Kronos Trojan hits the Banking Sector back with a new version
Kronos banking Trojan was first discovered in 2014. The malware capable of stealing banking credentials had its heydays back then. However, in 2016, suddenly the once daunting banking Trojan laid dormant and dropped off researchers’ hit list. Recent research reveals that the malware is back again with its revamped version. The Trojan did made to the headlines in 2017 but the attack samples appeared to be mild with limited activity. On 27 th June 2018, the new variant got off the ground and is known to have launched four distinct campaigns since then targeting Germany, Japan and Poland and also one test campaign. The new Version of the Kronos Banking Trojan has been retooled with a few new incorporated features like a new command-and-control feature that is designed to work with an anonymizing network – Tor . Tor is free software that enables anonymous communication. The software is intended to conceal Internet activity of the user to protect their privacy, gi...