Kraken

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2022
New Kraken botnet is allowing operators to earn USD 3,000 every month

Researchers spotted a new Golang-based botnet called Kraken that is under active development and supports a lot of backdoor capabilities. Kraken is a new Golang-based botnet discovered in late October 2021 by researchers from threat intelligence firm ZeroFox Intelligence. Experts pointed out that despite having the same name, this botnet should not be confused with the Kraken […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 07, 2020
Kraken fileless attack technique abuses Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER)

An unidentified group of hackers is using a new fileless attack technique, dubbed Kraken, that abuses the Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER). Malwarebytes researchers Hossein Jazi and JĂ©rĂŽme Segura have documented a new fileless attack technique, dubbed Kraken, that abuses the Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER) service. The hacking technique was employed by an unidentified […]