New Coyote banking trojan becomes first known instance of a threat actor weaponizing Windows accessibility features.

New Coyote banking trojan becomes first known instance of a threat actor weaponizing Windows accessibility features.

A new strain of the banking trojan known asΒ CoyoteΒ is making headlines for exploiting a little-watched but powerful feature within the Windows operating system. Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that this malware is leveraging Microsoft’sΒ UI Automation (UIA) framework, a tool originally designed to assist users with disabilities, to covertly harvest sensitive information and user credentials.
UK sanctions Russia military units, the GRU, and 18 operatives for malicious cyber activity, espionage, and attempted assassinations.

UK sanctions Russia military units, the GRU, and 18 operatives for malicious cyber activity, espionage, and attempted assassinations.

The United Kingdom has announced a new round of sanctions targeting three units of Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, along with 18 of their operatives, in response to a pattern of malicious cyber activity, espionage, and attempted assassinations directed at the UK, Ukraine, and other European allies.