emotet – Weekly Geek

Botnet that knows your name and quotes your email is back with new tricks

Getty Images reader comments 9 with Share this story Widely regarded as one of the Internet’s top threats, the Emotet botnet has returned after a months-long hiatus—and it has some new tricks. Last week, Emotet appeared for the first time this year after a four-month hiatus. It returned with its trademark activity—a wave of malicious… Read More »

DHS warns that Emotet malware is one of the most prevalent threats today

reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story The malware known as Emotet has emerged as “one of the most prevalent ongoing threats” as it increasingly targets state and local governments and infects them with other malware, the cybersecurity arm of the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday. Emotet was first identified… Read More »