New Nymaim iteration arriving via spear phishing

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A new iteration of the Nymaim malware family has surfaced that upgrades the code to keep security tools from locating it, according to the cyber research team at Verint.

The malware, which originally surfaced in 2013, delivers various malicious payloads used in ransomware attacks and banking trojans and has continually outmaneuvered security teams by altering its coding to escape detection. While it went quiet for a time, it has resurfaced over the past six months stronger than ever with a 63 percent rise in attacks over 2015. (Source from SC Media – Read here for more)