Venture Beast

JANUARY 13, 2022

Netskope's report highlights that attackers are enjoying more success abusing cloud apps to deliver malware payloads to their victims. Read More.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. The malware has been active since 2023, specifically targeting victims in Vietnam and Thailand.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Based on the security researchers' analysis of the 2023 cyberthreat landscape, we highlight new or heightened risks.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 3, 2020

Cybercriminals are finding new ways to get malware on mobile devices, including abusing Android's accessibility features, according to a McAfee report.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Report finds that over half the malware attacks in Q3 could bypass signature-based malware protection.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The use of.XLL Excel files by threat actors to infect computers with malware is growing fast. The post Cisco Talos report: Threat actors use known Excel vulnerability appeared first on TechRepublic. Learn more about this relatively new technique and how to protect from it.

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Network World

MARCH 14, 2023

Akamai report highlights how widespread malware threats remain, noting the dangers of threats specific to DNS infrastructure.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Spyware activity spiked in 2020, and the malware-as-a-service business model got more sophisticated.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Google Cybersecurity Action Team (GCAT) notes in this month's Threat Horizons report that Google Play continues to have a known malware problem. Malicious app developers have been using "versioning" to upload malware to seemingly innocuous apps. Read Entire Article

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Venture Beast

MARCH 1, 2022

Malware analysis has become a critical process for businesses to proactively consume threat intelligence and hunt for active threats. Read More.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The only category to decrease was malware attacks, but SonicWall said in its report that even that number was deceptive. . The post Report: Pretty much every type of cyberattack increased in 2021 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As reported by Bleeping Computer, the analysts at cybersecurity firms Flashpoint and Sekoia spotted the malware, named RisePro, being distributed through fake cracks sites operated by the PrivateLoader pay-per-install (PPI) malware distribution service, which up until now had almost exclusively distributed the RedLine Stealer or Raccoon infostealers. (..)

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TechSpot

AUGUST 31, 2022

This week, IT security group Checkpoint Research (CRP) published a report on its discovery of a crypto mining malware campaign hiding behind legitimate-looking apps, including Google Translate. The programs download malware while performing their advertised functions to gain users' trust.

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TechSpot

MAY 4, 2023

Facebook parent Meta published its latest threat research and technical analysis into persistent malware campaigns this week.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

A new report from Kaspersky describes a malware campaign targeting gamers through YouTube. The malware can steal various kinds of credentials from a victim's system, then use them to trick more users. In March 2020, Kaspersky discovered a trojan that bundles together multiple malicious programs that hackers used to spread.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 23, 2023

Army's Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is urging military personnel to be on the lookout for unsolicited, suspicious smartwatches in the mail, warning that the devices could be rigged with malware. According to a CID press release : " Service members across the military have reported receiving smartwatches unsolicited in the mail.

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TechSpot

JULY 27, 2023

Additional digging and analysis seemed to confirm the malware was indeed a worm. Just yesterday, Activision took the multiplayer mode Modern Warfare 2 (Steam) offline to "investigate reports of an issue." Late last month, a Steam user posted about hackers using MW2 game lobbies to spread a worm. Read Entire Article

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SecureWorld News

MAY 26, 2023

Security researchers at Mandiant have recently made a significant discovery in the realm of industrial control system (ICS) malware. Named "CosmicEnergy," this specialized operational technology (OT) malware poses a potential threat to critical infrastructure systems and electric grids.

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CTOvision

JANUARY 23, 2019

Trojan malware attacks against business targets have rocketed in the last year, as cybercriminals alter their tactics away from short-term gain and in-your-face ransomware attacks towards more subtle, long-term campaigns with the aim of stealing information including banking information, personal data, and even intellectual property.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 5, 2017

A report from security company G DATA said that 8,400 new Android malware samples are discovered every day, stemming from the fragmentation issues with the OS.

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TechSpot

JULY 24, 2021

A report by Sophos has exposed the scale and variety of malware using the Discord's CDN: "Sophos products detected and blocked, just in the past two months, nearly 140 times the number of detections over the same period in 2020," said authors Sean Gallagher and Andrew Brandt, with 17,000 unique.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

There’s a popular stereotype that Apple’s computers are largely immune to malware. It was literally just one week ago that Objective-See security researcher Patrick Wardle published a story about the first piece of malware discovered in the wild targeting Apple Silicon, and now we have two. Red Canary (@redcanary) February 19, 2021.

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Tech Republic Security

DECEMBER 19, 2022

THREAT REPORT: Exposing Malware in Linux-Based Multi-Cloud Environments 90% of cloud runs on Linux. So, is it any wonder that malware is propagating in multi-cloud environments under the radar? Based on research conducted by the VMware Threat Analysis Unit, this report.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2023

A new study from Uptycs has uncovered an increase in the distribution of information stealing malware. The 17-page report has a wealth of information, including the impact of stealers, the lifecycle of a stealer, the workflow of a stealer, and statistics around the stealers trending in 2023.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Malware continues to plague organizations and individuals alike and one of the more insidious strains in recent times is the Raspberry Robin malware. Malware – malicious software crafted with harmful intent – acts as their weapon of choice.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Identity-based and social engineering attacks still take center stage, according to the CrowdStrike 2024 Global Threat Report.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The most recent reports from Symantec and McAfee have publicly said “Do not rely solely on our products to protect your computer.” Signature based solutions are being bypassed by malware every day. The pervasiveness and sophistication of modern malware is damaging computers to a point where expert int. Not a member yet?

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Malware Symantec System Report 254

TechSpot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

One area focused on within the report is the current state of Android malware. "It It is an open source system with many vendors having their own Android versions (with their own vulnerabilities and patching problems)," Eset security awareness specialist Ondrej Kubovi? told The Register.

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Tech Republic Security

JUNE 13, 2017

A threat report from security firm Dragos indicates that a malware framework called CRASHOVERRIDE could be behind the 2016 cyberattack in Ukraine, and could come to other countries.

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Gizmodo

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Unpatched, years-old vulnerabilities in networking devices have allowed a noxious malware to infect thousands of AT&T customers in the U.S., a new report from a Chinese cybersecurity company claims. The malware basically functions as a backdoor, one that could allow an attacker to penetrate networks, steal data, and… Read more.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 27, 2021

SecureWorld just reviewed a recently released a report from Blackberry's Research and Intelligence team on this topic. The report looks into how threat actors are currently adapting, as they observed an increase in the use of uncommon programming languages. Blackberry warns that history tends to repeat itself.

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CTOvision

JUNE 21, 2014

The video at this link and embedded below provides an overview of conclusions from CTOvision research into ways to automate the removal of cyber threats (including malware) from your enterprise. Additional context into this topic is available in our research report downloadable here: .

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IT Toolbox

APRIL 12, 2023

The post New Report Blows the Lid on Another iPhone Spyware appeared first on Spiceworks. The Reign spyware has audio and call recording, picture taking, location tracking, self-destruct, and other functionality.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 8, 2017

Security firm Kaspersky Lab's threat report for Q2 2017 noted that malware disguised as ransomware will likely be a big problem this year, along with attacks targeting energy companies.

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Malware Report Energy Security 113

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

An undisclosed media organization serving Boston, New York, Chicago, Miami, and other major cities has been hit by cybercriminals who are deploying malware on more than 250 newspaper websites, Proofpoint Threat Research reported on Twitter. This media company serves content via #Javascript to its partners.

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TechSpot

APRIL 1, 2021

As reported by Vice, security researchers at Activision found that a Warzone cheat advertised on popular cheating forums contained more than met the eye. It surreptitiously installed a dropper on a device, which allowed other types of malware to be downloaded onto a computer.

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 2, 2023

According to various sources, the chatbot has been pushing malware ads under search queries, which is a huge cyber threat to people who trust and use the tool. Malwarebytes has duly reported its findings to Microsoft, sparking anticipation regarding the tech giant’s response. Featured image credit: Rubaitul Azad/Unsplash

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