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Bitdefender cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new and improved version of the Trickbot malware that is capable of monitoring and collecting sensitive information. Among its new capabilities is the obfuscation of information transmission between victims and command and control servers.
The new malware development technique is more sophisticated and refined, making it harder to detect. The module is created to use a C2 server (specified in the configuration file) to obtain a list of attack commands as well as load additional malware, download more malicious payloads, and exfiltrate collected information back to the server. A viewer tool is also employed to connect with the victims via the C2 servers.
Trickbot dates back to 2016 and was originally an application for stealing banking information and credentials. In Trickbot, hackers can…
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