Latrodectus was first discovered by researchers in October 2023 and has been in heavy development ever since. The malware works mainly as a loader/downloader. Latrodectus has strong ties with the former, infamous loader IcedID, which was taken down in May 2024, thanks to the efforts of an international operation led by Europol and EC3. Since Operation Endgame, IcedID went under and Latrodectus is seen slowly taking its place in the cybercriminal ecosystem. Interestingly, Latrodectus also includes a specific C2 command, which can download a sample of IcedID loader.
