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EvilNum Targets Cryptocurrency, Forex, Commodities

July 26, 2022

TA4563 is a threat actor leveraging EvilNum malware to target European financial and investment entities, especially those with operations supporting foreign exchanges, cryptocurrency, and decentralized finance (DeFi). EvilNum is a backdoor that can be used for data theft or to load additional payloads. The malware includes multiple interesting components to evade detection and modify infection paths based on identified antivirus software.