TA505 Hackers Using TeslaGun Panel to Manage ServHelper Backdoor Attacks
Sep 06, 2022
Cybersecurity researchers have offered fresh insight into a previously undocumented software control panel used by a financially motivated threat group known as TA505. "The group frequently changes its malware attack strategies in response to global cybercrime trends," Swiss cybersecurity firm PRODAFT said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "It opportunistically adopts new technologies in order to gain leverage over victims before the wider cybersecurity industry catches on." Also tracked under the names Evil Corp, Gold Drake, Dudear, Indrik Spider, and SectorJ04, TA505 is an aggressive Russian cybercrime syndicate behind the infamous Dridex banking trojan and which has been linked to a number of ransomware campaigns in recent years. It's also said to be connected to the Raspberry Robin attacks that emerged in September 2021, with similarities uncovered between the malware and Dridex. Other notable malware families assoc...