Pacifier APT : Bitdefender's Liviu Arsene describes a sophisticated, multifaceted malware campaign. [Research Saturday]

Published: Sept. 23, 2017, 11 a.m.

In 2016 Bitdefender uncovered a new advanced persistent threat dubbed Pacifier, targeting government institutions starting in 2014.\xa0Using malicious .doc documents and .zip files distributed via spear phishing e-mails, attackers would lure victims with invitations to social\xa0functions or conferences into executing the attachments. It\u2019s capable of dropping\xa0multi-stage backdoors.\nLiviu Arsene is a senior e-threat analyst at BitDefender, and he's our guide to the complex components of Pacifier APT.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices