World Leaks, the cyber-criminal data extortion group which has targeted some of the world’s biggest companies, has added a novel, never-before-seen malware to their arsenal, research by Accenture Cybersecurity has revealed.
Accenture has named the malware ‘RustyRocket’. It allows World Leaks to stealthily maintain persistence on networks and forms a key part of the extortion groups’ attacks. “The sophisticated toolset is a critical component of World Leaks’ operations and has functioned entirely under the radar, enabling affiliates to stealthily exfiltrate data and proxy traffic across victim environments,” T. Ryan Whelan, MD and global head of Accenture cyber intelligence said in a LinkedIn post, which revealed the research.
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Source: Infosecurity Magazine News
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