Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
March 13, 2024
Via: Help Net SecurityIn 2023, 50% of malware detections for SMBs were keyloggers, spyware and stealers, malware that attackers use to steal data and credentials, according to Sophos. Attackers subsequently use this stolen information to gain unauthorized remote access, extort victims, deploy ransomware, […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
March 8, 2024
Via: Security WeekIn an incident update on Thursday, the company revealed that it continues to work aggressively on restoring its systems and services and that key functionality is coming back online. “Electronic prescribing is now fully functional with claim submission and payment […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
March 4, 2024
Via: Security AffairsPalo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers discovered a new Linux variant of Bifrost (aka Bifrose) RAT that uses a deceptive domain (download.vmfare[.]com) that mimics the legitimate VMware domain. The Bifrost RAT has been active since 2004, it allows its operators […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 27, 2024
Via: The RegisterChina’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has warned local netizens that fake wallet apps for the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) are already circulating and being abused by scammers. The digital renminbi – aka the e-Yuan or e-CNY […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 22, 2024
Via: Tech XploreMore information about the business operations of the LockBit ransomware gang have emerged, a day after the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) and partners were able to apparently disrupt the group and deface its leak site. According to The Register, […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 20, 2024
Via: Security AffairsThe Cactus ransomware group claims responsibility for pilfering 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation giant Schneider Electric. Schneider Electric is a multinational company that specializes in energy management, industrial automation, and digital transformation. In January, BleepingComputer […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 16, 2024
Via: TechRadarSmart home brand Wyze Labs recently suffered through a massive service outage with users flooding the internet with reports stating their security cameras no longer work. The issues people are experiencing vary case by case. There are posts on the […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 14, 2024
Via: The RegisterPrudential Financial, the second largest life insurance company in the US and eight largest worldwide, is dealing with a digital break-in that exposed some internal company and customer records to a criminal group. The Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 500 […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 14, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe Chinese government’s Volt Typhoon spy team has apparently already compromised a large US city’s emergency services network and has been spotted snooping around America’s telecommunications’ providers as well. According to a report on Tuesday by industrial cybersecurity biz Dragos, […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 13, 2024
Via: The RegisterSome smart folks have found a way to automatically unscramble documents encrypted by the Rhysida ransomware, and used that know-how to produce and release a handy recovery tool for victims. Rhysida is a newish ransomware gang that has been around […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 12, 2024
Via: The RegisterMore than 70,000 presumably legit websites have been hijacked and drafted into a network that crooks use to distribute malware, serve phishing pages, and share other dodgy stuff, according to researchers. This mesh of compromised sites is known as VexTrio, […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 9, 2024
Via: The RegisterAs artificial intelligence (AI) technology becomes increasingly complex so do the threats from bad actors. It is like a forever war. Half the time too, we barely know that we’re using AI, largely because it’s getting progressively cheaper and easier […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 8, 2024
Via: The RegisterA cybersecurity researcher and his pal are facing charges in California after they allegedly defrauded an unnamed company, almost certainly Apple, out of $2.5 million. Noah Roskin-Frazee and Keith Latteri are alleged to have gained access to Apple’s systems via […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 8, 2024
Via: The RegisterLastPass says a rogue application impersonating its popular password manager made it past Apple’s gatekeepers and was listed in the iOS App Store for unsuspecting folks to download and install. The software maker went public about the fake mobile app […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 5, 2024
Via: The RegisterThe recent indictment of a massive SIM-swapping ring may mean convicted crypto conman Sam Bankman-Fried is innocent of at least one allegation still hanging over his head: The theft of more than $400 million in crypto hacked from wallets belonging […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 5, 2024
Via: The RegisterAnyDesk has copped to an IT security “incident” in which criminals broke into the remote-desktop software maker’s production systems. The biz has told customers to expect disruption as it attempts to lock down its infrastructure. The application developer, which is […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
February 1, 2024
Via: The RegisterCyber attacks using AI-generated deepfakes to bypass facial biometrics security will lead a third of organizations to doubt the adequacy of identity verification and authentication tools as standalone protections. Or so says consultancy and market watcher Gartner, as deepfakes dominate […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
January 29, 2024
Via: The RegisterTrend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) held its first-ever automotive-focused Pwn2Own event in Tokyo last week, and awarded over $1.3 million to the discoverers of 49 vehicle-related zero day vulnerabilities. Researchers from French security outfit Synacktiv took home $450,000 after […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
January 26, 2024
Via: The RegisterBiotech and DNA-collection biz 23andMe, the one that blamed its own customers for the October mega-breach, just admitted it failed to detect any malicious activity for the entire five months attackers were breaking into user accounts. In a collection of […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
January 22, 2024
Via: The RegisterRansomware is used by cybercriminals to steal and encrypt critical business data before demanding payment for its restoration. It represents one of, if not the most, serious cybersecurity threat currently facing governments, public/private sector organizations and enterprises around the world. […]