In addition to encrypting a victim's files, the STOP ransomware family has also started to install the Azorult password-stealing Trojan on victim's computer to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, desktop files, and more. The Azorult Trojan is a computer infection that will attempt to steal usernames and passwords stored in browsers, files on a victim's desktop, cryptocurrency wallets, Steam credentials, browser history, Skype message history, and more. This information is then uploaded to a remote server that is under the control of the attacker. When we first covered the DJVU variant of the STOP Ransomware being distributed by fake software cracks in January, we noted that when the malware was executed it would download various components that are used to perform different tasks on a victim's computer. These tasks include showing a fake Windows Update screen, disabling Windows Defender, and blocking access to security sites by adding entries to Windows's HOSTS file. When ransomware researcher Michael Gillespie tested some recent variants he noticed that an Any.Run install indicated that one of the files downloaded by the ransomware created traffic that was from an Azorul infection. Gillespie further told BleepingComputer that four different samples all showed network traffic associated with Azorult. The Promorad Ransomware variant samples we tested also download a file named 5.exe and executed it. When executed, the program will create network traffic that is identical to known command & control server communications for the Azorult information-stealing Trojan.  Learn more by visiting OUR FORUM.

Huawei has already confirmed that it'll unveil a new batch of flagship smartphones, the P30 series, on March 26, 2019. Now, in what can only be described as a fairly unique marketing ploy, Huawei has started to reveal details about its as-yet-unannounced handsets ahead of the hotly-anticipated press conference next month. Huawei Vice President of Global Product Marketing Clement Wong has confirmed the P30 Pro will boast a new, periscope-style “superzoom” camera. Leaked images had already suggested the new flagship phone would include a 10x optical zoom feature akin to the system Oppo debuted at Mobile World Congress last month. Huawei Vice President Wong stopped short of confirming exactly what level of zoom customers can expect from the next handset, refusing to confirm the rumored 10x optical zoom functionality. However, Wong did tell AndroidCentral that the new periscope system would do  “something nobody [has done] before," which could hint towards an even greater level of zoom than rival Oppo has managed, or could suggest Huawei has managed to squeeze a mechanical zooming lens onto the back of its next smartphone. Either way, we're very excited. Wong also promised the P30 series will bring improvements to night mode. According to the executive, the new solution will be able to go further than “software-only” systems favored by rivals – an extremely thinly-veiled jibe at the Night Sight feature rolled-out to the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL last year. Floow the upcoming launch of this amazing device on OUR FORUM.