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Researchers Discover New Obfuscation-As-a-Service Platform
Researchers detail how a Android APK obfuscation service automates detection evasion for highly malicious apps.
A new obfuscation-as-a-service platform detailed by researchers today during the Botconf 2020 virtual conference offers yet another proof point of how robust the cybercriminal economy is at filling market needs for black hats. In this case, enterprising hackers developed a fully automated service platform for protecting mobile malware Android Packet Kits (APKs) from antivirus detection. Offered on a one-off basis or for a recurring monthly subscription, the service was available to mobile malware authors both in English and Russian for at least six months of 2020, potentially longer.
The service was found and examined by a collaborative team from three organizations: Masarah Paquet-Clouston from GoSecure, Vit Sembera from Trend Micro, and Maria Jose Erquiaga and Sebastian Garcia from the Stratosphere Laboratory. They initially got wind of the service — which they’ve chosen not to name to avoid tipping off the service operators — when they were analyzing activity surrounding the spread of the Geost Android banking Trojan botnet. They uncovered leaked chat logs between Geost botnet operators referring to an obfuscation service and started poking around to discover what was being discussed.
Gosecure Raises $14 Million, Bringing Series E To $35 Million USD
Montreal-based GoSecure, which has developed a cybersecurity managed detection and response (MDR) software platform, has raised an additional $14 million USD for its Series E round, bringing the total round to $35 million USD.
The funding was led by W Investments Group, based in Montreal. John Randall, senior vice president of product management at GoSecure, told BetaKit there were other participants but did not disclose their names. Randall said the capital will be put towards sales, marketing and engineering.
GoSecure closed initial funding for its Series E investment in June. Though originally reported as $20 million USD, Randall told BetaKit GoSecure closed $21 million at that time. That investment was led by Yaletown Ventures. Other participants included Bank of Montreal and existing investors SAP/NS2 and Razor’s Edge.
Before you head off for the weekend, you have patched your Pulse Secure VPNs, right? Wouldn’t want you to be pwned via a phishing link
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: a remote-code execution vulnerability needs patching in Pulse Secure VPNs.
Professional code-probers at GoSecure uncovered a host of security flaws, including CVE-2020-8218, which it publicly disclosed this week after a patch was issued. The other holes are yet to be addressed, and so details on those remain under wraps for now.
Press Releases
CounterTack Appoints Robert J. McCullen Executive Chairman
CounterTack announces the appointment of Robert J. McCullen as Executive Chairman. McCullen is a co-founder and a Chief Executive Officer at Trustwave, a leading cybersecurity and managed security services provider.
CounterTack Announces Global Reseller Agreement with SAP National Security Services, Inc.
CounterTack announces a strategic global technology reseller agreement with SAP NS2®. Through this agreement, SAP NS2 will resell and support CounterTack Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP). CounterTack’s Endpoint Protection proven technology enables enterprises worldwide to detect and respond to unknown malware, insider threat, data loss prevention, fileless malware, forensics and more.
CounterTack Distinguished in CRN’s 2018 Security 100 List
CounterTack announces that CRN has recognized CounterTack as one of 20 Coolest Endpoint Security Vendors in its 2018 Security 100 list. The annual lineup from CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, includes the most innovative and effective endpoint security offerings that work to safeguard enterprise, SMB, and consumer ecosystems from the growing cyber risk landscape.
CounterTack Expands Global Footprint with Cyber Security Partnership
CounterTack and Maroc Cyber Security announce a partnership to broaden Maroc Cyber Security’s Managed Endpoint Detection and Response Service with CounterTack’s Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). CounterTack ETP enhances Maroc Security service offering with proven capabilities that allow enterprises worldwide to detect and respond to unknown malware, insider threat, data loss prevention, fileless malware, forensics and more.
Countertack Wins 2018 Cybersecurity Excellence Award
CounterTack announces that they have been named a 2018 Cybersecurity Excellence Award Finalist for Endpoint Security. The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards honors companies, products, and individuals that demonstrate excellence, innovation, and leadership in information security.
