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Global Threat Intelligence
Report 2019

BANK FRAUD – MAY 25, 2019

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A school district in Ohio suspended classes on Monday, 20 May, because of a Trickbot attack on its network and computers. In a Facebook update posted the day before, the Coventry Local School District announced that its systems were infected by the malware the previous Friday, and that its schools would be closed as work on restoring normal operations continued.

Trickbot adds remote application credential-grabbing capabilities to its repertoire

Lisa Blough, Coventry Local School District Superintendent, said that while IT personnel noticed the unusual activity on the network, the installed antivirus software did not detect it as malicious. She added that the district did not suspect that a student was involved in the cyberattack. Indeed, the FBI confirmed that an organised crime group is behind the attack, noting that the malware’s goal was to steal banking information or money from affected users. According to Blough, two employees reported having their Amazon accounts compromised in the incident.

A recent case in point: In another Trickbot variant that we discovered in the same week as the Coventry Local School District class suspension, the malware payload arrives through a legitimate-looking order confirmation email that can circumvent detection as the user is redirected to a known site via an embedded link. However, clicking on the masked link simultaneously downloads Trickbot and proceeds with its malicious routine.

Trickbot’s bigger bag of tricks

Trickbot is considered one of the most dangerous malware strains used by cybercriminals today, what with its modular nature and its constantly changing arrival and distribution methods. In fact, the United States Department of Homeland Security issued in March a security primer on Trickbot in response to the prevalence of attacks using this malware.

“ A school district in Ohio suspended classes on Monday, 20 May, because of a Trickbot attack on its network and computers. In a Facebook update posted the day before, the Coventry Local School Distric ”

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Trickbot is considered •  5 hours ago
one of the most dangerous malware strains used by cybercriminals today, what with its modular nature and its constantly changing arrival and distribution methods. In fact, the United States Department of Homeland Security issued in March a security primer on Trickbot in response to the prevalence of attacks using this malware.

Trickbot is considered •  5 hours ago
one of the most dangerous malware strains used by cybercriminals today, what with its modular nature and its constantly changing arrival and distribution methods. In fact, the United States Department of Homeland Security issued in March a security primer on Trickbot in response to the prevalence of attacks using this malware.

Trickbot is considered •  5 hours ago
one of the most dangerous malware strains used by cybercriminals today, what with its modular nature and its constantly changing arrival and distribution methods. In fact, the United States Department of Homeland Security issued in March a security primer on Trickbot in response to the prevalence of attacks using this malware.

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