A mid-January spam campaign by criminals behind the popular Necurs botnet shows a dramatic drop in skill and savvy by perpetrators. Researchers wonder if a recent amateur spam campaign by the once-prevalant malware distribution botnet is a sign of trojans looking to other infection paths. Cybercrime groups are now eyeing Emotet as a preferred means of attack over Necurs, researchers said. Necurs has fallen from its position as a major malspam carrier for elite cybercrime gangs.
Source: https://threatpost.com/as-necurs-botnet-falls-from-grace-emotet-rises/152236/