At first, analysts thought the downloader was a variant of well-known malware IcedID — but it turns out Latrodectus is something new altogether. The malware is being used by initial access brokers ...

Brown widow spiders (Latrodectus geometricus) have caused population declines among several black widow species in the U.S. Black widow spiders in the U.S. are being killed off by an unexpected rival: ...

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a new loader named “Latrodectus,” discovered in November 2023, which has since been associated with nearly a dozen campaigns since February 2024. This malware ...

Latrodectus mactans. That's the Latin name, the name that scientists use, for a black widow spider. My own Latrodectus mactans is named Erzsébet. I named her after Erzsébet Báthory, of course, after ...

During collecting episodes in urban southern California, brown widow spiders, Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841, were observed to reside most often in specific locations such as acute angles ...

The widow spiders are members of the spider genus Latrodectus, in the family Theridiidae. Latrodectus includes approximately 31 recognized venomous species, with the black widow spider (Latrodectus ...