Gizmodo

JUNE 11, 2021

Between 2018 and 2020, a mysterious strain of malware infected and stole sensitive data from approximately 3.25 million Windows-based computers—taking with it a horrifying amount of intimate information about the users of those devices. Read more.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Web hosting provider GoDaddy has revealed it suffered a security breach that lasted for several years, resulting in the installation of malware on its servers and the theft of source code related to some of its services. The company has attributed the campaign to a "sophisticated and organized group targeting hosting services."

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

Microsoft says it’s gone door-to-door replacing routers compromised with the Trickbot malware in Brazil and Latin America, hoping to squash an international hacking group. Eradicating malware from routers can be particularly difficult for users , making in-person replacement a surprisingly effective tactic.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Jack Wallen takes one more opportunity to remind Android device owners to use those phones with a great deal of caution; otherwise, they could become victims of malware.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2021

It has recently been discovered that another strain of malware, Raindrop, was used in the attack. In July of 2020, one victim had Sunburst installed through the SolarWinds Orion update, resulting in the compromise of two computers. More information continues to come out around the serious SolarWinds data breach.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Google has removed 17 apps from its Google Play store due to malware known as Joker. The Joker malware family is infamous for constantly targeting Android devices. A Zscaler research team has been monitoring Joker malware and notified Google of the recent uploads to the Google Play store.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

One of the first announcements at BlackHat USA 2020 is an open-source tool to fight malware that BlackBerry first used internally and is now making available to everyone.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 31, 2021

The pandemic has had a strong influence over the way we use the Internet, with many more people finding solace during lockdowns by turning to streaming and gaming activities. As a result, both industries experienced healthy growth, and the hardware industry struggled to keep up with demand for better consoles,

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Gizmodo

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Microsoft has obtained a court order to seize servers the company says are part of the Trickbot botnet ahead of the 2020 elections, the Washington Post reported on Monday. Read more.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 20, 2020

The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has the answers. 2020 DBIR cybercrime report and key statistics. Are you surprised that the number of successful breaches involving malware is all the way down at 17 percent? Has malware just gone out of fashion like poofy hair and common courtesy? Why is this?

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Cyberattacks on Mac endpoints nearly doubled over those on Windows for the first time, according to the 2020 State of Malware Report.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

When Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering last year said, “We have a level of malware on the Mac that we don’t find acceptable,” he apparently really meant it. Federighi characterized Apple as being in an enduring battle against malware on the Mac. And Apple seems to be doing about something about it.

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TechSpot

JUNE 16, 2020

Intel's CET will first become available with Tiger Lake mobile CPUs that are expected to drop in the second half of 2020. So far we've seen a few Tiger Lake ULV variants popping up here and there, and we know they'll offer PCIe 4.0 support, along with.

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Venture Beast

APRIL 14, 2022

The malicious campaign was first discovered in August 2020, where attackers emailed malware hidden within fake job offers to employees. Read More.

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Venture Beast

APRIL 14, 2022

The malicious campaign was first discovered in August 2020, where attackers emailed malware hidden within fake job offers to employees. Read More.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) just published its Threat Landscape 2020 report. First, however, let's look at the top 15 cyber threats organizations face right now, according to the report: Malware. Trends in Malware attacks. 46,5%_of all malware in e-mail messages found in ‘.docx’ Web-based Attacks.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2022

In January 2020, the U.S Their analysis identified the malware as a variant of the Meteor data-wiping malware that targeted Iran's national railway system and government in 2021. These cyberattacks, being carried out carefully so to protect innocent individuals, are in response to the aggression of the Islamic Republic.".

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Galido

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Information Technology Blog - - 2020 Guide to Conducting an IT Vulnerability - Information Technology Blog. As hackers make the digital world increasingly dangerous, more and more organizations are trying to identify their vulnerabilities in relation to phishing, malware, DDoS attacks and other threats. Analyze vulnerabilities.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The attack targeted an Azure customer in Europe, and was 140 percent higher than the highest attack bandwidth volume Microsoft recorded in 2020. They’re usually performed through a botnet, a network of machines that have been compromised using malware or malicious software to control them remotely. Image: Microsoft.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Department of Justice announced charges against the 27-year-old Russian citizen in early September: "According to the indictment, from about July 16, 2020, to about Aug. 22, 2020, Kriuchkov conspired with associates to recruit an employee to introduce malware into the computer network of the employee's company.

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GeekWire

JUNE 9, 2023

The suit touches on two of Microsoft’s biggest acquisitions; a Twitter exchange between two well-known figures in cybersecurity; and the tech giant’s efforts to disrupt the criminal network behind the Trickbot malware. 28, 2020, story by Krebs that cited Holden as a source. “Microsoft seemingly took issue with Mr. .

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Almost 50% of all phishing attacks in 2021 sought to steal credentials of government personnel, up from 30% in 2020. Federal, state, and local governments increased their reliance on unmanaged mobile devices at a rate of 55% from 2020 to 2021, indicating a move toward bring your own device (BYOD) to support telework.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In 2013, however, AT&T put into place a new unlocking system which made it harder for Fahd’s crew to unlock phones’ unique IMEI numbers, so according to the DOJ he hired a developer to design malware that could be installed on AT&T’s computer system. He pleaded guilty in September 2020 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Some scary statistics: Ransomware attacks increased 13% from 2020 to 2021. They're getting into the network, they're installing malware, maybe additional malware, as well. Bad actors see those as prime victims for extorting money. The human element was responsible for 82% of attacks in 2021.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 8, 2021

Microsoft has said they observed the threat actor using both backdoor and other malware implants to establish sustained access to affected networks. Researchers attributed the Sunburst backdoor, Teardrop malware, and any related components of the SolarWinds attacks to Nobelium. The new Nobelium malware. GoldMax malware.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The report found that QakBot, Emotet, Agent Tesla, and Dridex are likely to be the most used malware tools by threat actors, while phishing and fraud remain "critical concerns," with return and gift card fraud increasing significantly. Emotet indicators are also down significantly from 20% in 2020 to 3% in 2021.".

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Malware, ransomware twice as likely to hit state, local networks - GCN.com. Federal Spending on Information Security to Reach $11 Billion by 2020. Is electronic warfare stuck in the 20th century? IRS launches online safety campaign - FCW.com. IRS: Won't Use Phone-Tracking Technology Without Warrant - ABC News.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 29, 2020

According to a DOJ news release, the complaint filed in October alleged that Cotter worked with co-conspirators in India from at least 2011 to 2020 to operate a technical-support fraud scheme. The order bars all from selling technical-support services or software via telemarketing or websites.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 7, 2023

Based on the BitPaymer ransomware and part of the Dridex malware family, DoppelPaymer used a unique tool capable of compromising defence mechanisms by terminating the security-related process of the attacked systems. The DoppelPaymer attacks were enabled by the prolific EMOTET malware.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The software updates for your IT management tools arrive automatically and contain legitimate changes—but hidden inside the update is malware that gives hackers secret access to your network. released between March 2020 and June 2020. This malware arrives with a legitimately signed certificate. And according to the U.S.

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2021

While that number isn’t as staggering as the demands made to CNA, it’s still much higher than the estimated average enterprise ransomware demand in 2020. According to Bloomberg , the ransomware that locked CNA’s systems was Phoenix Locker, a derivative of another piece of malware called Hades.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 2, 2021

However, unlike Hermes, Ryuk was never made available on the forum, and CryptoTech has since ceased all of its activities, so there is some doubt regarding the origins of the malware. The ANSSI notes that a privileged account of the domain is used for malware propagation. and Canada.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Winning a prize is one of life’s sweetest rewards—unless that prize is malware in disguise. Upon accepting the invitation for the prize, the malware redirects the victim to a geo-specific webpage where they are asked to submit their phone numbers for verification.

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The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

The dark web marketplace traded everything from drugs and counterfeit money to stolen credit card details and malware. Before its closure, DarkMarket hosted close to 500,000 users and had facilitated over 320,000 transactions, according to Europol.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 10, 2022

Phase one started around March 2020, when Covid forced massive changes to the workforce and, critically, demanded that those changes happen in far too little time. So, if cyber thieves place malware within a spreadsheet or a slide set at a remote site, the tunnel would protect and transport the malware without question.

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The Verge

JULY 19, 2021

An Amnesty International investigation into Pegasus says the tool compromised targets’ phones and routed data through commercial services like AWS and Amazon CloudFront, a move that it said “protects NSO Group from some internet scanning techniques.” ( Vice notes that a 2020 report previously described NSO using Amazon services.)

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GeekWire

MARCH 29, 2024

Veeam moved its headquarters from Switzerland to the United States following its March 2020 acquisition by private equity firm Insight Partners — a deal that valued the company at $5 billion. Anand Eswaran , who joined Veeam as CEO in December 2021, previously worked out of Redmond as the corporate vice president of Microsoft Enterprise.

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