The second half of 2023 saw massive growth in AceCryptor-packed malware spreading in the wild, including courtesy of multiple spam campaigns where AceCryptor packed the Rescoms RAT Last week, ESET researchers released an analysis showing a surge in the detections of AceCryptor, one of the most popular cryptors-as-a-service (CaaS) used to help malware stay under … More AceCryptor attacks surge in Europe
ESET Research has recorded a dramatic increase in AceCryptor attacks, with ESET detections tripling between the first and second halves of 2023, correlating to the protection of 42,000 ESET users worldwide. In recent months, ESET registered a significant change in how AceCryptor is used, namely that the attackers spreading Rescoms (also known as Remcos) started … More ESET Research: AceCryptor attacks on the rise
ESET researchers revealed today details about a prevalent cryptor malware, AceCryptor, which operates as a cryptor-as-a-service used by tens of malware families. This threat has been around since 2016, and has been distributed worldwide, with multiple threat actors actively using it to spread packed malware in their campaigns. During 2021 and 2022, ESET telemetry detected … More ESET Research reveals new analysis of AceCryptor: used by crimeware, it hits computers 10,000 times every month
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