The Verge

APRIL 12, 2022

Filed March 4th in the famously patentholder-friendly Western District of Texas court, the four lawsuits claim that techniques fundamental to modern malware detection are based on patented technology — and that the company’s competitors are infringing on intellectual property rights with their implementation of network security software.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 29, 2023

On August 29, the FBI, in conjunction with law enforcement agencies in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom, initiated a multinational effort to disrupt and dismantle the Qakbot malware and botnet. This action untethered these computers from the botnet and prevented further malware installations.

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Network World

MARCH 3, 2017

Targeted attacks are moving away from traditional malware to stealthier techniques that involve abusing standard system tools and protocols, some of which are not always monitored. The latest example is an attack dubbed DNSMessenger, which was analyzed by researchers from Cisco Systems' Talos team.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 1, 2023

Misconfigurations, vulnerable services, advanced malware, and sheer scale have opened cracks in cloud security. For example, ProxyShell was exploited in the wild before public disclosure. Poorly secured cloud ingress ports, for example, help attackers gain unauthorized access and disrupt cloud-based workloads and data.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2023

Structured telemetry and analytics cybersecurity firm Uptycs has discovered a new macOS malware stealer it is calling MacStealer. It joins three Windows-based malware families using Telegram in 2023, including Titan Stealer, Parallax RAT, and HookSpoofer, all of which exploit stealer command and control (C2). "

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As part of Operation Blacksmith, Lazarus has introduced three previously unseen malware families written in the DLang programming language. Among these are two remote access trojans (RATs) named NineRAT and DLRAT, and a malware downloader dubbed BottomLoader. Patrick Carey, Sr.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Malware distribution The opportunistic nature of website spoofing allows attackers to distribute malware to users’ devices. The distribution of malware serves various purposes, from causing general system distribution to potentially being employed as a tool for more sophisticated cyberattacks.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The malware was developed in C++ and compiled using the MinGW-w64 toolkit and the GCC compiler. This is not the most common approach among C/C++ malware developers for Windows - the Microsoft Visual Studio development environment is more often used for such purposes. It then generates this ransom note, which asks for payment of 0.5

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The Verge

MAY 12, 2020

As significantly more people are using these videoconferencing services during the COVID-19 pandemic, the domains could be used to pose as official links, potentially tricking people into downloading malware or accidentally giving a bad actor access to personal information.

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Network World

APRIL 24, 2019

The group behind the Domain Name System attacks known as DNSpionage have upped their dark actions with new tools and malware to focus their attacks and better hide their activities. The threat actor's ongoing development of DNSpionage malware shows that the attacker continues to find new ways to avoid detection.

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Dataconomy

JULY 26, 2023

FraudGPT : Scammers’ secret to stealing your data ChatGPT-generated email scam Emails, a notorious scamming medium, have been used to disseminate malware, extort victims, or pilfer crucial information. The ulterior motive of these cybercriminals is to either filch credentials or unleash malware.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 19, 2014

The FBI has determined that the intrusion into SPE’s network consisted of the deployment of destructive malware and the theft of proprietary information as well as employees’ personally identifiable information and confidential communications. government has previously linked directly to North Korea.

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Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

Think Linux doesn’t have malware? And here’s another example of malware that is targeting Linux (along with Windows). More details are available from Ars Technica.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 15, 2023

For example, ChatGPT is eerily proficient at writing phishing emails–well-targeted at particular individuals and free from typos. A second, more pernicious risk is the fact that ChatGPT can write malware. Sometimes the malware has errors, but with simple repetition the hacker can generate multiple working versions of the code.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

First, however, let's look at the top 15 cyber threats organizations face right now, according to the report: Malware. Trends in Malware attacks. We can't look at all of these categories, but let's talk about the number one cyber attack threat of malware. 46,5%_of all malware in e-mail messages found in ‘.docx’

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Common Types of Cyber Attacks Common techniques that criminal hackers use to penetrate systems include social engineering, password attacks, malware, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities. Malware can be delivered through email attachments, malicious websites, or compromised software.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 6, 2023

Malware generation: ChatGPT's ability to generate malware can be misused to create malware that can infect an organization's systems, disrupt operations, or steal sensitive data. You need to break that risk down into at least four categories: technical, operational, legal and managerial.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This report is important for two key reasons: It shows a clear example of the strategic benefit of cyber intelligence to enterprise cyber defense. Analysis CTO Cyber Security DoD and IC Dropbox Information sensitivity JavaScript Malware microsoft Outlook Web App Phishing Trend Micro' Download the report here.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 29, 2023

There needs to be more training aimed at mobile threats; for example, downloading apps from non-approved sources (this was noted as how the vast majority of Android malware is planted) should be something organizations can train their employees on to reduce the number of incidents."

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 26, 2020

A required tax software for some Western companies with Chinese offices comes with a free bonus: pre-installed malware. The findings reveal two unsettling examples: A Chinese bank forced two organizations, a UK-based technology and software vendor and a major financial institution, to download a software package in order to pay local taxes.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From AI-powered phishing attacks that mimic trusted voices to malware embedded within seemingly innocuous QR codes, the tactics of cybercriminals evolve at an alarming pace. Our technology isn’t just expanding, it’s becoming more complex and interdependent.

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Galido

APRIL 5, 2019

MP3Hub is the perfect example. Beware of Malware from Questionable Sites. Beware of malware an malicious downloads that may automatically execute from some sites if your computer is not protected. Install a good Anti-Virus to stop malware from installing and spreading on your computer.

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

For example, the Target security breach in December, 2013 resulted in hackers accessing 40 million credit card records of customers from every store [2]. For example, recent breaches include 3.65 For example, in the first half of 2014, 84.6% Malware is malicious software created for egregious objectives.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Malvertising is increasingly being deployed by threat actors to spread malware, including ransomware and scams, and redirect users from legitimate websites to phishing and exploit kit–hosting sites. Notable Examples: In December 2016, ESET researchers identified the ‘ Stegano ’ campaign (which dates back to 2014). Key trends: .

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Galido

APRIL 5, 2019

MP3Hub is the perfect example. Beware of Malware from Questionable Sites. Beware of malware an malicious downloads that may automatically execute from some sites if your computer is not protected. Install a good Anti-Virus to stop malware from installing and spreading on your computer.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 21, 2022

Once the malware establishes access, it compromises Active Directory user and administrator accounts. The malware uses Windows Task Scheduler to configure malicious Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to deploy ransomware. The actors leverage Windows scripting to deploy ransomware and to compromise additional hosts.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The report lists examples of malicious emails that use the soccer event as the initial attack vector. And don't forget a plethora of malware methods targeting Arab countries, including the Top 5: Qakbot, Emotet, Formbook, Remcos, and QuadAgent.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 13, 2023

As a current example, consider ChatGPT by OpenAI, an AI research and deployment company. For example, teachers are even adjusting their curriculums to ensure students are writing original work and not just using ChatGPT to write their assigned essays. Going forward, we’ll see an expansion of artificial intelligence in creating.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 13, 2023

Some of the most common examples of shadow IT include productivity apps like Trello and Asana, cloud storage and file-sharing apps like Dropbox, Google Docs, and Microsoft OneDrive, and communication and messaging apps like Skype, Slack, WhatsApp, Zoom, Signal, and Telegram. To experiment with new technologies. To save time or money.

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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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CTOvision

JULY 12, 2016

The concept was created in 2004 to help mitigate the threat of malware but is now used for that and far more use cases. This can help identify who is infected with malware and help identify who is benefiting from the malware. As an example, lets take passivetotal.org. Bob Gourley.

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Kitaboo

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Digital information between the two endpoints is vulnerable to malware attacks. For example, hackers can steal your data with ransomware and blackmail you for a ransom. So it may be cyber-attackers use malware or ransomware to steal your data, leaving you vulnerable to exploitation, and loss of revenue and reputation.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 19, 2021

was a computer hacker who, as part of his job duties at Hainan Xiandun, created malware, hacked into computer systems operated by foreign governments, companies, and universities, and supervised other Hainan Xiandun hackers.". The indictment alleges that Wu Shurong (???) What are the names researchers gave this Chinese hacking spree?

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SecureWorld News

JULY 6, 2023

Let's watch an example of this deepfake video: By a show of hands, how many people can say this is not the real Morgan Freeman, Tom Cruise, and Mark Zuckerberg? Use security software: Install reputable anti-malware and security software on your devices. The advancement in deepfakes is mind-boggling. No one, right?

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2022

Ransomware — malware that prevents you from accessing your files unless you pay the hacker that infected your computer — has been an issue plaguing computer users and businesses for years. The first consists of malware scans, which are on by default, and which you can learn more about here. Illustration by Maria Chimishkyan.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2023

Malware and attackers can "break in" in various ways. Policies Many different kinds of policies can be implemented to work against attacks, but it's important to have some fundamental principles in place to set an overall example throughout the company. If you detect a phishing email, make sure to avoid all links, and report them!

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 10, 2022

An example of this is CISOs and CIOs had to create 60,000 new remote sites within days – a project that, in normal times, would have been carefully planned over years. 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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