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FIN8 hackers return after two years with attacks against hospitality sector

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports that researchers claim to have spotted evidence of ongoing and increasing FIN8 activity:

But in a report published today, cyber-security firm Morphisec said it detected and stopped new FIN8 attacks aimed at companies in the hospitality industry.

These new attacks leveraged the same malware the group had used in the past but sporting considerably improved evasion and persistence features; showing that the group remained active and worked on their tools in the two-year period since they’ve last been spotted.

Read more on ZDNet.


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