June 17, 2019
Via: Security WeekThe New York Times reported over the weekend that the United States planted potentially destructive malware in Russia’s electric power grid, but President Donald Trump has denied the claims. The newspaper has learned from current and former government officials that […]
June 17, 2019
Via: Security AffairsRecently a new botnet, tracked Echobot, appeared in the threat landscape its operators are adding new exploits to infect a broad range of systems, including IoT devices, enterprise apps Oracle WebLogic and VMware SD-Wan. The Echobot botnet was first detected […]
Cyber-crime, Malware, Virus & Malware, Vulnerabilities
June 12, 2019
Via: Security WeekAn alert issued by the DHS’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) on the ICS-CERT website is based on a blog post published in mid-April by Cylera, a company that provides cybersecurity and intelligence solutions for healthcare organizations. Cylera’s […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Malware, Security, Vulnerabilities
June 11, 2019
Via: Threat PostMicrosoft is warning of a fresh email campaign that distributes malicious RTF files boobytrapped with an exploit dating back to a 2017 vulnerability, CVE-2017-11882. The exploit allows attackers to automatically run malicious code without requiring user interaction. “The CVE-2017-11882 vulnerability […]
June 7, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityA new study – undertaken by Dr. Mike McGuire, Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Surrey, and underwritten by Bromium – provides details of first-hand intelligence gathered from covert discussions with dark net vendors, alongside analysis by a […]
Cyber-crime, Malware, Network security
June 5, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityGlobal businesses continue to house ‘dark data’ within their organizations, creating a honeypot for cybercriminals, finds research from Veritas Technologies. The Value of Data study, conducted by Vanson Bourne for Veritas, surveyed 1,500 IT decision makers and data managers across […]
Cyber-crime, Identity theft, Malware
May 29, 2019
Via: Computer WeeklyChina-based cyber attackers have breached more than 50,000 servers belonging to companies in the healthcare, telecommunications, media and IT sectors using sophisticated attack tools, security researchers warn. The machines were compromised as part of a cyber attack campaign targeting Windows […]
May 27, 2019
Via: Security IntelligenceIBM X-Force researchers report an increase in HawkEye v9 keylogger infection campaigns targeting businesses around the world. In campaigns observed by X-Force in April and May 2019, the HawkEye malware focused on targeting business users, aiming to infect them with […]
May 24, 2019
Via: Threat PostThe price of Bitcoin is steadily surging in May and hackers are looking to cash in on the uptick with fake cryptocurrency apps, malware and other related scams. In May 2019, Bitcoin prices climbed to their highest points this year, […]
Malware, Spam, Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
May 22, 2019
Via: Security WeekResearchers have discovered a malware campaign targeting Japan and combining phishing, steganography, PowerShell, and the URLZone and Ursnif malwares. The basic process described in a new report from Cybereason is a malspam campaign with a weaponized Excel document containing a […]
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