Modular downloaders aren’t new to the world of malware, but a new campaign featuring modular software launched by a major criminal group is drawing the attention of threat researchers. The attacks, so far targeting Russia and the former Soviet republics of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), could presage new tactics aimed at victims around the world. The new modular downloader dubbed “CobInt” by researchers at Group-IB for the organization launching the attack is “small, it’s stealthy, and it’s pretty well-obfuscated””]