Venture Beast

APRIL 7, 2022

Research on the Denonia malware, which can potentially target AWS Lambda, is valuable for helping to improve cloud security, experts said. Read More.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 27, 2022

Research published earlier this week shows that a nasty Android banking malware has evolved, bringing with it a number of alarming new features—including the ability to factory reset your device after stealing your money. Read more.

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The Accidental Successful CIO

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

CIOs need to ask the right questions before connecting everything to the internet Image Credit: Ryan. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock for a while, you may not be aware of this thing that is being called the “internet of things” (IOT). What Are The Issues With IOT? How Can CIOs Stay Secure With IOT?

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Network World

MAY 9, 2017

Over 100,000 internet-connected cameras may be falling prey to a new IoT malware that’s spreading through recently disclosed vulnerabilities in the products. The malware, called Persirai, has been found infecting Chinese-made wireless cameras since last month, security firm Trend Micro said on Tuesday.

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Network World

APRIL 17, 2017

Mirai -- a notorious malware that's been enslaving IoT devices -- has competition. A rival piece of programming has been infecting some of the same easy-to-hack internet-of-things products, with a resiliency that surpasses Mirai, according to security researchers.

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Network World

APRIL 7, 2017

Hackers have started adding data-wiping routines to malware that's designed to infect internet-of-things and other embedded devices. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks found a new malware program dubbed Amnesia that infects digital video recorders through a year-old vulnerability.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 1, 2023

Misconfigurations, vulnerable services, advanced malware, and sheer scale have opened cracks in cloud security. External cloud assets face continuous threats The report shows that approximately 4% of scanned cloud assets have public IP addresses, making them directly accessible from the internet.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

The malware behind last month's massive internet disruption in the U.S. This week, a botnet powered by the Mirai malware has been launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on IP addresses in the African country, according to security researchers. is targeting Liberia with financially devastating results.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a permanent fixture for consumers and enterprises as the world becomes more and more interconnected. Malware is the top threat to IoT/OT With so many vulnerabilities plaguing IoT devices, these devices are attractive and relatively easy entry points into corporate networks for attackers.

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Network World

AUGUST 29, 2016

Security researchers have found a sophisticated malware program that may have been used recently by a gang of hackers to steal more than US$350,000 from ATMs in Thailand. million Baht from 21 ATMs in the country. million Baht from 21 ATMs in the country. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Computer Weekly

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Lauri Love presents a compelling story of the WannaCry malware that nearly brought down the NHS, and the behind the scenes work of former hackers, and security researchers that helped to prevent lives being lost.

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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. DNS works like a contact application for the Internet. Bob Gourley.

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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. Cisco Talos security researchers, who discovered DNSpionage in November, this week warned of new exploits and capabilities of the nefarious campaign.

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Dataconomy

MAY 5, 2023

IoT device security has become an increasingly pressing issue in recent years, as more and more devices become connected to the internet. IoT device security refers to the measures put in place to protect devices connected to the internet from unauthorized access, theft, and damage. What is IoT device security?

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Network World

OCTOBER 27, 2016

It's still unclear who pulled off Friday's massive internet disruption, but the malware largely responsible for the cyber attack has since assaulted new targets -- possibly including video gamers.

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Network World

JUNE 13, 2016

The latter work (COFFSHOP.COM, artist unknown, if you’re keeping score) can be found at the Malware Museum, the brainchild of F-Secure Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen. The museum, part of the Internet Archive , houses DOS viruses from the 1980s and 1990s. Watching a pixelated marijuana leaf unfold on your screen….

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Network World

JUNE 24, 2016

Researchers in Israel have found a way to do just by hijacking the fans inside and manipulating the sounds they create. The research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev shows how data could be stolen from “air-gapped” computers, which are not connected to the Internet.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Security teams at companies large and small are scrambling to patch a previously unknown vulnerability called Log4Shell, which has the potential to let hackers compromise millions of devices across the internet. The vulnerability is found in log4j, an open-source logging library used by apps and services across the internet.

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Network World

AUGUST 25, 2017

The hazard of unsophisticated and poorly secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices came to the front last year with the Mirai DDoS attack that involved nearly a million bots. Researchers have posed an original solution to the problem: Use the vulnerability of these devices to inject a white worm that secures the devices.

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Galido

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Information Technology Blog - - Data Security and its Importance on the Internet - Information Technology Blog. Juniper research predicted that the rapid rise of digital devices will increase the cost of data breaches to $2.1 Stop Malware Attacks and Online Identity Theft. was approximately $100 billion. Keep Systems Updated.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

A security researcher is showing that it’s not hard to hold industrial control systems for ransom. These small dedicated computers can be used to control important factory processes or utilities, but are sometimes connected to the internet. It's not hard to imagine a hacker trying to exploit these exposed PLCs, he added.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 24, 2021

The iPhones of nine Bahraini political activists were recently hacked using the NSO Group’s spyware Pegasus, according to a new report put out by researchers. Read more.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

And now we have brand new research coming from the EU which unpacks the top cyber threats as they stand now. 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’

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This warning comes after a large-scale campaign of ransomware attacks targeted internet-exposed and vulnerable ESXi servers. This malware has been used to encrypt.vmxf,vmx,vmdk,vmsd, and.nvra files on compromised ESXi servers, and deploy ransom notes named "ransom.html" and "How to Restore Your Files.html."

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Network World

JUNE 30, 2016

LizardStresser, the DDoS malware for Linux systems written by the infamous Lizard Squad attacker group, was used over the past year to create over 100 botnets, some built almost exclusively from compromised Internet-of-Things devices. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2020

Hutchins had never intended to end up making banking malware, but after spending years of his life on various hacking forums he found himself trying to compete with the hackers he was socializing with. He was talented, and started studying and making malware almost out of boredom.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 16, 2021

Now you can add this one: nation-state cyber actors using the platform to distribute malware and conduct espionage operations. This group used various malicious tactics to identify its targets and infect their devices with malware to enable espionage.". Outsourcing malware development. Privacy violations?

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Dataconomy

JUNE 14, 2023

With the advent of the internet and technological advancements, the ease of sharing and accessing digital content has created an environment where digital piracy thrives, leading to detrimental consequences for content creators, copyright holders, and the overall economy. One major issue is the presence of malware.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Alex Birsan, a Romanian threat researcher, recently made over $130,000 by virtuously breaking into IT systems at dozens of major tech companies. Read more.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

Malvertising acts as a vessel for malware propagation. At its core, this tactic revolves around gaming the trust users put in reputable internet services, including search engines, and the familiarity they have with online advertising per se. One of the biggest pitfalls with malvertising is how difficult it can be to detect.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This shows that many modern cyber security challenges are network-agnostic, which means the most popular cyber attack methods typically don’t focus on the network technology the company uses to access the internet. The need for improved rural internet service has been recognized by both governments and businesses alike.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Air-gapping a device or system is thought of as a way to isolate your device from the internet, or other public-facing networks, so that it is highly secure and untouchable to threat actors. If malware were installed on the device, it could control the LEDs by blinking and changing colors with firmware commands.

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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. Government and prominent security researchers, this type of attack is playing out right now on a global scale. And according to the U.S.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

However, hacking did not always involve computers or networks, and its history is much older than the internet era. Hackers in the 60s were mostly computer science students and researchers who wanted to explore the limits of computer technology. In 1971, the first computer virus, known as the Creeper virus , was released.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

A security researcher is showing that it’s not hard to hold industrial control systems for ransom. These small dedicated computers can be used to control important factory processes or utilities, but are sometimes connected to the internet. It's not hard to imagine a hacker trying to exploit these exposed PLCs, he added.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

This article increases awareness for organizations seeking to enhance their digital risk posture against the increasing threat of ransomware (a type of malware) deployed by threat actors to prevent or limit users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid. Other researchers estimated economic payoff to criminals at $1 billion in 2016.

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Network World

DECEMBER 29, 2016

In November, researchers from cybersecurity firm Invincea reported a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to infect Belkin WeMo smart plugs with malware. In 2015, when researchers from vulnerability intelligence firm Rapid7 analyzed nine Internet-connected baby monitors, they found hardcoded credentials in four of them.

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