April 8, 2024 at 02:06AM
A new version of the JSOutProx JavaScript remote access Trojan targets organizations in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, infecting victims with multiple plugins and sophisticated capabilities. The group behind it, Solar Spider, appears to be linked to China. Visa warns financial institutions about the malware’s threat and advises vigilance and comprehensive measures to prevent attacks.
Based on the meeting notes, here are the key takeaways:
– A sophisticated threat group known as Solar Spider has released a new version of the JSOutProx JavaScript remote access Trojan (RAT) to target organizations in the Middle East.
– The malware is highly flexible and organized, with multiple stages and plug-ins that allow attackers to tailor its functionality for specific victim environments.
– The group has targeted government and financial organizations in various countries in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region.
– The malware is primarily used to target financial institutions, with the ability to evade detection by security systems and obtain sensitive payment and financial information.
– Solar Spider aims to monetize data obtained from compromised financial entities in the Middle East.
– Companies are advised to educate employees about handling unsolicited, suspicious correspondence and focus on implementing defense-in-depth strategies, such as good patching, network segmentation, and vulnerability management.
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