Where Are They Today? Cybercrime Trojans That No One Misses: Shifu Malware

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Where Are They Today? Cybercrime Trojans That No One Misses: Shifu Malware
Botnet Shifu
Malware
Botnet/malware group
Exploit kits
Services
Feature
Distribution vector
Target Japan, United Kingdom
Origin
Campaign
Operation/Working group
Vulnerability
CCProtocol
Date 2017 / 2017-08-08
Editor/Conference Security Intelligence
Link http://securityintelligence.com/where-are-they-today-cybercrime-trojans-that-no-one-misses-shifu-malware/ (Archive copy)
Author Limor Kessem
Type Blogpost

Abstract

Shifu is a sophisticated banking Trojan that was discovered by X-Force Research in August 2015. According to X-Force analysis of Shifu’s code, this malware borrowed some of its central mechanisms and configuration style from other well-known banking Trojans, such as Shiz, Gozi, Zeus and Dridex. This brought it to a highly functional level right from the moment of its release. At the time of discovery, Shifu’s targets were found to be mostly in Japan, but it didn’t take long for the malware to spread to banks in the U.K. and other parts of Europe.

With unique code mesh and advanced data theft capabilities, it was evident to X-Force researchers that Shifu was created by malware veterans. This suspicion was reinforced by its configuration files that targeted business and wealth management accounts, alluding to the operators’ ability to steal and cash out heftier sums than schemes targeting consumers. This is yet another characteristic of an organized and resource-backed group.

Bibtex

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   year = {2017},
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