![]() Proofpoint expects that the actor will continue to evolve, with potential for higher email volumes, more geographies targeted, and new variants or techniques of attached or linked threats. Proofpoint has already blocked hundreds of thousands of messages each day. Now that they are back, TA542’s email campaigns are once again among the leaders by email volume. Reports of Bumblebee dropped in addition to IcedID.IcedID loader dropped by Emotet is a light new version of the loader. ![]() Overall, this activity is similar to July campaigns and many previously observed tactics remain the same, however new changes and improvements include: Proofpoint has tracked the delivery methods, regional targeting, and done an analysis of the Emotet malware and the IcedID loader payload. ![]() The actor was absent from the landscape for nearly four months, last seen on Jbefore returning on November 2, 2022. TA542, an actor that distributes Emotet malware, has once again returned from an extensive break from delivering malicious emails. New operators or management might be involved as the botnet has some key differences with previous deployments.The new activity suggests that Emotet’s return is back to its full functionality acting as a delivery network for major malware families.Emotet malware was observed dropping IcedID.Proofpoint observed multiple changes to Emotet and its payloads including the lures used, and changes to the Emotet modules, loader, and packer.It is once again one of the most high-volume actors observed by Proofpoint, distributing hundreds of thousands of emails per day. Emotet returned to the email threat landscape in early November for the first time since July 2022.
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