Threats April 7, 2016

Unraveling ZeuS.Maple’s Stealth Loader

5 min read - ZeuS.Maple is a relatively new variant of a stealth loader that enables a few tricks to stay under the radar of security researchers and tools.