By Symantec Attack Investigations Team On Oct. 2, 2018, an alert was issued by US-CERT, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury,
Category: Malware
McAfee Labs warns crypto mining malware will continue to outpace ransomware
Image from Pixabay In the McAfee Threats Report for September 2018, security researchers highlight the surge of crypto mining malware that started last year and
Kaspersky Lab says new IoT-malware grew three-fold in H1 2018, manufacturers don’t prioritize security
Image from Pixabay According to the Kaspersky Lab IoT report, in the first half of 2018, IoT devices were attacked with more than 120,000 modifications
Data breach reported at ABS-CBN online store
(Image from ABS-CBN PR website) Technology news website ZDNet reported on a possible data breach affecting customers of ABS-CBN online store. ZDNet quoted Dutch security
Nexusguard research reveals 500% increase in average DDoS attack size caused by botnets, malware
(Image by Pete Linforth/Pixabay) The average DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack quintupled in size to more than 26 Gbps and the maximum attack size
LuckyMouse Group resurfaces, uses a legitimate certificate to sign malware, says Kaspersky Lab
(Image from Pixabay) The Kaspersky Lab Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has discovered several infections from a previously unknown Trojan, which is most likely
Trend Micro discovers spam campaign delivering malware to emails connected with banks
(Image from Pixabay) Cybersecurity and defense company Trend Micro discovered recently a spam campaign that targets emails that are connected with banks. The malware downloader
Trend Micro report finds cryptocurrency mining detections doubles, ransomware remains an enterprise threat
(Image by Darwin Laganzon/Pixabay) In its Midyear Security Roundup 2018, cybersecurity firm Trend Micro finds out that cybercriminals now prefer to work stealthily for a
Kaspersky Lab analyzed more than 150 malware families circulating as 600,000 botnets globally
(Image by Gerald Altmann/Pixabay) Kaspersky Lab researchers have published a report on botnet activity in the first half of 2018, analyzing more than 150 malware
Matrix Ransomware variant called Fox searches for open IPs, renames encrypted files
(Image from Pixabay) A security researcher MalwareHunterTeam discovered a new variant of Matrix Ransomware that can rename encrypted files, according to the report by BleepingComputer.
New generation of Nokia 2, Nokia 3 arrives in the Philippines
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, announces that the new Nokia 2.1 and Nokia 3.1 will be available for P5,990 and P9,990, respectively, starting
Kaspersky Lab detects new variant of ransomware called KeyPass that uses fake installers
(Image from Pixabay) Just when people thought ransomware is losing its appeal among cybercriminals, SecureList, Kaspersky Lab’s cyber threat research and reports, has been monitoring
TrendLabs warns of malware targeting Bitcoin ATMs sold at underground web
(Image from Pixabay) Trend Micro’s security intelligence blog Trend Labs reveals that it found a cybercriminal offering malware that could exploit a vulnerability in bitcoin
CSP-Cert detects vulnerability in Lenovo router capable of cross-site scripting attacks
On July 18, the Cybersecurity Philippines CERT (CSP-Cert) vulnerability research team discovered a number of vulnerabilities in Lenovo Portable Router R2105, which has been discontinued
‘Hidden Bee’ miner uses malvertising to lure victims
(Image from Pixabay) Researchers at Malwarebytes discovered a malware that targets a vulnerability in Flash Player. The attackers resort to malvertising in adult sites to
Sophos investigates SamSam ransomware, almost $6M paid in ransom demands
(Image by Pete Linforth/Pixabay) Security firm Sophos took a deeper look into the SamSam ransomware and found out that its victims have paid almost $6
Old ransomware Jigsaw reemerges, upgrades to become bitcoin stealer
(Image by Pete Linforth/Pixabay) Even cybercriminals upgrade or upcycle ransomware as evidenced by Jigsaw that has reemerged to target the cryptocurrency industry. The ransomware is
Akamai expects big shift in security posture in the Philippines
(Image by Darwin Laganzon/Pixabay) Recent data breaches, not only in the private sector but in the government as well, raised cybersecurity awareness in the Philippines.
Calisto malware on MacOs discovered after two years, already dead but may still obtain passwords
Calisto, a version of the Mac malware called Proton, was discovered only recently but has been around for two years. Security experts say it is
Magniber ransomware expands reach to more Asia-Pacific countries
(Image by Pete Linforth/Pixabay) One of the longest-running exploits called Magnitude has been upgraded to target more countries in the Asia-Pacific, according to the blog
Hussarini backdoor might be targeting the Philippines — Fortinet researchers
(Image by Pete Linfort / Pixabay) Security researchers of Fortinet recently discovered a malicious document that is suspected to be targeting the Philippines using a
Actors use ‘macros’ to target desktop shortcuts and install malware payloads
(Image by Monoar Rahman Rony/Pixabay) Microsoft has long disabled macros to avoid possible security risks but cybercriminals have found a way to utilize them in deploying
Cheap Android phones come with freebies that users won’t like — Kaspersky
(Image from Pixabay) In developing countries, consumers don’t have much choice but to buy the most affordable smartphone. As long as the camera is good
Coin mining malware surpasses ransomware attacks — McAfee
(Image by Pete Linforth / Pixabay) Ransomware incidents have significantly dropped in the first half of 2018 while the increasing popularity of cryptocurrency gave criminals
Monero-mining malware deployed through Drupal security flaw
Image by Gerd Altmann (Pixabay) Security firm TrendMicro reveals that after a series of research, it found network attacks that target a vulnerability in the Drupal
Windows malware sleeps for days then deploys additional payloads
Image from Deep Instinct / Security firm Deep Instinct recently uncovered a new malware that uses a more deceptive approach and then converts PCs to
US warns of another malware from North Korea
Image by Robinraj Premchand / Pixabay / North Korea is allegedly conducting another malware operation, according to the Malware Analysis Report released by the United States
