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Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee and Symantec Found the Cyber Threat Alliance

CTOvision

In what could be a very virtuous trend, four of the cyber security industry’s leading tech vendors (Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, McAfee and Symantec) have established a consortium focused on the furtherance of the art and science of cyber threat intelligence. McAfee and Symantec join Cyber Threat Alliance (net-security.org).

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Raindrop Malware Discovered in SolarWinds Breach

SecureWorld News

It has recently been discovered that another strain of malware, Raindrop, was used in the attack. The main difference is that Teardrop is delivered through the Sunburst backdoor, while Raindrop is used to spread across the victim's network. Symantec was able to do some digging into SolarWinds and had some interesting findings.

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Bidding Open on DHS’ $6B Security Hub, House report stresses sharing

CTOvision

Google Play store inundated with scam apps, Symantec says – “A steady stream of questionable applications is flowing daily into Google’s Play store for Android devices, according to security vendor Symantec.” ” Symantec believes that they have found at least 1200 malicious apps in the last seven months.

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Forget signatures for malware detection. SparkCognition says AI is 99% effective  

Network World

The notion of detecting malware by looking for malicious file signatures is obsolete. Depending on which source is cited, anywhere from 300,000 to one million new malware files are identified every day.

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Shared malware code links SWIFT-related breaches at banks and North Korean hackers

Network World

Malware links suggest that North Korean hackers might be behind recent attacks against several Asian banks, including the theft of US$81 million from the Bangladesh central bank earlier this year. The same malware was also previously linked to an attempted theft of $1 million from Tien Phong Bank in Vietnam.

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Unusual Malware May Infect IoT Devices to Protect Them: Symantec

Data Center Knowledge

Infected devices connect to peer-to-peer network that distributes threat updates Read More.

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Recent malware attacks on Polish banks tied to wider hacking campaign

Network World

Malware attacks that recently put the Polish banking sector on alert were part of a larger campaign that targeted financial organizations from more than 30 countries. There are also similarities to tools previously used by a group of attackers known in the security industry as Lazarus.

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