Mainstream attention to Operation Aurora and the Kneber (Zeus) botnet are welcome. It underscores how the Internet underground has advanced to the point where a plethora of powerful hacking tools and services is readily available to novice and elite crime gangs alike. Researchers have spotted notable code overlap between the Sunburst backdoor and a known Turla weapon. Researchers at Recorded Future report a rise in cracked Cobalt Strike and other open-source adversarial tools with easy-to-use interfaces. Read the full article.
Source: https://threatpost.com/online-crime-easier-more-budget-friendly-022210/73569/