"Notorious Bumblebee Malware Re-emerges with New Attack Methods"

According to security researchers at Proofpoint, Bumblebee malware has recently re-emerged following a four-month absence from the cyber threat landscape.  The new campaign, observed in February 2024, used a "significantly different" attack chain compared to previous Bumblebee infiltrations.  The researchers noted that the return of Bumblebee coincides with the reappearance of several notorious threat actors at the start of 2024 following a temporary "Winter lull." Bumblebee was frequently observed being used by multiple threat actors from March 2022 through to October 2023.  In total, the researchers identified 230 Bumblebee campaigns during this period.  The researchers noted that the sophisticated downloader is primarily used as an initial access broker to download and execute additional payloads, such as Cobalt Strike, shellcode, Sliver, and Meterpreter.  The article continues to talk about the recent Bumblebee campaign. 

Infosecurity Magazine reports: "Notorious Bumblebee Malware Re-emerges with New Attack Methods"