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• Cybersecurity professionals have made note of an updated version of the advanced fingerprinting and redirection toolkit named WoofLocker.
• This complex traffic redirection blueprint was first documented by Malwarebytes in January 2020.
• It leverages JavaScript embedded in compromised websites to conduct anti-bot and web traffic filtering checks to be applied to tech support scams.
If it was pinning for the “fjords” it’s certainly back. Cybersecurity gurus have found an updated imprint of the advanced fingerprinting and redirection toolkit known as WoofLocker. Ever seen a dog mess with a lock? It’s not pretty. Fortunately, our cyber pooch is a touch more tech apt, but equally messy in its own way.
Fetch your memory back to January 2020 when Malwarebytes first sniffed out this “tail”, pegging WoofLocker’s for what it truly was – a sophisticated traffic redirection plot. Like a dog with its favorite ball, one moment it’s in its mouth, the next it’s hidden in a bush. That’s how WoofLocker operates – in plain sight, but shrouded by the complexity of its operations.
WoofLocker’s got a new trick; it’s learned to leverage JavaScript embedded in compromised websites to perform a little ‘fetch’ mission. It executes anti-bot and web traffic filtering checks and serves them up on a silver doggy platter. But don’t let that ‘pawsome’ coding fool you. At the end of the day it’s working to serve tech support scams. Now there’s a different breed of doggie disaster!
In essence, there’s a cyber mongrel on the loose, known as WoofLocker. Previously chalked up as a sophisticated traffic redirection scheme in January 2020 by Malwarebytes, its antics are cruising for yet another biscuit. With an updated ability to exploit JavaScript in compromised websites, this mutt now goes a step further. It’s sniffing out opportunities to facilitate tech support scams. It’s indeed one “hound” that thought it could teach an old dog new tricks. However, this is definitely a trick we are not thrilled to fetch!
Original Article: https://thehackernews.com/2023/08/wooflocker-toolkit-hides-malicious.html
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