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June 1, 2023

Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

This post was originally published on this siteCode-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. Both of these qualities make stolen or ill-gotten code-signing certificates attractive to cybercriminal groups, who prize their ability to add stealth and longevity to malicious software. This post is a deep dive on “Megatraffer,” a veteran Russian hacker who has practically cornered the underground market for malware focused code-signing certificates since 2015. One of Megatraffer’s ads on an English-language cybercrime forum. A review of […]