Kasidet POS Malware is a variant of Point of Sale (POS) Malware that performs DDoS attacks using Namecoin's Dot-Bit service to scrape payment card details.[1][2] It is also known as Trojan.MWZLesson or Neutrino and was found in September 2015 by cyber security experts.[3][4] It is a combination of BackDoor.Neutrino.50 and the POS malware.[5]
Operation edit
Kasidet POS Worm gets on a system along with the other malware or gets downloaded unknowingly when user visits malicious websites.[6][7] This malware is different from other POS malware and it scrapes data with advanced features.[8] First it scrapes the POS RAM and steals payment card details. Then the scraped information is sent to the cyber criminal with intercepted GET and POST requests from the browser.[9] It's very difficult to detect this bot by using security programs; sometimes it's detectable in email spam campaigns and exploit kits.[10] The scraping capability of Kasidet has now been enhanced by the cyber criminals and it now hides C&C server in the Namecoin DNS Service Dot-Bit.
Incidents edit
- The US Government blamed Russian hackers for malicious Kasidet POS malware found in Democratic National Committee computers and a Burlington Electric Company laptop.[11][12][13] In the former case, the software was allegedly used to interfere in the 2016 election.
- Zscaler has reported that MS Office documents distributed in phishing emails contain macros that install Kasidet POS malware into user machines.[7][14] The malware is believed to originate in Russia.[14]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "What is Kasidet Malware?". Microsoft. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "Kasidet uses Namecoin's Dot-Bit service to hide C&C servers". 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ "Kasidet POS RAM Scraper Bot". Retrieved 2016-08-23.
- ^ "Major Botnet Malware". Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ^ "Backdoor Neutrino Malware". 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "Kasidet Neutrino Malware Operation". Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- ^ a b "Malicious Office Files Dropping Kasidet And Dridex". Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ^ "ATTACKERS DROPPING KASIDET BOT with Advanced Features". February 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "C&C Servers Add Third 'C' With New Concealment Tools". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ^ "Kasidet DDOSing Bot Adds Credit Card Scraping Capabilities". 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ^ "Vermont utility finds alleged Russian malware on computer". 31 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ^ "RUSSIANS PENETRATED BURLINGTON ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT COMPUTER". 30 December 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ "The Russians are Hacking Burlington_Electric_Department laptop". Archived from the original on 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ a b "MS Office files delivering malware". February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
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